Public Act 098-0502
 
SB2314 EnrolledLRB098 04240 RPM 34265 b


  
    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  

  
 
    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:
 



    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-345)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.49)



    Sec. 2310-345. Breast cancer; written summary regarding 
early detection and
treatment.
    (a) From funds made available for this purpose, the

Department shall publish, in layman's language, a
standardized 
written summary outlining methods for the early detection and

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

diagnostic radiology.

    (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.

    (c) The summary shall also include the medically viable

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

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

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.

    (c-5) The summary shall specifically address the benefits

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.

    (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.

    (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.

    (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.

    (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

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.

    (g) The summary shall display, on the inside of its cover, 
printed in
capital letters, in bold face type, the following 
paragraph:

    "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

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."

    (h) The summary shall be updated when necessary.

(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)