Matt Young reports: An Indiana doctor was visibly emotional as she was handed a $3,000 fine and a letter of reprimand Thursday night for going public after providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled out of state from neighboring Ohio. After an arduous, 14-hour meeting, the Indiana State Medical Licensing Board found that Dr. Caitlin…
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More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams
AP reports: A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 states already have consent laws for this practice. Montana’s governor signed a bill in April, Missouri has legislation that needs the governor’s signature to…
New York State Passes Prohibition on Geofences Around Health Care Facilities
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 3, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law fiscal bill A.3007C/S.4007, which contains provisions prohibiting the establishment of a geofence around health care facilities. Specifically, the law prohibits any person or entity from establishing a geofence or similar virtual boundary around any health care facility, other than health…
FTC Says Ed Tech Provider Edmodo Unlawfully Used Children’s Personal Information for Advertising and Outsourced Compliance to School Districts
The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an order against education technology provider Edmodo for collecting personal data from children without obtaining their parent’s consent and using that data for advertising, in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule), and for unlawfully outsourcing its COPPA compliance responsibilities to schools. Under the proposed order,…