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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that certain mammography reports |
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contain information regarding supplemental breast cancer |
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screening. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Henda's Law. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 86, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 86.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 86.013. INFORMATION ON SUPPLEMENTAL BREAST CANCER |
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SCREENING. (a) A mammography report provided to a patient in |
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accordance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (Pub. |
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L. No. 102-539) must include the following notice: |
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"If your mammogram demonstrates that you have dense breast |
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tissue, which could hide abnormalities, and you have other risk |
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factors for breast cancer, you might benefit from supplemental |
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screening tests, which can include a breast MRI examination or |
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other forms of screening that may be suggested by your ordering |
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physician. |
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"Dense breast tissue, in and of itself, is a relatively |
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common condition. Therefore, this statement is not provided to |
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cause undue concern, but rather to raise your awareness of the |
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limitations of mammography testing and to promote discussion with |
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your physician regarding the presence of other risk factors, in |
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addition to dense breast tissue, that may warrant supplemental |
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screening. |
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"A report of your mammography results, which contains |
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information about your breast density, has been sent to your |
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physician's office, and you should contact your physician if you |
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have any questions or concerns regarding this report." |
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(b) This section does not create a cause of action under |
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Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |