IN HB1366

Requires physicians to obtain both verbal and written informed consent from patients before performing a hysterectomy, including information about alternatives, risks, irreversibility, infertility consequences, hospital stay length, recovery time, and estimated costs

Patients must sign a written statement confirming they have read and understood the information and been advised the procedure will render them permanently sterile

Exempts emergency life-threatening situations where prior written informed consent is not possible

Directs the Office of Women's Health to adopt rules establishing consent procedures and listing medically accepted justifications for hysterectomies

Physicians who fail to comply face disciplinary sanctions under existing professional conduct statutes, effective July 1, 2010