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2012 SESSION
SB 544 Mammograms; information on breast density.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Mammograms; information on breast density. Requires the Board of Health to establish guidelines requiring licensed facilities or physicians' offices where mammography services are provided to (i) include information on breast density in mammogram letters sent to patients and (ii) in mammogram letters sent to patients who have dense breast tissue, include a notice containing information about the potential effects of dense breast tissue on mammograms and explaining that patients may wish to contact their physicians for additional information. This bill is identical to HB 83.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103560D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104781D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103560D
- 01/13/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/26/12 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104781D-S1
- 01/27/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/30/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104781D-S1
- 01/30/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB544S1
- 01/31/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/12 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/12 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/12 House: Read first time
- 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/16/12 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/12 House: Read second time
- 02/20/12 House: Read third time
- 02/20/12 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/20/12 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/12 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/12 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER)
- 02/22/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 7/1/12)
- 03/06/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)