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S. B. No. 182 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsor:
Senator Cafaro
A BILL
To enact section 3727.60 of the Revised Code to
require a hospital to provide information
regarding breast reconstruction to a patient
before obtaining the patient's consent for a
mastectomy, lymph node dissection, or lumpectomy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 3727.60 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3727.60. Before obtaining a patient's consent to a
mastectomy, lymph node dissection, or lumpectomy, a hospital shall
provide all of the following to the patient in writing:
(A) Descriptions of the various breast reconstruction options
and the advantages and disadvantages of each option;
(B) Information on how breast reconstructive surgery can be
obtained, including information on obtaining the surgery at the
same hospital, if the hospital provides the surgery, and
information on obtaining the surgery at another facility;
(C) Information on the timing of the reconstructive surgery,
including the option of waiting until any chemotherapy or
radiation treatments have been completed;
(D) An explanation of the availability of health insurance
coverage for breast reconstruction and related services pursuant
to the federal "Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998," 112
Stat. 2681-436 (1998), 29 U.S.C. 1185b, as amended;
(E) Any other information the director of health considers
appropriate with respect to breast reconstruction.
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