IL SB3734

Department of Public Health must develop an expanded informed consent document and process for patients scheduled to undergo atherectomy by October 1, 2024.

Informed consent document must include all federally-required questions addressing the nature of the procedure, risks and benefits, reasonable alternatives, and patient understanding.

Document must describe atherectomy-specific risks identified by the National Institutes of Health, including smoking impacts, complications from treating multiple arteries, artery perforation, amputation risks, and racial/ethnic disparities in outcomes.

Expanded consent process requires the patient to read and complete the document first, followed by a health provider reading each line aloud and documenting answers, recording any discrepancies, and obtaining signatures from both parties.

Provider must give copies of the signed informed consent document to the patient and retain a copy in the patient's medical records.