1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 4152 By: Schreiber
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to public health and safety; amending
7 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-553.1, which relates to
8 summary of mammography report for patient; changing
8 the breast density notice; and providing an effective
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-553.1, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 1-553.1 A. All health care facilities that perform
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16 mammography examinations shall include in the summary of the
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17 mammography report, required by federal law to be provided to a
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18 patient, information that identifies the patient's individual breast
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19 density classification based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and
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20 Data System established by the American College of Radiology as
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21 dense or not dense. If the patient elects to receive the summary of
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22 the mammography report by electronic mail and provides an electronic
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23 mail address, the summary shall be sent by electronic mail. If the
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24 facility determines that a patient has heterogeneously or extremely
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 1 dense breast tissue, the summary of the mammography report shall
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2 include the following notice:
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3 "Your mammogram indicates that you have dense breast tissue.
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4 Dense breast tissue is common and is found in more than fifty
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5 percent (50%) of women and is not abnormal. However, dense breast
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6 tissue may make it more difficult to detect breast cancer and may be
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7 associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. This
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8 information is being provided to raise your awareness and to
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9 encourage you and your health care provider to discuss this and
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10 other breast cancer risk factors. Together, you and your health
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11 care provider can decide if additional screening options may be
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12 right for you. A report of your results was sent to your health
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13 care provider."
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14 "Breast tissue can be either dense or not dense. Dense tissue
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15 makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram and also raises
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16 the risk of developing breast cancer. Your breast tissue is dense.
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17 In some people with dense tissue, other imaging tests in addition to
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18 a mammogram may help find cancers. Talk to your health care
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19 provider about breast density, risks for breast cancer, and your
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20 individual situation."
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21 B. Patients who receive diagnostic or screening mammograms may
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22 be directed to informative material about breast density. This
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23 informative material may include the American College of Radiology's
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24 most current brochure on the subject of breast density available on
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 1 the American College of Radiology's website. Patients and health
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2 care providers can be further informed by material from the American
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3 Cancer Society or Mammography Saves Lives organizations.
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4 C. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to create a duty of
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5 care or other legal obligation beyond the duty to provide notice as
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6 set forth in subsection A of this section. Nothing in this section
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7 shall be deemed to require a notice that is inconsistent with the
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8 provisions of the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act or any
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9 regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
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10 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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