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90_HB0446
20 ILCS 2310/55.49 from Ch. 127, par. 55.49
Amends the Civil Administrative Code. Provides that a
treating physician shall provide the summary for alternative
breast cancer treatments to any patient diagnosed as having
breast cancer upon the diagnosis or as soon after the
diagnosis as possible.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code by changing
2 Section 55.49.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 55.49 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2310/55.49) (from Ch. 127, par. 55.49)
8 Sec. 55.49. (a) From funds made available for this
9 purpose, the Department of Public Health shall publish, in
10 layman's language, a standardized written summary outlining
11 methods for the early detection and diagnosis of breast
12 cancer. The summary shall include recommended guidelines for
13 screening and detection of breast cancer through the use of
14 techniques that shall include but not be limited to
15 self-examination and diagnostic radiology.
16 (b) The summary shall also suggest that women seek
17 mammography services from facilities that are certified to
18 perform mammography as required by the federal Mammography
19 Quality Standards Act of 1992.
20 (c) The summary shall also include the medically viable
21 alternative methods for the treatment of breast cancer,
22 including, but not limited to, hormonal, radiological,
23 chemotherapeutic, or surgical treatments, or combinations
24 thereof. The summary shall contain information on breast
25 reconstructive surgery, including, but not limited to, the
26 use of breast implants and their side effects. The summary
27 shall inform the patient of the advantages, disadvantages,
28 risks and dangers of the various procedures. The summary
29 shall include (i) a statement that mammography is the most
30 accurate method for making an early detection of breast
31 cancer, however, no diagnostic tool is 100% effective and
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1 (ii) instructions for instructions for performing breast
2 self-examination and a statement that it is important to
3 perform a breast self-examination monthly.
4 (d) In developing the summary, the Department shall
5 consult with the Advisory Board of Cancer Control, the
6 Illinois State Medical Society and consumer groups. The
7 summary shall be updated by the Department every 2 years.
8 (e) The summaries shall additionally be translated into
9 Spanish, and the Department shall conduct a public
10 information campaign to distribute the summaries to the
11 Hispanic women of this State in order to inform them of the
12 importance of early detection and mammograms.
13 (f) The Department shall distribute the summary to
14 hospitals, public health centers and physicians who are
15 likely to perform or order diagnostic tests for breast
16 disease or treat breast cancer by surgical or other medical
17 methods. Those hospitals, public health centers and
18 physicians shall make the summaries available to the public.
19 The summary for alternative breast cancer treatments shall be
20 provided by a physician to each person under his or her care
21 who has been diagnosed as having breast cancer, upon the
22 diagnosis, or as soon after the diagnosis as possible. The
23 Department shall also distribute the summaries to any person,
24 organization or other interested parties upon request. The
25 summaries may be duplicated by any person, provided such
26 copies are identical to the current summary prepared by the
27 Department.
28 (g) The summary shall display, on the inside of its
29 cover, printed in capital letters, in bold face type, the
30 following paragraph:
31 "The information contained in this brochure regarding
32 recommendations for early detection and diagnosis of breast
33 disease and alternative breast disease treatments is only for
34 the purpose of assisting you, the patient, in understanding
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1 the medical information and advice offered by your physician.
2 This brochure cannot serve as a substitute for the sound
3 professional advice of your physician. The availability of
4 this brochure or the information contained within is not
5 intended to alter, in any way, the existing physician-patient
6 relationship, nor the existing professional obligations of
7 your physician in the delivery of medical services to you,
8 the patient."
9 (h) The summary shall be updated when necessary.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-187, eff. 7-19-95.)