HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2819 FILED ON: 1/14/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2119
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William Lantigua
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the notification of mammographic examinations.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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William Lantigua
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16th Essex
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Christine E. Canavan
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10th Plymouth
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Kathi-Anne Reinstein
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16th Suffolk
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Christine E. Canavan
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10th Plymouth
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Bruce E. Tarr
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First Essex and Middlesex
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Walter F. Timilty
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7th Norfolk
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Cynthia Stone Creem
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First Middlesex and Norfolk
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Lori Ehrlich
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8th Essex
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Martha M. Walz
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8th Suffolk
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Susan C. Fargo
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Third Middlesex
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Ellen Story
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3rd Hampshire
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Thomas P. Conroy
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13th Middlesex
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Cynthia Stone Creem
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First Middlesex and Norfolk
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2188 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the notification of mammographic examinations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same
, as follows:
Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 184C the following section:-
Section 184D. A physician, health care facility or hospital ordering a mammographic examination for a patient shall notify said
patient of results indicative of malignancy or highly suggestive of malignancy within five (5) business days of receiving the results of said examination. Any violation of this section shall be reported to the Department of Public Health and the Health Ca
re Quality and Cost Council for public reporting purposes.
