US Congress Senate Bill 3628 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 14 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options. Requires such campaign to include dissemination of the following information: (1) breast reconstruction is possible at the time of breast cancer surgery or in a delayed fashion; (2) prostheses or breast forms may be available; (3) federal law mandates that both public and private health plans include coverage of breast reconstruction and prostheses; (4) the patient has a right to choose the provider of reconstructive care, including the potential transfer of care to a surgeon that provides breast reconstructive care; and (5) the patient may opt to undergo breast reconstruction in a delayed fashion for personal reasons or after completion of all other breast cancer treatments. Prohibits such campaign from specifying, or being designed to serve as a tool to limit, the health care providers available to patients.

Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012

Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-11-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB5937 (Same As) 2012-06-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3628/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3628/BILLS-112s3628is.pdf