(a) the patient or the patient's authorized representative gives prior oral or written informed consent specific to the pelvic examination;
(b) the performance of a pelvic examination is within the scope of care for the surgical procedure or diagnostic examination scheduled to be performed on the patient and to which the patient has already given oral or written consent; or
(c) the patient is unconscious and the pelvic examination is medically necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes, and the patient is in immediate need of medical attention and an attempt to secure consent would result in a delay of treatment which would increase the risk to the patient's life or health. Nothing in this subdivision diminishes any other requirement to obtain informed consent for a pelvic examination or any other procedure. * NB Effective April 4, 2020