Tennessee § 29-26-118 - Proving inadequacy of consent.

§ 29-26-118. Proving inadequacy of consent.

In a health care liability action, the plaintiff shall prove by evidence as required by § 29-26-115(b) that the defendant did not supply appropriate information to the patient in obtaining informed consent (to the procedure out of which plaintiff's claim allegedly arose) in accordance with the recognized standard of acceptable professional practice in the profession and in the specialty, if any, that the defendant practices in the community in which the defendant practices and in similar communities. Acts 1975, ch. 299, § 17; 1976, ch. 759, § 18; T.C.A., § 23-3417; Acts 2012, ch. 798, § 10. Amendments. The 2012 amendment substituted “health care liability action” for “malpractice action”. Effective Dates. Acts 2012, ch. 798, § 59. April 23, 2012. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 20 Tenn. Juris., Physicians and Surgeons, §§ 8, 9. Law Reviews. Informed Consent (D. Scott Porch IV), 36 No. 8 Tenn. B.J. 18 (2000). In Search of a Standard of Care for the Medical Profession — The “Accepted Practice” Formula (Joseph H. King, Jr.), 28 Vand. L. Rev. 1213. Malpractice in Dealing with Medical Malpractice, 6 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 437. Medical Malpractice Cases Not to File (Lewis L. Laska), 20 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 27 (1989). The Law of Informed Consent (John A. Day), 36 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 33 (2000). The Standard of Care and Informed Consent Under the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act (Joseph H. King, Jr.), 44 Tenn. L. Rev. (2) 225. To Be or Not To Be in Tennessee: Deciding Surrogate Issues, 34 U. Mem. L. Rev. 333 (2004). Cited: Rush v. Miller, 648 F.2d 1075, 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 12999 (6th Cir. Tenn. 1981); Planned Parenthood of Middle Tenn. v. Sundquist, 38 S.W.3d 1, 2000 Tenn. LEXIS 515 (Tenn. 2000).