ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION - 2025
COMMITTEE STATEMENT
LB110
Hearing Date: Friday January 31, 2025
Committee On: Health and Human Services
Introducer: Hughes
One Liner: Provide requirements for pelvic examinations
Roll Call Vote - Final Committee Action:
Advanced to General File with amendment(s)
Vote Results:
Aye: 6 Senators Hardin, Ballard, Fredrickson, Hansen, Meyer, Quick
Nay:
Absent:
Present Not Voting:1 Senator Riepe
Testimony:
Proponents: Representing:
Senator Jana Hughes Opening Presenter
Erin Feichtinger Women's Fund of Omaha
Sophia Stockham self
Amber Schutte* Self
Opponents: Representing:
Neutral: Representing:
* ADA Accommodation Written Testimony
Summary of purpose and/or changes:
LB110 proposes that a health care provider may not perform a pelvic examination on an unconscious or anesthetized
patient without prior written consent, unless consent is given by an authorized decision-maker, it is needed for
emergency care, or it is court-ordered for evidence collection; violations are subject to professional discipline, and
patients must be notified in writing before discharge if such an exam occurs.
Explanation of amendments:
AM63 to LB110 adds new language that aligns with the original bill and introduces a definition of “intimate
examination,” a statement of legislative intent, and a penalty provision.
An intimate examination is defined as the manual examination of a patient’s breast, or an internal pelvic, prostate, or
rectal exam—excluding visual inspections.
The Legislature emphasizes that informed consent is fundamental to ethical medical practice and essential to patient
trust. Patients have the right to control their medical decisions, particularly when it involves sensitive areas protected
by state law.
Committee Statement: LB110
Health and Human Services Committee
Page 1 7da670a2771bc222194509c823d03578 Health care providers may not perform intimate examinations on anesthetized or unconscious patients without prior
written consent, unless consent is given by an authorized decision-maker, the exam is necessary for emergency care,
or it is court-ordered.
If such an exam is performed, the patient must be notified in writing before discharge, and violations are subject to
discipline under the Uniform Credentialing Act.
Brian Hardin, Chairperson
Committee Statement: LB110
Health and Human Services Committee
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