{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-453-18","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-18","heading":"[ §453-18] Pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious female patients.","body":"[ §453-18] Pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious female patients. A 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:\n\n(1) The patient gives prior verbal or written informed consent to the pelvic examination;\n\n(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\n\n(3) The patient is unconscious and the pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 25","Chapter 453"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0453/HRS_0453-0018.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"d68da40cee47454a400d97c9214365ba4dc9597004d3f4e0b7b43d0f4b6f72a9","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-453-17","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-453-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}