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Introduced
01/30/2020
01/30/2020
In Committee
01/30/2020
01/30/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, further providing for informed consent.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act to further provide for informed consent. The key provisions include:
1. Requiring health care providers, including students, to obtain specific informed consent (verbal and written) from a patient or their authorized representative before performing certain examinations (pelvic, rectal, prostate) on a patient who is anesthetized or unconscious, unless the examination is within the scope of the patient's care, court-ordered, or necessary for emergency diagnosis or treatment.
2. Clarifying that informed consent requires the health care provider to describe the procedure or examination, the risks, and the alternatives that a reasonably prudent patient would need to make an informed decision.
3. Specifying that expert testimony is required to determine if the procedure or examination was the type requiring informed consent and to identify the risks, alternatives, and their respective risks.
4. Stating that a health care provider is liable for failure to obtain informed consent only if the patient proves that receiving such information would have been a substantial factor in their decision to undergo the procedure or examination.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (50)
Elizabeth Fiedler (D)*,
Karen Boback (R),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Jason Dawkins (D),
Dave Delloso (D),
Maria Donatucci (D),
Michael Driscoll (D),
Isabella Fitzgerald (D),
Dan Frankel (D),
Mark Gillen (R),
Liz Hanbidge (D),
Jordan Harris (D),
Doyle Heffley (R),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Sara Innamorato (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Patty Kim (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Leanne Krueger (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Andrew Lewis (R),
Maureen Madden (D),
Steve Malagari (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Jeanne McNeill (D),
Bob Merski (D),
Dan Moul (R),
Kyle Mullins (D),
Thomas Murt (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Chris Rabb (D),
Greg Rothman (R),
Steve Samuelson (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Christina Sappey (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Lou Schmitt (R),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Brian Sims (D),
W. Todd Stephens (R),
Wendi Thomas (R),
Wendy Ullman (D),
Greg Vitali (D),
Dan Williams (D),
Rosita Youngblood (D),
Last Action
Referred to HEALTH (on 01/30/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2246 | 01/23/2020 |
| Bill | http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2246&pn=3228 | 01/31/2020 |
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