Bill > H3514

This bill amends the existing law to require healthcare providers to obtain written informed consent from patients before performing concurrent surgical procedures, where the attending physician leaves the operating room during the procedure to perform or supervise a different surgical procedure on another patient. The bill defines key terms, such as "attending physician," "concurrent surgical procedure," and "secondary emergency surgical procedure," and requires providers to disclose the attending physician's involvement and the specific steps they will and will not perform. The bill also requires healthcare facilities to publish notice that they perform concurrent surgical procedures. The Department of Public Health is directed to develop a standardized written consent form and to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the law.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3514