SB1506eng 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 1. Short title; references to Act.

(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Dense Breast Tissue Act.

(b) References to Act. This Act may be referred to as the Patti Beyer Act of Illinois.

Section 5. Applicability. This Act applies to a facility that provides mammography services in the State of Illinois.

Section 10. 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 of the American College of Radiology, and any equivalent new terms, as such guidelines or systems are updated.

(b) If a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue, the provider of mammography services shall provide notification to the patient in the 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, the following information:

"Your mammogram shows that your breast tissue is dense. Dense breast tissue is very common and is not abnormal. However, dense breast tissue can make it harder to find cancer on a mammogram and may also be associated 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.".

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 rep.)

Section 90. The Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing Section 2310-697.