100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4392
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 new

     Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require every provider of mammography services to,  if  a patient's  mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue, provide notification to the patient in  any summary of the mammography report sent  to  the patient pursuant to the  federal  Mammography  Quality  Standards  Act that shall include, but  not  be  limited  to,  certain  information.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
5Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
6amended  by adding Section 2310-697 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 new)
8    Sec. 2310-697. Breast cancer; duty of providers of 
9mammography services to notify and inform.
10    (a) As used in this Section, "dense breast tissue" means 
11heterogeneously dense or extremely dense  tissue  as  defined  in  
12nationally recognized guidelines or systems for breast imaging 
13reporting of mammography  screening,  including,  but  not  limited  
14to, the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System of the 
15American College of Radiology, and  any equivalent new terms, as 
16such guidelines or systems are updated.
17    (b) The Department shall require every provider of 
18mammography services to,  if  a patient's  mammogram demonstrates 
19dense breast tissue, provide notification to the patient in  any 
20summary of the mammography report sent  to  the patient pursuant 
21to the  federal  Mammography  Quality  Standards  Act that shall 
22include, but  not  be  limited  to,  the following  information:
23        "Your  mammogram  shows  that your breast tissue is dense. 
 
 
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1    Dense breast  tissue is very common and is not abnormal. 
2    However, dense breast tissue can make it harder to find 
3    cancer on a mammogram and may also be associated with an 
4    increased risk of breast cancer.
5        This information about the result of your mammogram is 
6    given to you to raise your awareness. Use this information 
7    to talk to your doctor about your own risks for breast 
8    cancer. At that time, ask your doctor if  more screening  
9    tests  might  be useful, based on your risk. A report of your 
10    results was sent to your physician.".