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§ 20-114. Duty to inform patient of breast implant risks

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--General

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Consent Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Breast Cancer and Breast Implantation
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-114
§ 20-114. Duty to inform patient of breast implant risks
Currentness
In general
(a) Before a physician operates on a patient to insert a breast implant, the physician shall inform the patient of the advantages, disadvantages, and risks associated with a breast implantation.
Standard written summary
(b) The Department shall:
(1) Provide a standardized written summary in layman's language that:
(i) Contains all the information on breast implantation generally contained in the information sheet for the breast implant; and
(ii) Discloses side effects, warnings, and cautions for a breast implantation operation;
(2) Update as necessary the standardized written summary; and
(3) Distribute the standardized written summary to each hospital, clinic, and physician's office and any other facility that performs breast implantations.
Sufficiency of information
(c) A physician satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) of this section if:
(1) The physician provides the breast implantation patient with the standardized written summary described in subsection (b) of this section;
(2) The patient receives the standardized written summary 5 days before the breast implantation operation; and
(3) The patient signs a statement provided by the Department acknowledging the receipt of the standardized written summary.

Credits

Added by Acts 1987, c. 299, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1992, c. 629, § 1, eff. July 1, 1992.
MD Code, Health - General, § 20-114, MD HEALTH GEN § 20-114
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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