On August 8, 2025, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 14, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 22, which establishes new informed consent requirements for pelvic examinations. This Act requires hospitals to obtain written informed consent from a patient prior to performing a pelvic examination solely for educational purposes while the patient is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious. This legislation also mandates that hospitals implement written policies and procedures for obtaining informed consent prior to performing pelvic exams on unconscious patients.

