Physicians required to perform agreed upon surgery personally. (1) Any physician having agreed with a patient to perform any surgical operation or procedure, shall perform the surgery personally or, prior to surgery, shall inform the patient that the physician will not be performing the surgery

(2) This section shall not apply when the physician, because of an emergency, cannot personally notify the patient that the physician will not be performing the surgery. [1977 c.520 §2; 1983 c.486 §6; 2013 c.129 §5]