SB1368 - Tennessee: Health Care, Medicine, Practice Of, Tort Liability And Reform

Companion Bill HB1306. Medicine, Practice of - Requires board of medical examiners to formulate a list of common risks for five most frequent cosmetic surgery procedures in the state; list must be provided to patient before cosmetic surgery procedure is undertaken. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for *SB1368 / HB1306Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1368 / HB1306 This bill prohibits physicians from performing elective cosmetic surgery upon any patient without the patient's informed consent. This bill requires the board of medical examiners to formulate a list of common risks of the five cosmetic procedures that are most frequently performed in Tennessee. Each physician must provide any patient with a copy [...]

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