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After emotional testimony, subcommittee delays review bill for surgical consent forms
Summary
HB 1787 would require the Secretary of Health to review surgical informed‑consent forms at least every five years; the subcommittee took extended testimony, including a survivor's account, and voted to take the bill 'by for the day' to allow further drafting and discussion.
The House Health, Welfare and Institutions Subcommittee took testimony Friday on HB 1787, a bill to require the Secretary of Health to review surgical informed‑consent forms at least once every five years, but voted to take the measure ‘‘by for the day’’ to allow further work and off‑committee conversations.
Delegate Orrock, who presented the bill, said the proposal grew out of last year’s more narrowly focused measure and aims to standardize surgical consent forms across facilities and ensure they are updated as medical standards evolve.
Karen Colli…
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