[§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:

     (1)  The patient gives prior verbal or written informed consent to the pelvic examination;

     (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

     (3)  The patient is unconscious and the pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes. [L 2012, c 136, §2]