Bill Text: CA SB173 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

California Senate Bill 173 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Healing arts: mammograms.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-08-25 - Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission. [SB173 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB173-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 173	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 15, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 31, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 4, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 3, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 30, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Simitian
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Alquist)
   (Coauthor: Senator Runner)

                        FEBRUARY 7, 2011

   An act to add  Section 687 to   and repeal
Section 687 of  the Business and Professions Code, relating to
healing arts.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 173, as amended, Simitian. Healing arts: mammograms.
   Existing  law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act
of 1975 (Knox-Keene Act), provides for the licensure and regulation
of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health
Care. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of
health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing 
law provides for the regulation of health care practitioners, as
defined.  Existing law requires health care service plan
contracts, except specialized health care service plan contracts, and
certain health insurance policies to provide a certain level of
coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening and diagnosis, as
specified.  Existing federal law requires a written report
of the results of each mammography examination and requires a summary
of that report to be sent to the patient within a specified time
period.
   This bill would require, under specified circumstances, a health
care practitioner who performs a mammography examination 
under those provisions  to include in the summary of the
written report sent to the patient a specified notice on breast
density.  The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1,
2018. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 687 is added to the Business and Professions
Code, to read:
   687.   (a)    A health care practitioner who
performs a mammography examination  pursuant to Section
1367.65 of the Health and Safety Code or Section 10123.81 of the
Insurance Code  shall, if a patient has heterogeneously
dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on the Breast Imaging
Reporting and Data System established by the American College of
Radiology, include in the summary of the written report sent to the
patient, as required by federal law, the following notice:

   "Because your mammogram demonstrates that you have dense breast
tissue, which could hide small abnormalities, you might benefit from
supplementary screening tests, depending on your individual risk
factors. A report of your mammography results, which contains
information about your breast density, has been sent to your
physician's office and you should contact your physician if you have
any questions or concerns about this report."

   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2018, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends
that date.