Bill > H2328

This bill amends existing laws to require informed consent from patients for concurrent surgical procedures, where the attending physician leaves the operating room to participate in a different procedure on another patient. The bill defines key terms like "attending physician," "concurrent surgical procedure," and "elective/emergency/secondary emergency surgical procedure." It mandates that the attending physician must provide written notice and obtain written 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 surgical procedures to publish notices about this practice on their websites. The Department of Public Health is tasked with developing standardized consent forms and promulgating necessary regulations to implement the law.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2328