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SESSION INTRODUCED 24101973D I Offered January 10, 2024 N Prefiled January 9, 2024 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2971.2, relating to T physicians;
SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 24105631D SENATE BILL NO.
informed consent;
331 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the on February 1, 2024)Education and Health (Patron Prior to Substitute––Senator Stuart) A Binformed consent requirements for hysterectomies and oophorectomies.e recommendations regarding Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
disclosure of certain information prior to hysterectomy or R oophorectomy.
review the informed consent requirements surrounding a physician who recommends or performs adicine, hysterectomy or an oophorectomy and determine if any regulations are needed regarding the educational information that is provided to a patient, as part of the informed consent process, in and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and theSings Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024.
O –––––––––– Patron––Stuart D Referred to Committee on Education and Health U –––––––––– Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
E N A T E S U B S T :
C 1.
I T / U T E B 1
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2971.2 as follows:
E § 54.1-2971.2.
Informed consent for hysterectomy and oophorectomy procedures.
A.
Except as provided in subsection C, before a physician performs a hysterectomy or an D informed consent procedure must ensure that, at least two weeks before the patient signs the consent form, the patient is provided with:
1.
Notice that the patient is free to withhold or withdraw consent to the procedure at any time before the hysterectomy or oophorectomy without affecting the patient's right to future care or treatment and without loss or withdrawal of any state or federally funded program benefits to which the patient might be otherwise entitled.
HERS website.l to the Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation and theB 3.
A color copy of the following diagrams:
3 a.
The female pelvic organs.
1 b.
Supporting structures of the female pelvic organs.
c.
Nerve supply to the uterus and ovaries.
d.
Arteries and veins that provide blood supply to the female pelvic organs.
indicating that the patient read and understood the information provided under subsection A and thatd the patient's attending physician and surgeon, or the attending physician's and surgeon's designee or designees, discussed this information with the patient.
The statement must indicate that the patient's attending physician or the physician's designee advised the patient that the hysterectomy or oophorectomy will render the patient permanently sterile and incapable of having children.
35 C.
The informed consent procedure under this section shall not be required when the hysterectomy or 37 determines prior written informed consent is not possible.situation in which the attending physician 1
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