VA HB217 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Health and Human Services
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Physicians; informed consent; disclosure of certain information prior to hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Requires physicians to obtain informed consent from a patient prior to performing a hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Prior to obtaining informed consent, physicians must inform the patient of the patient's freedom to withhold or withdraw consent, refer the patient to the Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation, and provide the patient with anatomical diagrams relevant to the procedure. The bill allows physicians to forgo obtaining informed consent when a hysterectomy or oophorectomy is performed in a life-threatening emergency situation. Physicians; informed consent; disclosure of certain information prior to hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Requires physicians to obtain informed consent from a patient prior to performing a hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Prior to obtaining informed consent, physicians must inform the patient of the patient's freedom to withhold or withdraw consent, refer the patient to the Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation, and provide the patient with anatomical diagrams relevant to the procedure. The bill allows physicians to forgo obtaining informed consent when a hysterectomy or oophorectomy is performed in a life-threatening emergency situation.

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Title

Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-30 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 49-N) (Y: 51 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-23 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 2-N) (Y: 20 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Health and Human Services
2024-01-30HouseRereferred to Health and Human Services
2024-01-30HouseVOTE: Adoption (51-Y 49-N)
2024-01-30HouseMotion to rerefer to committee agreed to (51-Y 49-N)
2024-01-29HousePassed by for the day
2024-01-26HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB217H1
2024-01-26HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24105658D-H1
2024-01-26HouseRead second time
2024-01-25HouseRead first time
2024-01-23HouseCommittee substitute printed 24105658D-H1
2024-01-23HouseReported from Health and Human Services with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
2024-01-17HouseAssigned sub: Health Professions
2024-01-04HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2024-01-04HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100541D

Same As/Similar To

SB331 (Similar To) 2024-03-04 - Left in Health and Human Services

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412971.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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