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

Sponsor
Senators Jacque, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Larson, cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Subeck, Allen, Anderson, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Kirsch, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Rodriguez, Tusler and Wichgers
Last action
2025-08-11
Official status
S - Enacted into law
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: S - Enacted into law

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: S - Enacted into law

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-11 Sen.

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 22

  2. 2025-08-11 Sen.

    Published 8-9-2025

  3. 2025-08-07 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

  4. 2025-05-14 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  5. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Representatives Stroud , Clancy and Madison added as cosponsors

  6. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  7. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Read a second time

  8. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  11. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2025-05-13 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  13. 2025-05-12 Asm.

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  14. 2025-05-09 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

  15. 2025-05-07 Asm.

    Representatives Penterman and Fitzgerald added as cosponsors

  16. 2025-04-24 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  17. 2025-03-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  18. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  19. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  20. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  22. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed

  23. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. 2025-03-14 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. 2025-03-13 Sen.

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  26. 2025-02-24 Sen.

    Representatives Joers and Udell added as cosponsors

  27. 2025-02-21 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  28. 2025-02-21 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  29. 2025-02-21 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  30. 2025-02-20 Sen.

    Representative Roe added as a cosponsor

  31. 2025-02-20 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  32. 2025-02-14 Sen.

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  33. 2025-02-13 Sen.

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  34. 2025-02-12 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  35. 2025-02-11 Sen.

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  36. 2025-02-10 Sen.

    Senator Wirch added as a coauthor

  37. 2025-02-10 Sen.

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  38. 2025-02-10 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  39. 2025-02-03 Sen.

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

  40. 2025-02-03 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

Official Summary Text

pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients
Status: S - Enacted into law

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 14
February 3, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Jacque
,
Carpenter
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
,
Keyeski
,
Ratcliff
,
Spreitzer
and
Larson
, cosponsored by Representatives
Goeben
,
Subeck
,
Allen
,
Anderson
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Brooks
,
Dittrich
,
Kirsch
,
Knodl
,
Maxey
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
Neylon
,
Rodriguez
,
Tusler
and
Wichgers
. Referred to Committee on Health.
SB14,1,3
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:
SB14,1
4
Section
1
.
50.373 of the statutes is created to read:
SB14,2,3
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.
SB14,2
4
Section
2
.
DHS 124.10 of the administrative code is created to read:
SB14,2,9
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.
SB14,3
10
Section
3
. Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after
11
publication, except as follows:
SB14,2,13
12
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1
)

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