Section 453-18 - Pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious female patientsA physician, osteopathic physician, surgeon, or student participating in a course of instruction, residency program, or clinical training program shall not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless:
(1) The patient gives prior verbal or written informed consent to the pelvic examination;(2) 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; or(3) The patient is unconscious and the pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes.Added by L 2012, c 136, § 2, eff. 6/20/2012.