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Sen. John G. Mulroe
Filed: 3/8/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2442
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2442 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
| 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
| 6 | | amended by adding Section 2310-697 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2310-697. Breast cancer; duty of providers of
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| 9 | | mammography services to notify and inform. |
| 10 | | (a) As used in this Section, "dense breast tissue" means |
| 11 | | heterogeneously dense or extremely dense tissue as defined in |
| 12 | | nationally recognized guidelines or systems for breast imaging |
| 13 | | reporting of mammography screening, including, but not limited |
| 14 | | to, the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by |
| 15 | | the American College of Radiology, and any equivalent new |
| 16 | | terms, as such guidelines are updated. |
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| 1 | | (b) If a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast |
| 2 | | tissue, the Department shall require every provider of |
| 3 | | mammography services to include in a summary of the mammography |
| 4 | | report sent to the patient in accordance with the federal |
| 5 | | Mammography Quality Standards Act a notice substantially |
| 6 | | similar to the following: |
| 7 | | "Your mammogram indicates you have dense breast |
| 8 | | tissue. Dense breast tissue is normal and identified on |
| 9 | | mammograms in about 50% of women. Dense breast tissue can |
| 10 | | make it more difficult to detect cancer on a mammogram and |
| 11 | | may be associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. |
| 12 | | Despite these limitations, screening mammograms have been |
| 13 | | proven to save lives. Continue to have routine screening |
| 14 | | mammography whether or not additional exams are suggested |
| 15 | | for you. This information is provided to raise your |
| 16 | | awareness of the impact of breast density on cancer |
| 17 | | detection. For further information about dense breast |
| 18 | | tissue, as well as other breast cancer risk factors, |
| 19 | | contact your breast imaging health care provider.". |
| 20 | | (c) A facility that performs mammography may update the |
| 21 | | language in the notice under subsection (b) to reflect advances |
| 22 | | in science and technology, as long as it continues to notify |
| 23 | | patients about dense breast tissue and its effect on the |
| 24 | | accuracy of mammograms and encourage patients to discuss the |
| 25 | | issue with their health care provider. |
| 26 | | (d) This Section does not create a duty of care or other |