Bill Text: IN SB0138 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Physical examination before cosmetic surgery.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services [SB0138 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0138-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 138
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 25-22.5-1-2.5.
Synopsis: Physical examination before cosmetic surgery. Requires an
individual to receive a physical examination, including a complete
medical history, and written clearance for the procedure from a
physician before a physician may perform cosmetic surgery on the
individual.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Randolph
January 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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SENATE BILL No. 138
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
professions and occupations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 25-22.5-1-2.5; (11)IN0138.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 25-22.5-1-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section,
"cosmetic surgery" means an elective operation that is performed
in order to improve a patient's appearance. The term includes the
following:
(1) Liposuction.
(2) Elective facial cosmetic surgery.
(b) A physician may not perform cosmetic surgery on a patient unless the patient has received:
(1) a physical examination by; and
(2) written clearance for the procedure from;
a physician who is licensed under this article and who is a surgeon.
(c) The physical examination required in subsection (b) must include the physician taking the patient's complete medical history.
(1) Liposuction.
(2) Elective facial cosmetic surgery.
(b) A physician may not perform cosmetic surgery on a patient unless the patient has received:
(1) a physical examination by; and
(2) written clearance for the procedure from;
a physician who is licensed under this article and who is a surgeon.
(c) The physical examination required in subsection (b) must include the physician taking the patient's complete medical history.
