A9586C-2011 Actions

• Jun 19, 2012: substituted by s6769b
• Jun 19, 2012: rules report cal.389
• Jun 19, 2012: reported
• Jun 14, 2012: reported referred to rules
• Jun 13, 2012: print number 9586d
• Jun 13, 2012: amend and recommit to codes
• Jun 11, 2012: reported referred to codes
• Jun 7, 2012: print number 9586c
• Jun 7, 2012: amend and recommit to health
• Jun 4, 2012: reference changed to health
• Jun 1, 2012: print number 9586b
• Jun 1, 2012: amend (t) and recommit to insurance
• May 11, 2012: print number 9586a
• May 11, 2012: amend and recommit to insurance
• Mar 20, 2012: referred to insurance

A9586C-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 9586--C
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 20, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE, SWEENEY, GUNTHER, McENENY, ABINANTI,
 LANCMAN, COLTON, JACOBS, MILLMAN, BARRON, N. RIVERA,  MAISEL,  HOOPER,
 ROBERTS,   RUSSELL,   CASTRO,   QUART,   CAHILL,  GALEF,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
 O'DONNELL, SCHIMEL,  SCARBOROUGH,  WEPRIN,  LINARES,  COOK,  ROBINSON,
 CLARK, CYMBROWITZ, LATIMER, LIFTON, LAVINE, BRAUNSTEIN, PRETLOW, MOYA,
 J. RIVERA,  GRAF,  SIMANOWITZ,  STEVENSON,  TITUS,  MAGNARELLI,  MENG,
 GIBSON, MORELLE, CUSICK, RAMOS --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
 ABBATE,  AMEDORE,  ARROYO,  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,  BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE,
 CRESPO, CROUCH, CURRAN, DenDEKKER, DINOWITZ, DUPREY,  HAWLEY,  HEVESI,
 LOSQUADRO,  LUPARDO, MAGEE, MARKEY, MONTESANO, MURRAY, PEOPLES-STOKES,
 PERRY, RA, RAIA, P. RIVERA, SALADINO, SAYWARD, TENNEY, THIELE, TITONE,
 WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance  -
 committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- again reported  from  said  committee
 with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- reference changed to the Committee on Health -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee
 

AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  supplemental
 screenings
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.  The public health law is amended by adding a  new  section
 2404-c to read as follows:

 

S  2404-C. BREAST CANCER; DUTY OF PROVIDERS OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES TO
 NOTIFY AND INFORM.  EVERY PROVIDER OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES SHALL,  IF  A
 PATIENT'S  MAMMOGRAM DEMONSTRATES DENSE BREAST TISSUE, PROVIDE NOTIFICA
 TION TO SUCH PATIENT THAT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE
 FOLLOWING  INFORMATION,  IN  ANY SUMMARY OF THE MAMMOGRAPHY REPORT SENT,
 PURSUANT TO THE  FEDERAL  MAMMOGRAPHY  QUALITY  STANDARDS  ACT,  TO  THE
 PATIENT:

 YOUR  MAMMOGRAM  SHOWS  THAT YOUR BREAST TISSUE IS DENSE. DENSE BREAST
 TISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND IS NOT ABNORMAL. HOWEVER, DENSE BREAST  TISSUE
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15074-06-2
 
       A. 9586--C                          2
 CAN MAKE IT HARDER TO FIND CANCER ON A MAMMOGRAM AND MAY ALSO BE ASSOCI
 ATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER.
 THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESULT OF YOUR MAMMOGRAM IS GIVEN TO YOU TO
 RAISE  YOUR AWARENESS. USE THIS INFORMATION TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT
 YOUR OWN RISKS FOR BREAST CANCER. AT THAT TIME, ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF  MORE
 SCREENING  TESTS  MIGHT  BE USEFUL, BASED ON YOUR RISK. A REPORT OF YOUR
 RESULTS WAS SENT TO YOUR PHYSICIAN.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DENSE BREAST TISSUE SHALL MEAN HETER
 OGENEOUSLY DENSE OR EXTREMELY DENSE TISSUE AS FURTHER DEFINED  IN  REGU
 LATIONS  ADOPTED  BY THE COMMISSIONER. SUCH DEFINITION SHALL BE BASED ON
 NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES OR SYSTEMS FOR BREAST IMAGING REPORTING
 OF MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  BREAST
 IMAGING  REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY.
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL UPDATE SUCH REGULATIONS  AS  SUCH  GUIDELINES  OR
 SYSTEMS ARE UPDATED.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have become a law.  Effective immediately the commissioner of
 health may promulgate any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  timely
 implementation of this act on its effective date.

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