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Public Act 100-0749
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HB4392 Enrolled | LRB100 18098 MJP 33291 b |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
amended by adding Section 2310-697 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 new) |
Sec. 2310-697. Breast cancer; duty of providers of
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mammography services to notify and inform. |
(a) As used in this Section, "dense breast tissue" means |
heterogeneously dense or extremely dense tissue as defined in |
nationally recognized guidelines or systems for breast imaging |
reporting of mammography screening, including, but not limited |
to, the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by |
the American College of Radiology, and any equivalent new |
terms, as such guidelines are updated. |
(b) If a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast |
tissue, the Department shall require every provider of |
mammography services to include in a summary of the mammography |
report sent to the patient in accordance with the federal |
Mammography Quality Standards Act a notice substantially |
similar to the following: |
"Your mammogram indicates you have dense breast |