CS/SB 1470 (2020) -  Informed Consent

General Bill by Health Policy and Book
Informed Consent: Requiring health care practitioners to obtain written informed consent from the patient or the patient’s legal representative in order to perform examinations on or provide medical care or treatment to the patient, with exceptions; requiring the attending health care practitioner to inform the patient of specified information and to document specified information in the patient’s medical record under certain circumstances; providing for disciplinary action against attending health care practitioners or supervising medical educators who fail to comply with certain provisions, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 698 (Ch. 2020-31) on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 02/18/20 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1289 Subject: Informed Consent for Pelvic Examinations Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 698 Subject: Reproductive Health Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 2/20/2020 10:02:54 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 2/17/2020 9:58:07 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 698 (Ch. 2020-31) Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 352 Time: 02/26/2020 - 6:33 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 02/21/2020 - 9:48 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/20/2020 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 346 Time: 02/18/2020 - 11:49 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/18/20, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/13/2020 - 5:43 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 108 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 108 Time: 01/13/2020 - 1:10 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/06/2020 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
456.51 CS/CS/SB 698, CS/HB 1289