Bill > H1932

This bill amends the existing law to require informed consent for concurrent surgical procedures, where the attending physician leaves the operating room during a procedure to participate in another surgery on a different patient. The bill defines key terms like "attending physician", "concurrent surgical procedure", and "elective/emergency/secondary emergency surgical procedures". It mandates that the attending physician provide written notice and obtain informed consent from the patient at least 14 days prior for elective concurrent procedures, and at least 48 hours prior for secondary emergency concurrent procedures. The bill also requires facilities performing concurrent surgeries to publish this information on their websites.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1932