HB 548 KY
AN ACT relating to informed consent for medical examinations.
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216 to define terms; prohibit a health care provider from performing a pelvic, rectal, or prostate examination without the informed consent of the patient or the person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient; provide for certain exceptions including a court order; require violators to be subject to discipline by the appropriate professional licensing board or accrediting agency.
Sponsor (1)
- S. Stalker Democratic · primary
Action history (3)
- Feb 3, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 to Health Services (H) · lower
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