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SB90 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Michael Crider
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on what happens in case of violations or how emergency situations are handled, leaving some uncertainty.

Law About Medical Exams When Patients Are Unconscious

This law stops health practitioners from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal exams on anesthetized or unconscious patients unless certain conditions are met.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Health practitioners such as doctors, nurses, and other medical staff
  • Patients who are anesthetized or unconscious

Terms To Know

Informed consent
A process where a patient is fully informed about the risks and benefits of a procedure before agreeing to it.
Anesthetized
When someone has been given medicine that makes them lose feeling or awareness, usually for surgery.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a practitioner violates the rules.
  • It is unclear how this will affect emergency situations where patients are unconscious and need immediate medical attention.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0090.02.COMS.AMH01

Committee Senate Bill (H) • Representative Brad Barrett

Filed

Plain English: This amendment aims to remove certain disciplinary sanctions related to informed consent from the Indiana Code.

  • Removes specific disciplinary actions for violations involving informed consent from the Indiana Code.
  • The exact nature of the removed disciplinary sanctions and their impact on current regulations is not specified in the provided text, making it unclear which specific rules will be affected.
  • It's uncertain how this change will affect existing cases or future enforcement of informed consent requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Public Law 109

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 272: yeas 48, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-17 House

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

  8. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Motion to concur filed

  9. 2026-02-16 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 90, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-12 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-10 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-01-20 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  13. 2026-01-15 House

    Representative Jackson C added as cosponsor

  14. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Senators Becker, Bohacek, Deery, Yoder, Ford J.D., Jackson L added as coauthors

  15. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Referred to the House

  16. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 21: yeas 44, nays 5

  17. 2026-01-13 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative McNamara

  18. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  19. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senators Becker, Bohacek, Deery, Yoder, Ford J.D., Jackson L added as coauthors

  20. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  21. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  22. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  23. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Senator Johnson T added as third author

  24. 2025-12-09 Senate

    Authored by Senator Crider

  25. 2025-12-09 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.
Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams.

Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances. Specifies the requirements of a notice of informed consent.