Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
Filed: 5/6/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1506




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1506 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
 
4    "Section 1. Short title; references to Act. 
5    (a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Dense Breast 
6Tissue Act.
7    (b) References to Act. This Act may be referred to as the 
8Patti Beyer Act of Illinois.
 
9    Section 5. Applicability.  This Act applies to a facility 
10that provides mammography services in the State of Illinois.
 
11    Section 10. Breast cancer; duty of providers of mammography 
12services to notify and inform. 
13    (a) As used in this Section, "dense breast tissue" means 
14heterogeneously dense or extremely dense tissue as defined in 
15nationally recognized guidelines or systems for breast imaging 
 
 
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1reporting of mammography screening, including, but not limited 
2to, the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System of the 
3American College of Radiology, and any equivalent new terms, as 
4such guidelines or systems are updated.
5    (b) If a patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast 
6tissue, the provider of mammography services shall provide in a 
7summary of the mammography report sent to the patient in 
8accordance with the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act a 
9notice substantially similar to the following:
10        "Your mammogram indicates you have dense breast 
11    tissue. Dense breast tissue is normal and identified on 
12    mammograms in about 50% of women. Dense breast tissue can 
13    make it more difficult to detect cancer on a mammogram and 
14    may be associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. 
15    Despite these limitations, screening mammograms have been 
16    proven to save lives. Continue to have routine screening 
17    mammography whether or not additional exams are suggested 
18    for you. This information is provided to raise your 
19    awareness of the impact of breast density on cancer 
20    detection. For further information about dense breast 
21    tissue, as well as other breast cancer risk factors, 
22    contact your breast imaging health care provider.".
23    (c) A facility that performs mammography may update the 
24language in the notice under subsection (b) to reflect advances 
25in science and technology as long as it continues to notify 
26patients about dense breast tissue and its effect on the 
 
 
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1accuracy of mammograms and encourages patients to discuss the 
2issue with their health care provider.
3    (d) This Section does not create a duty of care or other 
4legal obligation beyond the duty to provide notice as set forth 
5in this Section.
  
 
6    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-697 rep.)
7    Section 90. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
8Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
9amended by repealing Section 2310-697.".