§ 2491.
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§ 2491. Findings; legislative intent
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)Telling the truth is how trained health care providers demonstrate respect for patients, foster trust, promote self-determination, and cultivate an environment where best practices in shared decision-making can flourish. Without veracity in information and communication, it is difficult for individuals to make informed, voluntary choices that are essential to one’s sense of personal agency and autonomy.
(2)Advertising strategies and educational information about health care options that lack transparency, use misleading or ambiguous terminology, misrepresent or obfuscate services provided, or provide factually inaccurate information are a form of manipulation that disrespects individuals, undermines trust, broadens health disparity, and can result in patient harm. (Added 2023, No. 15, § 8, eff. May 10, 2023; amended 2025, No. 20, § 4, eff. May 13, 2025.)