This text of Minnesota § 144.6584 (INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED FOR SENSITIVE EXAMINATIONS) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Minnesota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Subdivision 1.Definition.
For purposes of this section, "sensitive examination" means a pelvic, breast, urogenital, or rectal examination.
Subd. 2.Informed consent required; exceptions.
A health professional, or a student or resident participating in a course of instruction, clinical training, or a residency program for a health profession, must not perform a sensitive examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient unless:
(1)the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to the sensitive examination for preventive, diagnostic, or treatment purposes;
(2)the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to the sensitive examination being performed solely for educational
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Subdivision 1.Definition.
For purposes of this section, "sensitive examination" means a pelvic, breast, urogenital, or rectal examination.
Subd. 2.Informed consent required; exceptions.
A health professional, or a student or resident participating in a course of instruction, clinical training, or a residency program for a health profession, must not perform a sensitive examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient unless:
(1) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to the sensitive examination for preventive, diagnostic, or treatment purposes;
(2) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to the sensitive examination being performed solely for educational or training purposes;
(3) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to a surgical procedure or diagnostic examination and the sensitive examination is related to that surgical procedure or diagnostic examination and is medically necessary;
(4) the patient is unconscious and incapable of providing informed consent and the sensitive examination is medically necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes; or
(5) the sensitive examination is performed by a health professional qualified to perform the examination and is performed for purposes of collecting evidence or documenting injuries.
Subd. 3.Ground for disciplinary action.
A person who violates this section is subject to disciplinary action by the health-related licensing board regulating the person.