PENNSYLVANIA, June 17 - (8) Information on the national breast implant registry.

(9) Information on how a patient can report adverse

events associated with breast implants through the Food and

Drug Administration's MedWatch program or similar program.

(b) Breast implant information.--The information provided

under subsection (a) shall be based on the information that is

generally available to physicians who specialize in breast

implant surgery.

(c) Informed consent.--After providing the information

required under subsection (a), a physician shall obtain written

informed consent for the procedure from the patient before

performing the breast implant surgery.

(d) Breast implant patient checklist.--The department shall

transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for

publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin of the breast implant

patient checklist, and any change to the breast implant patient

checklist shall be transmitted by the department separately as a

notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in

the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The department shall publish and

maintain the complete breast implant patient checklist on the

department's publicly accessible Internet website.

(e) Violation.--A violation of this section constitutes

unprofessional conduct under the the act of October 5, 1978

(P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice

Act, and the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known

as the Medical Practice Act of 1985.

(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following

words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Breast implant patient checklist." A standardized informed

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