Wisconsin Legislative Council
AMENDMENT MEMO
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Memo published: February 24, 2025 Contact: Steve McCarthy, Senior Staff Attorney
2025 Senate Bill 14 Senate Amendment 1
2025 SENATE BILL 14
Senate Bill 14 requires that a hospital must ensure that written informed consent is obtained from a
patient before a pelvic examination is performed solely for educational purposes on the patient while
the patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious.
The bill also creates a Department of Health Services (DHS) administrative rule providing that a
hospital must maintain written policies and procedures requiring written informed consent to be
obtained from a patient before a pelvic examination is performed solely for educational purposes on the
patient while the patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious.
SENATE AMENDMENT 1
The amendment removes the DHS administrative rule from the administrative code, and instead places
that exact provision within state statutes.
BILL HISTORY
Senator Jacqué offered Senate Amendment 1 on February 10, 2025. On February 21, 2025, the Senate
Committee on Health recommended adoption of the amendment, and passage of the bill, as amended,
on votes of Ayes, 5; Noes, 0.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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