A. All health care facilities that perform mammography examinations shall include in the summary of the mammography report, required by federal law to be provided to a patient, information that identifies the patient's individual breast density classification as dense or not dense. If the patient elects to receive the summary of the mammography report by electronic mail and provides an electronic mail address, the summary shall be sent by electronic mail. If the facility determines that a patient has heterogeneously or extremely dense breast tissue, the summary of the mammography report shall include the following notice: "Breast tissue can be either dense or not dense. Dense tissue makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram and also raises the risk of developing breast cancer. Your breast tissue is dense. In some people with dense tissue, other imaging tests in addition to a mammogram may help find cancers. Talk to your health care provider about breast density, risks for breast cancer, and your individual situation." B. Patients who receive diagnostic or screening mammograms may be directed to informative material about breast density. This informative material may include the American College of Radiology's most current brochure on the subject of breast density available on the American College of Radiology's website. Patients and health care providers can be further informed by material from the American Cancer Society or Mammography Saves Lives organizations. C. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to create a duty of care or other legal obligation beyond the duty to provide notice as set forth in subsection A of this section. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a notice that is inconsistent with the provisions of the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Added by Laws 2016, c. 131, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 319, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2024, c. 72, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.
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