SB1506 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1506

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. John G. Mulroe

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 3305/10.5 new
20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 rep.

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Repeals a provision requiring the Department of Public Health to enforce provisions regarding the duty of providers of mammography services to provide specific notifications if a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue and requires the Illinois Emergency management Agency to enforce the provisions.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is amended by adding Section 10.5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3305/10.5 new)

Sec. 10.5. Breast cancer; duty of providers of 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 Illinois Emergency Management Agency 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 tissue. Dense breast tissue is normal and identified on mammograms in about 50% of women. Dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect cancer on a mammogram and may be associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. Despite these limitations, screening mammograms have been proven to save lives. Continue to have routine screening mammography whether or not additional exams are suggested for you. This information is provided to raise your awareness of the impact of breast density on cancer detection. For further information about dense breast tissue, as well as other breast cancer risk factors, contact your breast imaging health care provider.".

(c) A facility that performs mammography may update the language in the notice under subsection (b) to reflect advances in science and technology, as long as it continues to notify patients about dense breast tissue and its effect on the accuracy of mammograms and encourage patients to discuss the issue with their health care provider.

(d) This Section does not create a duty of care or other legal obligation beyond the duty to provide notice as set forth in this Section.

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 rep.)

Section 10. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing Section 2310-697.