Maryland § 20-114

§ 20-114.

    (a)    Before a physician operates on a patient to insert a breast implant, the physician shall inform the patient of the advantages, disadvantages, and risks associated with a breast implantation.

    (b)    The Department shall:

        (1)    Provide a standardized written summary in layman’s language that:

            (i)    Contains all the information on breast implantation generally contained in the information sheet for the breast implant; and

            (ii)    Discloses side effects, warnings, and cautions for a breast implantation operation;

        (2)    Update as necessary the standardized written summary; and

        (3)    Distribute the standardized written summary to each hospital, clinic, and physician’s office and any other facility that performs breast implantations.

    (c)    A physician satisfies the requirements of subsection (a) of this section if:

        (1)    The physician provides the breast implantation patient with the standardized written summary described in subsection (b) of this section;

        (2)    The patient receives the standardized written summary 5 days before the breast implantation operation; and

        (3)    The patient signs a statement provided by the Department acknowledging the receipt of the standardized written summary.