FL S1470

Requires health care practitioners to obtain written informed consent before performing examinations or providing medical care/treatment, with exceptions for court orders and medical emergencies

Prohibits attending health care practitioners from allowing medical/nursing students, resident physicians, interns, or fellows to observe or participate in patient care while the patient is under anesthesia without separate written informed consent

Mandates the separate consent form include the attending practitioner's name, supervising medical educator's name, purpose of observation/participation (diagnosis-related, research, or clinical training), and check boxes for patients to consent or withhold consent

Allows patients to verbally or in writing amend or revoke consent at any time before the procedure begins or anesthesia is administered

Requires documentation in the patient's medical record of all students, residents, interns, or fellows who observed or participated in care, with disciplinary action for practitioners who fail to comply