94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2818

 

Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Carol Ronen

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2310/2310-345   was 20 ILCS 2310/55.49

    Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning breast cancer detection and treatment.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by changing Section 2310-345 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-345)  (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.49)
8     Sec. 2310-345. Breast cancer; written summary regarding
9 early detection and treatment.
10     (a) From funds made available for this this purpose, the
11 Department shall publish, in layman's language, a standardized
12 written summary outlining methods for the early detection and
13 diagnosis of breast cancer. The summary shall include
14 recommended guidelines for screening and detection of breast
15 cancer through the use of techniques that shall include but not
16 be limited to self-examination and diagnostic radiology.
17     (b) The summary shall also suggest that women seek
18 mammography services from facilities that are certified to
19 perform mammography as required by the federal Mammography
20 Quality Standards Act of 1992.
21     (c) The summary shall also include the medically viable
22 alternative methods for the treatment of breast cancer,
23 including, but not limited to, hormonal, radiological,
24 chemotherapeutic, or surgical treatments or combinations
25 thereof. The summary shall contain information on breast
26 reconstructive surgery, including, but not limited to, the use
27 of breast implants and their side effects. The summary shall
28 inform the patient of the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and
29 dangers of the various procedures. The summary shall include
30 (i) a statement that mammography is the most accurate method
31 for making an early detection of breast cancer, however, no
32 diagnostic tool is 100% effective and (ii) instructions for

 

 

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1 instructions for performing breast self-examination and a
2 statement that it is important to perform a breast
3 self-examination monthly.
4     (d) In developing the summary, the Department shall consult
5 with the Advisory Board of Cancer Control, the Illinois State
6 Medical Society and consumer groups. The summary shall be
7 updated by the Department every 2 years.
8     (e) The summaries shall additionally be translated into
9 Spanish, and the Department shall conduct a public information
10 campaign to distribute the summaries to the Hispanic women of
11 this State in order to inform them of the importance of early
12 detection and mammograms.
13     (f) The Department shall distribute the summary to
14 hospitals, public health centers, and physicians who are likely
15 to perform or order diagnostic tests for breast disease or
16 treat breast cancer by surgical or other medical methods. Those
17 hospitals, public health centers, and physicians shall make the
18 summaries available to the public. The Department shall also
19 distribute the summaries to any person, organization, or other
20 interested parties upon request. The summaries may be
21 duplicated by any person, provided the copies are identical to
22 the current summary prepared by the Department.
23     (g) The summary shall display, on the inside of its cover,
24 printed in capital letters, in bold face type, the following
25 paragraph:
26     "The information contained in this brochure regarding
27 recommendations for early detection and diagnosis of breast
28 disease and alternative breast disease treatments is only for
29 the purpose of assisting you, the patient, in understanding the
30 medical information and advice offered by your physician. This
31 brochure cannot serve as a substitute for the sound
32 professional advice of your physician. The availability of this
33 brochure or the information contained within is not intended to
34 alter, in any way, the existing physician-patient
35 relationship, nor the existing professional obligations of
36 your physician in the delivery of medical services to you, the

 

 

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1 patient."
2     (h) The summary shall be updated when necessary.
3 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; revised 10-19-05.)