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pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients

pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients

Healthcare
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Goeben, Subeck, Allen, Anderson, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Kirsch, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Rodriguez, Tusler, Wichgers and Tenorio, cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Larson
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

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pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients

pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients Status: A - Tabled

What This Bill Does

  • pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients Status: A - Tabled

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Representatives Stroud , Clancy and Madison added as coauthors

  3. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Laid on the table

  4. 2025-05-12 Asm.

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-05-09 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

  6. 2025-05-07 Asm.

    Representatives DeSmidt and Fitzgerald added as coauthors

  7. 2025-05-06 Asm.

    Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-03-17 Asm.

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care , Ayes 15, Noes 0

  9. 2025-03-17 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care , Ayes 15, Noes 0

  10. 2025-03-17 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  12. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  13. 2025-02-24 Asm.

    Representatives Joers and Udell added as coauthors

  14. 2025-02-21 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  15. 2025-02-20 Asm.

    Representative Roe added as a coauthor

  16. 2025-02-14 Asm.

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  17. 2025-02-13 Asm.

    Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  18. 2025-02-12 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  19. 2025-02-12 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben

  20. 2025-02-11 Asm.

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  21. 2025-02-10 Asm.

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  22. 2025-02-06 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Goeben , Subeck , Allen , Anderson , Behnke , Brill , Brooks , Dittrich , Kirsch , Knodl , Maxey , Murphy , Mursau , Neylon , Rodriguez , Tusler , Wichgers and Tenorio ; cosponsored by Senators Jacque , Carpenter , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Ratcliff , Spreitzer and Larson

  23. 2025-02-06 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

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pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients
Status: A - Tabled

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 11
February 6, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Goeben
,
Subeck
,
Allen
,
Anderson
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Brooks
,
Dittrich
,
Kirsch
,
Knodl
,
Maxey
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
Neylon
,
Rodriguez
,
Tusler
,
Wichgers
and
Tenorio
, cosponsored by Senators
Jacque
,
Carpenter
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
,
Keyeski
,
Ratcliff
,
Spreitzer
and
Larson
. Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
AB11,1,3
1
An Act

to create
50.373 of the statutes;
relating to:
pelvic exams on
2
unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital
3
requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires hospitals to ensure written informed consent is obtained from a patient before a pelvic exam 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 rule providing that hospitals must maintain written policies and procedures requiring written informed consent to be obtained from a patient before a pelvic exam is performed solely for educational purposes on the patient while the patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB11,1
4
Section
1
.
50.373 of the statutes is created to read:
AB11,2,3
5
50.373

Informed consent for pelvic examinations.
A hospital shall
1
ensure that, before a pelvic examination is performed solely for educational
2
purposes on a patient while the patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise
3
unconscious, written informed consent is obtained from the patient.
AB11,2
4
Section
2
.
DHS 124.10 of the administrative code is created to read:
AB11,2,9
5
DHS 124.10

Consent policy for pelvic examinations performed for
6
educational purposes.
A hospital shall maintain written policies and procedures
7
requiring written informed consent to be obtained from a patient before a pelvic
8
examination is performed solely for educational purposes on the patient while the
9
patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious.
AB11,3
10
Section
3
. Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after
11
publication, except as follows:
AB11,2,13
12
(
1
)

The creation of s. DHS 124.10, Wis. Adm. Code, takes effect as provided in
13
s. 227.265.
AB11,2,14
14
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