AB 11 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.

Assembly Bill 11 mandates that hospitals must obtain written informed consent from a patient before a pelvic examination is performed solely for educational purposes while the patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious. This bill creates a new statute requiring hospitals to ensure this consent is secured. Additionally, it directs hospitals to establish and maintain written policies and procedures that enforce this requirement for educational pelvic exams on unconscious patients.
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Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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23
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2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Subeck, Allen, Anderson, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Kirsch, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Rodriguez, Tusler, Wichgers and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Larson
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