Bill Text: OH HB217 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

Ohio House Bill 217 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-03 - To Health & Aging [HB217 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB217-Introduced.html

As Introduced

129th General Assembly

Regular Session

2011-2012

H. B. No. 217

Representative Patmon

Cosponsors: Representatives Henne, Barnes, Hagan, R., Yuko

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	6
enacted to read as follows:	7

Sec. 3727.60. Before obtaining a patient's consent to a	8
mastectomy, lymph node dissection, or lumpectomy, a hospital shall	9
provide all of the following to the patient in writing:	10

(A) Descriptions of the various breast reconstruction options	11
and the advantages and disadvantages of each option;	12

(B) Information on how breast reconstructive surgery can be	13
obtained, including information on obtaining the surgery at the	14
same hospital, if the hospital provides the surgery, and	15
information on obtaining the surgery at another facility;	16

(C) Information on the timing of the reconstructive surgery,	17
including the option of waiting until any chemotherapy or	18
radiation treatments have been completed;	19

(D) An explanation of the availability of health insurance	20
coverage for breast reconstruction and related services pursuant	21
to the federal "Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998," 112	22
Stat. 2681-436 (1998), 29 U.S.C. 1185b, as amended;	23