| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to health; requiring informed consent for sensitive examinations performed |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 on an anesthetized or unconscious patient; providing a criminal penalty; proposing |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [144.6584] INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED FOR SENSITIVE |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7EXAMINATIONS. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "sensitive examination" means |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9a pelvic, breast, urogenital, or rectal examination. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 Subd. 2.Informed consent required; exceptions.A health professional, or a student |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11or resident participating in a course of instruction, clinical training, or a residency program |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12for a health profession, must not perform a sensitive examination on an anesthetized or |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13unconscious patient unless: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (1) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15informed consent to the sensitive examination and the sensitive examination is necessary |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16for preventive, diagnostic, or treatment purposes; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (2) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18informed consent to a surgical procedure or diagnostic examination and the sensitive |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19examination is within the scope of care ordered for that surgical procedure or diagnostic |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20examination; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (3) the patient is unconscious and incapable of providing informed consent and the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22sensitive examination is necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes; or |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | REVISOR SGS/HL 25-0449603/11/25 |
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| 25 | 25 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 26 | 26 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 27 | 27 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 29 | 29 | | H. F. No. 2371 |
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| 30 | 30 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 31 | 31 | | Authored by Robbins; Anderson, P. E.; Scott; Baker and Schultz03/17/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1 (4) a court ordered a sensitive examination to be performed for purposes of collection |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.2of evidence. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3 Subd. 3.Penalty; ground for disciplinary action.An individual who violates this |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and is subject to disciplinary action by the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5health-related licensing board regulating the individual. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.7committed on or after that date. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 40 | 40 | | REVISOR SGS/HL 25-0449603/11/25 |
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