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| Public Act 098-0502 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2310-345 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-345) (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.49)
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Sec. 2310-345. Breast cancer; written summary regarding | ||||
early detection and
treatment. | ||||
(a) From funds made available for this purpose, the
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Department shall publish, in layman's language, a
standardized | ||||
written summary outlining methods for the early detection and
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diagnosis of breast cancer. The summary shall include | ||||
recommended
guidelines for screening and detection of breast | ||||
cancer through the use of
techniques that shall include but not | ||||
be limited to self-examination, clinical breast exams, and
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diagnostic radiology.
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(b) The summary shall also suggest that women seek | ||||
mammography
services from facilities that
are certified to | ||||
perform mammography as required by the
federal Mammography | ||||
Quality Standards Act of 1992.
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(c) The summary shall also include the medically viable
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alternative
methods for the treatment of breast cancer, | ||||
including, but not limited to,
hormonal, radiological, | ||
chemotherapeutic, or surgical treatments or
combinations | ||
thereof. The summary shall contain information on breast
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reconstructive surgery, including, but not limited to, the use | ||
of breast
implants and their side effects.
The summary shall | ||
inform the
patient of the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and | ||
dangers of the various
procedures.
The summary shall include | ||
(i) a statement that mammography is the most
accurate method | ||
for making an early detection of breast cancer, however, no
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diagnostic tool is 100% effective, (ii) the benefits of | ||
clinical breast exams, and (iii) instructions for
performing | ||
breast self-examination and a statement that
it is
important to | ||
perform a breast self-examination monthly.
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(c-5) The summary shall specifically address the benefits
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of early detection and review the clinical standard | ||
recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and | ||
Prevention and the American Cancer Society for mammography, | ||
clinical breast exams, and breast self-exams.
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(c-10) The summary shall also inform individuals that | ||
public and private insurance providers shall pay for clinical | ||
breast exams as part of an exam, as indicated by guidelines of | ||
practice.
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(c-15) The summary shall also inform individuals, in | ||
layman's terms, of the meaning and consequences of "dense | ||
breast tissue" under the guidelines of the Breast Imaging | ||
Reporting and Data System of the American College of Radiology. | ||
(d) In developing the summary, the Department shall consult | ||
with the
Advisory Board of Cancer Control, the Illinois State | ||
Medical Society and
consumer groups. The summary shall be | ||
updated by the Department every 2 years.
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(e) The summaries shall additionally be translated into | ||
Spanish, and
the Department shall conduct a public information | ||
campaign to distribute
the summaries to the Hispanic women of | ||
this State in order to inform them
of the importance of early | ||
detection and mammograms.
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(f) The Department shall distribute the summary to | ||
hospitals, public
health centers, and physicians who are likely | ||
to perform or order
diagnostic
tests for breast disease or | ||
treat breast cancer by surgical or other
medical methods. Those | ||
hospitals, public health centers, and physicians
shall make the | ||
summaries available to the public. The Department shall
also | ||
distribute the summaries to any person, organization, or other
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interested parties upon request. The summaries may be | ||
duplicated by any
person, provided the copies are identical to | ||
the current summary
prepared
by the Department.
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(g) The summary shall display, on the inside of its cover, | ||
printed in
capital letters, in bold face type, the following | ||
paragraph:
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"The information contained in this brochure regarding | ||
recommendations for
early detection and diagnosis of breast | ||
disease and alternative breast
disease treatments is only for | ||
the purpose of assisting you, the patient,
in understanding the | ||
medical information and advice offered by your
physician. This | ||
brochure cannot serve as a substitute for the sound
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professional advice of your physician. The availability of this | ||
brochure
or the information contained within is not intended to | ||
alter, in any way,
the existing physician-patient | ||
relationship, nor the existing professional
obligations of | ||
your physician in the delivery of medical services to you,
the | ||
patient."
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(h) The summary shall be updated when necessary.
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(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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