Mammograms; information on breast density. (HB83)
Introduced By
Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) with support from 60 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Progress
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Description
Mammograms; information on breast density. Requires the Board of Health to establish guidelines requiring all mammogram reports to include information on breast density. Such information shall inform patients with dense breast tissue, as determined by the physician, that supplementary screening tests may be beneficial, depending on individual risk factors. Amends § 32.1-229, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
- 12/21/2011 Committee
- 12/21/2011 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100187D
- 12/21/2011 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/16/2012 Assigned HWI sub: #3
- 01/18/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB83)
- 01/19/2012 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2012 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/24/2012 Committee substitute printed 12104447D-H1
- 01/25/2012 Read first time
- 01/26/2012 Read second time
- 01/26/2012 Committee substitute agreed to 12104447D-H1
- 01/26/2012 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB83H1
- 01/27/2012 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2012 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 01/30/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB83H1)
- 01/30/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/2012 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/31/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB83H1)
- 02/09/2012 Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/10/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/13/2012 Read third time
- 02/13/2012 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/14/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
- 02/15/2012 Enrolled
- 02/15/2012 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB83ER)
- 02/15/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB83ER)
- 02/15/2012 Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/2012 Signed by President
- 02/28/2012 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 6 (effective 7/1/12)
- 02/28/2012 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006)
Comments
I think this bill has the potential to help save lives of women with dense breast tissue. I think the wording of the bill should also include what kinds of supplementary screenings are available.
All women are encouraged to have mammograms, and women depend on the accuracy of those exams.
An error in such an exam is just as bad as no exam at all, or perhaps worse....for then we have left someone with a false sense of security. And an opportunity for breast disease to go undetected perhaps until the next mammogram.
Dense tissue in the breast...
Demands supplementary retest!!
Dense breast?
More tests!!
If there is an issue,
Retest the tissue.
I am a retired RN with 34 years experience in surgery,
and I saw many mastectomies performed during that time.
Today, we have mammograms and other forms of early detection for abnormal tissue. Let's use them, for a better prognosis.
Please consider House Bill 83, issue #7 with these thoughts in mind. Thanks! Sarah Willman
This is an extremely important bill that must be passed for the health of all women.
I feel this bill is very very important. If we have the technology to find breast cancer, we should be using it. Thank you.
This bill is extremely important to me and others like me who have older daughters with very young children. The very best technology that we have developed should definitely be used as indicated.