Idaho § 39-4517 PELVIC EXAMINATION OF UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT

Idaho Statutes

§ 39-4517 — PELVIC EXAMINATION OF UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT

Idaho § 39-4517

Title 39HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 45THE MEDICAL CONSENT AND NATURAL DEATH ACT

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Bluebook

Idaho Code § 39-4517 (2026).

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(1)A health care provider may not knowingly perform or authorize a student practicing under the provider’s authority to perform a pelvic examination on a patient who is anesthetized or unconscious unless:

(a)The patient or a person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient gave specific informed consent to the examination; or

(b)The examination is necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes.

(2)A health care provider who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is subject to discipline from the provider’s licensing board pursuant to title 54, Idaho Code.

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(1) A health care provider may not knowingly perform or authorize a student practicing under the provider’s authority to perform a pelvic examination on a patient who is anesthetized or unconscious unless:
(a) The patient or a person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient gave specific informed consent to the examination; or
(b) The examination is necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes.
(2) A health care provider who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is subject to discipline from the provider’s licensing board pursuant to title 54, Idaho Code.