HOUSE
                       3rd Reading Unamended
       February 19, 2014       HOUSE
       Amended 2nd Reading
                     February 18, 2014Second Regular Session
              Sixty-ninth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                REENGROSSED
                       This Version Includes All Amendments
                       Adopted in the House of Introduction
 LLS NO. 14-0279.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217HOUSE BILL 14-1126
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                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the requirement to include notification to a
            patient regarding the patient's breast tissue
            classification with the required mammography report.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill requires that each mammography report provided to a
       patient include information that identifies the patient's breast tissue
       classification based on the breast imaging reporting and data system
       established by the American college of radiology. If the health care
       facility that performed the mammography determines that a patient has
       dense breast tissue, the facility is required to notify the patient of the
       determination using specific language.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 2 to article
       1.5 of title 12 as follows:
                              PART 2
                    BREAST DENSITY NOTIFICATION
            12-1.5-201. Mammogram report - dense breasts - required
       notice - definition. (1)  Each person who is required by 42 U.S.C.
       sec. 263b to provide a patient, the patient's physician, or medical
       institution with a mammogram report and who has determined
       that the patient has dense breast tissue, as determined by the
       interpreting physician based on standards promulgated by the
       American college of radiology, shall include the following
       notice with the mammogram report:
            Your mammogram shows that your breast tissue is
            dense. Dense breast tissue is common and is not
            abnormal. However, dense breast tissue can make it
            harder to evaluate the results of your mammogram
            and may also be associated with an increased risk of
            breast cancer. This information about the results
            of your mammogram is given to you to raise your
            awareness and to inform your conversations with
            your doctor. Together, you can decide which
            screening options are right for you. A report of
            your results was sent to your physician.
            (2)  Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not
       create a cause of action or create a standard of care,
       obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2014.
            SECTION 3.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.