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2018 SESSION
HB 621 Cobalt poisoning; notice to patients of risk.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Notice to patients of risk of cobalt poisoning. Requires the Board of Medicine to adopt regulations requiring health care providers who perform joint replacement surgery to inform patients on whom such surgery shall be performed of the risk of cobalt poisoning associated with joint replacement, the symptoms of cobalt poisoning, and the steps such patients should take if they begin to experience symptoms of cobalt poisoning.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104743D
- 01/08/18 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/17/18 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/18/18 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
- 02/13/18 House: Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions