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| 1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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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: | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) If a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast | ||||||
| 18 | tissue, the Department shall require every provider of | ||||||
| 19 | mammography services to include in a summary of the mammography | ||||||
| 20 | report sent to the patient in accordance with the federal | ||||||
| 21 | Mammography Quality Standards Act a notice substantially | ||||||
| 22 | similar to the following: | ||||||
| 23 | "Your mammogram indicates you have dense breast | ||||||
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| 1 | tissue. Dense breast tissue is normal and identified on | ||||||
| 2 | mammograms in about 50% of women. Dense breast tissue can | ||||||
| 3 | make it more difficult to detect cancer on a mammogram and | ||||||
| 4 | may be associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. | ||||||
| 5 | Despite these limitations, screening mammograms have been | ||||||
| 6 | proven to save lives. Continue to have routine screening | ||||||
| 7 | mammography whether or not additional exams are suggested | ||||||
| 8 | for you. This information is provided to raise your | ||||||
| 9 | awareness of the impact of breast density on cancer | ||||||
| 10 | detection. For further information about dense breast | ||||||
| 11 | tissue, as well as other breast cancer risk factors, | ||||||
| 12 | contact your breast imaging health care provider.". | ||||||
| 13 | (c) A facility that performs mammography may update the | ||||||
| 14 | language in the notice under subsection (b) to reflect advances | ||||||
| 15 | in science and technology, as long as it continues to notify | ||||||
| 16 | patients about dense breast tissue and its effect on the | ||||||
| 17 | accuracy of mammograms and encourage patients to discuss the | ||||||
| 18 | issue with their health care provider. | ||||||
| 19 | (d) This Section does not create a duty of care or other | ||||||
| 20 | legal obligation beyond the duty to provide notice as set forth | ||||||
| 21 | in this Section.
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