MI SB0044

Prohibits licensed health professionals and registrants from performing invasive bodily examinations on anesthetized or unconscious patients, with limited exceptions.

Requires health professionals to prevent students in training programs from performing invasive bodily examinations on anesthetized or unconscious patients during assigned duties.

Allows invasive examinations if the patient or authorized representative provides written informed consent for preventative, diagnostic, or treatment purposes.

Permits examinations within the scope of a surgical procedure or diagnostic examination that the patient consented to in writing.

Allows examinations on unconscious patients unable to provide consent when necessary for emergency diagnostic or treatment purposes, or when ordered by a court for evidence collection.

Requires informed consent forms to allow patients or their representatives to specify whether students may perform the invasive examination.

Takes effect only if Senate Bill No. 45 of the 102nd Legislature is enacted into law.