The bill prohibits practitioners and medical students from performing pelvic examinations on patients without written consent from the patients or the patients guardians. During pelvic exams, Scott said, the vulva, vagina, cervix, ovaries, uterus, rectum and pelvis are examined for any abnormalities. It includes in pelvic examinations external pelvic tissue or organs. The Florida Nurses Association --- a group that often is at odds with physician associations --- also filed a similar petition for a declaratory statement with the Florida Board of Nursing. I dont want anybody doing anything without consent.She also supports the consent requirement applying to male patients.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A new report compiled for the state Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine shows nearly half of the state's 300,000 patients are using smokable medical marijuana, but some believe those numbers might be slightly misleading. Forty-four percent of the state’s 291,000 qualified patients are certified to use smokable medical marijuana even though it’s only been available for half a year. In those six months, 57 tons of whole flower marijuana has been dispensed. Some advocates like Jeff Sharkey, with the Medical Marijuana Business Association of Florida, aren’t surprised. She said because edibles still aren’t available in Florida, many patients are using flower to make their own.