Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 20-114 - Breast implantation(a) Before a physician operates on a patient to insert a breast implant, the physician shall inform the patient of the advantages, disadvantages, and risks associated with a breast implantation.(b) The Department shall:(1) Provide a standardized written summary in layman's language that: (i) Contains all the information on breast implantation generally contained in the information sheet for the breast implant; and(ii) Discloses side effects, warnings, and cautions for a breast implantation operation;(2) Update as necessary the standardized written summary; and(3) Distribute the standardized written summary to each hospital, clinic, and physician's office and any other facility that performs breast implantations.(c) A physician satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) of this section if: (1) The physician provides the breast implantation patient with the standardized written summary described in subsection (b) of this section;(2) The patient receives the standardized written summary 5 days before the breast implantation operation; and(3) The patient signs a statement provided by the Department acknowledging the receipt of the standardized written summary.