Bill Text: DE HB259 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Obstetric Ultrasound Procedures.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House [HB259 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2015-HB259-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Hudson & Sen. Peterson;
	Reps. Briggs King, Gray, Miro, Ramone, Carson; Sen. Hocker

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 259

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend Title 24 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1769D Ultrasound use limitation

No person shall perform an obstetric ultrasound procedure unless such procedure is:

(1)ordered by a licensed health care provider, acting within the scope of such provider's authority, and

(2)for a medical or diagnostic purpose.

SYNOPSIS

This bill prohibits persons from performing an obstetrical ultrasound procedure unless such procedure is for a medical or diagnostic purpose.

The FDA has raised concerns about the use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment for keepsake videos and views such use as an unapproved use of a medical devise. Ultrasound should be used prudently to promote the health of patients.

This bill is modeled after similar laws enacted or pending in Connecticut, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Arizona.The Medical Society of Delaware supports this bill.