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§ 20-114. Breast implantation

MD Health-Gen Code § 20-114 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

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