Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-553.1
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Mammography reports – Breast density classification
Official statutory text
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
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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.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 249
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.
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