The New York State Senate

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 6769                                                  A. 9586

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2012
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Insur-
  ance

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
  to supplemental screenings

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph 11 of subsection (i)
of  section  3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
medical  care  shall  provide the following coverage for mammography AND
OTHER IMAGING screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii)  a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
  (iii) an annual mammogram for covered persons aged  forty  and  older;
AND
  (IV)  UPON RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING FOR A
COVERED PERSON USING OTHER IMAGING  MODALITIES  DEEMED  APPROPRIATE  FOR
ADJUVANT SCREENING BY AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY GUIDELINES TO DETECT
OCCULT BREAST CANCER IF:
  (A)  A  MAMMOGRAM  PERFORMED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DOES NOT
PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCREENING BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE  BREAST  TISSUE,
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  PRESENCE  OF HETEROGENEOUSLY OR
EXTREMELY DENSE BREAST TISSUE, AS DEFINED BY THE BREAST IMAGING  REPORT-
ING  AND  DATA  SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY,
THAT MAY LOWER THE SENSITIVITY OF MAMMOGRAPHY; OR,

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                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (B) IT IS DETERMINED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT THE COVERED PERSON IS  POTEN-
TIALLY AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER ACCORDING TO SUCH GUIDELINES.
  (C)  (I)  For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph,
mammography screening means an X-ray examination  of  the  breast  using
dedicated  equipment,  including X-ray tube, filter, compression device,
screens, films and cassettes, with an average glandular  radiation  dose
less than 0.5 rem per view per breast.
  (II)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (A) AND (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
IMAGING MODALITIES ARE MODALITIES  USED  TO  SCREEN  FOR,  OR  DIAGNOSE,
OCCULT BREAST CANCER.
  S  2.  Subparagraphs  (A) and (C) of paragraph 11 of subsection (l) of
section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws
of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every insurer delivering a group or blanket policy  or  issuing  a
group  or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides cover-
age for hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide  the  following
coverage  for  mammography AND OTHER IMAGING screening for occult breast
cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii)  a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
  (iii) an annual mammogram for covered persons aged  forty  and  older;
AND
  (IV)  UPON RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING FOR A
COVERED PERSON USING OTHER IMAGING  MODALITIES  DEEMED  APPROPRIATE  FOR
ADJUVANT SCREENING BY AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY GUIDELINES TO DETECT
OCCULT BREAST CANCER IF:
  (A)  A  MAMMOGRAM  PERFORMED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DOES NOT
PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCREENING BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE  BREAST  TISSUE,
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  PRESENCE  OF HETEROGENEOUSLY OR
EXTREMELY DENSE BREAST TISSUE, AS DEFINED BY THE BREAST IMAGING  REPORT-
ING  AND  DATA  SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY,
THAT MAY LOWER THE SENSITIVITY OF MAMMOGRAPHY; OR,
  (B) IT IS DETERMINED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT THE COVERED PERSON IS  POTEN-
TIALLY AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER ACCORDING TO SUCH GUIDELINES.
  (C)  (I)  For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph,
mammography screening means an X-ray examination  of  the  breast  using
dedicated  equipment,  including X-ray tube, filter, compression device,
screens, films and cassettes, with an average glandular  radiation  dose
less than 0.5 rem per view per breast.
  (II)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (A) AND (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
IMAGING MODALITIES ARE MODALITIES  USED  TO  SCREEN  FOR,  OR  DIAGNOSE,
OCCULT BREAST CANCER.
  S  3.  Subsection (p) of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended
by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (p) (1) A medical expense indemnity corporation,  a  hospital  service
corporation  or  a health service corporation that provides coverage for
hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide the following  coverage
for mammography AND OTHER IMAGING screening for occult breast cancer:
  (A) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered  persons  having  a prior history of breast cancer or who have a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (B) a single baseline mammogram for covered persons  aged  thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]

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  (C)  an  annual mammogram for covered persons aged forty and older[.];
AND
  (D)  UPON  RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING FOR A
COVERED PERSON USING OTHER IMAGING  MODALITIES  DEEMED  APPROPRIATE  FOR
ADJUVANT SCREENING BY AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY GUIDELINES TO DETECT
OCCULT BREAST CANCER IF:
  (A)  A  MAMMOGRAM  PERFORMED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DOES NOT
PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCREENING BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE  BREAST  TISSUE,
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  PRESENCE  OF HETEROGENEOUSLY OR
EXTREMELY DENSE BREAST TISSUE, AS DEFINED BY THE BREAST IMAGING  REPORT-
ING  AND  DATA  SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY,
THAT MAY LOWER THE SENSITIVITY OF MAMMOGRAPHY; OR,
  (B) IT IS DETERMINED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT THE COVERED PERSON IS  POTEN-
TIALLY AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER ACCORDING TO SUCH GUIDELINES.
  (E)  The  coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two of this
subsection may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance  as  may
be  deemed  appropriate by the superintendent and as are consistent with
those established for other benefits within a given contract.
  (2) (A) For purposes of paragraph one of this subsection,  mammography
screening  means  an  X-ray  examination  of  the breast using dedicated
equipment, including X-ray tube, filter,  compression  device,  screens,
films  and cassettes, with an average glandular radiation dose less than
0.5 rem per view per breast.
  (B) FOR PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION, IMAGING  MODALI-
TIES  ARE  MODALITIES  USED  TO  SCREEN  FOR, OR DIAGNOSE, OCCULT BREAST
CANCER.
  (3) In addition to paragraph one or  two  of  this  subsection,  every
contract  that provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care,
except for a grandfathered health plan  under  paragraph  four  of  this
subsection, shall provide coverage for the following mammography screen-
ing  services,  and such coverage shall not be subject to annual deduct-
ibles or coinsurance:
  (A) evidence-based items or services  for  mammography  that  have  in
effect  a  rating  of  'A'  or 'B' in the current recommendations of the
United States preventive services task force; and
  (B) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screen-
ings for mammography not described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
and as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the  health
resources and services administration.
  (4) For purposes of this subsection, "grandfathered health plan" means
coverage  provided  by a corporation in which an individual was enrolled
on March twenty-third, two thousand ten for  as  long  as  the  coverage
maintains grandfathered status in accordance with section 1251(e) of the
Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. S 18011(e).
  S  4.   Paragraph 7 of subsection (d) of section 4326 of the insurance
law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 1999, is amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (7) adult preventive health services consisting of mammography screen-
ing,  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SUBSECTION  (P)  OF  SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE;  cervical  cytology  screening;  periodic
physical  examinations  no  more  than once every three years; and adult
immunizations;
  S 5. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  2404-c
to read as follows:
  S  2404-C. BREAST CANCER; DUTY OF PROVIDERS OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES TO
NOTIFY AND INFORM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A STANDARD  WRITTEN

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NOTIFICATION  IN  PLAIN NON-TECHNICAL LANGUAGE FOR PATIENTS, WHO RECEIVE
MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES THAT DEMONSTRATE THE PATIENT HAS HETEROGENEOUSLY OR
EXTREMELY DENSE BREAST TISSUE BASED ON THE BREAST IMAGING REPORTING  AND
DATA  SYSTEM  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, WHICH
SHALL EXPLAIN THAT:
  (A) THE PATIENT'S MAMMOGRAPHY RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PATIENT HAS
DENSE BREAST TISSUE WHICH MAY  REDUCE  THE  SENSITIVITY  OF  MAMMOGRAPHY
SCREENING AND INTERFERE WITH THE DETECTION OF ABNORMALITIES;
  (B)  THE  NOTIFICATION  HAS ALSO BEEN SENT TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN;
AND,
  (C) THE NOTIFICATION IS PROVIDED TO ENCOURAGE THE PATIENT  TO  DISCUSS
WITH THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN THE OPTION OF ADDITIONAL METHODS OF SCREEN-
ING FOR BREAST CANCER DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S RISK FACTORS.
  2.  EVERY  PROVIDER  OF  MAMMOGRAPHY  SERVICES SHALL, IF A PATIENT HAS
HETEROGENEOUSLY DENSE OR EXTREMELY DENSE  BREAST  TISSUE,  INCLUDE  SUCH
NOTIFICATION  IN  ANY  MAMMOGRAPHY  REPORT SENT, PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL
MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT, TO  THE  PATIENT  AND  THE  PATIENT'S
PHYSICIAN.
  S  6.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 6769--A                                            A. 9586--A

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2012
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, ALESI, BALL, GOLDEN, GRISAN-
  TI, HUNTLEY, JOHNSON, LAVALLE, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, RITCHIE, STAVISKY,
  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Insurance  --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, SWEENEY, GUNTHER, McENENY,
  ABINANTI, LANCMAN, COLTON, JACOBS, MILLMAN, BARRON, N. RIVERA, MAISEL,
  HOOPER, ROBERTS, RUSSELL, CASTRO, QUART, CAHILL,  GALEF,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  O'DONNELL,  SCHIMEL,  SCARBOROUGH,  WEPRIN,  LINARES,  COOK, ROBINSON,
  CLARK, CYMBROWITZ, LATIMER, LIFTON, LAVINE, BRAUNSTEIN, PRETLOW, MOYA,
  J. RIVERA, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  AMEDORE,  ARROYO,
  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,  BURLING,  CALHOUN,  CONTE,  CROUCH,  CURRAN, DUPREY,
  HAWLEY, HEVESI, LOSQUADRO, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RA, RAIA, P. RIVERA,
  SALADINO, SAYWARD, TENNEY, THIELE, TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the public health law, in relation
  to supplemental screenings

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph 11 of subsection (i)
of  section  3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
  (A) Every policy that provides  coverage  for  hospital,  surgical  or
medical  care  shall  provide the following coverage for mammography AND
OTHER IMAGING screening for occult breast cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered persons having a prior history of breast cancer or  who  have  a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii)  a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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  (iii) an annual mammogram for covered persons aged  forty  and  older;
AND
  (IV)  UPON RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING FOR A
COVERED PERSON USING OTHER IMAGING MODALITIES FOR ADJUVANT SCREENING IF:
  (A) A MAMMOGRAM PERFORMED PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  DEMONSTRATES
THAT THE COVERED PERSON HAS DENSE BREAST TISSUE; OR,
  (B)  IT IS DETERMINED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT THE COVERED PERSON IS POTEN-
TIALLY AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST  CANCER  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  RECOGNIZED
PRACTICE GUIDELINES OR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS.
  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DENSE BREAST TISSUE SHALL HAVE
THE SAME MEANING AS HETEROGENEOUSLY DENSE OR EXTREMELY DENSE  TISSUE  AS
DEFINED  BY  THE BREAST IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AND ANY EQUIVALENT NEW TERMS  AS  SUCH
SYSTEM IS UPDATED.
  (C)  (I)  For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph,
mammography screening means an X-ray examination  of  the  breast  using
dedicated  equipment,  including X-ray tube, filter, compression device,
screens, films and cassettes, with an average glandular  radiation  dose
less than 0.5 rem per view per breast.
  (II)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (A) AND (B) OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
IMAGING MODALITIES ARE MODALITIES, APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, USED TO SCREEN FOR, OR DIAGNOSE, OCCULT BREAST CANCER.
  S 2. Subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph 11 of  subsection  (l)  of
section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws
of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
  (A)  Every  insurer  delivering a group or blanket policy or issuing a
group or blanket policy for delivery in this state that provides  cover-
age  for  hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide the following
coverage for mammography AND OTHER IMAGING screening for  occult  breast
cancer:
  (i) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered  persons  having  a prior history of breast cancer or who have a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (ii) a single baseline mammogram for covered persons aged  thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
  (iii)  an  annual  mammogram for covered persons aged forty and older;
AND
  (IV) UPON RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING FOR  A
COVERED PERSON USING OTHER IMAGING MODALITIES FOR ADJUVANT SCREENING IF:
  (A)  A  MAMMOGRAM PERFORMED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DEMONSTRATES
THAT THE COVERED PERSON HAS DENSE BREAST TISSUE; OR,
  (B) IT IS DETERMINED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT THE COVERED PERSON IS  POTEN-
TIALLY  AT  HIGH  RISK  FOR  BREAST CANCER IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOGNIZED
PRACTICE GUIDELINES OR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DENSE BREAST TISSUE  SHALL  HAVE
THE  SAME  MEANING AS HETEROGENEOUSLY DENSE OR EXTREMELY DENSE TISSUE AS
DEFINED BY THE BREAST IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM  ESTABLISHED  BY
THE  AMERICAN  COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AND ANY EQUIVALENT NEW TERMS AS SUCH
SYSTEM IS UPDATED.
  (C) (I) For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of  this  paragraph,
mammography  screening  means  an  X-ray examination of the breast using
dedicated equipment, including X-ray tube, filter,  compression  device,
screens,  films  and cassettes, with an average glandular radiation dose
less than 0.5 rem per view per breast.

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  (II) FOR PURPOSES OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (A)  AND  (B)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
IMAGING MODALITIES ARE MODALITIES, APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, USED TO SCREEN FOR, OR DIAGNOSE, OCCULT BREAST CANCER.
  S  3.  Subsection (p) of section 4303 of the insurance law, as amended
by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (p) (1) A medical expense indemnity corporation,  a  hospital  service
corporation  or  a health service corporation that provides coverage for
hospital, surgical or medical care shall provide the following  coverage
for mammography AND OTHER IMAGING screening for occult breast cancer:
  (A) upon the recommendation of a physician, a mammogram at any age for
covered  persons  having  a prior history of breast cancer or who have a
first degree relative with a prior history of breast cancer;
  (B) a single baseline mammogram for covered persons  aged  thirty-five
through thirty-nine, inclusive; [and]
  (C)  an  annual mammogram for covered persons aged forty and older[.];
AND
  (D) UPON RECOMMENDATION OF A PHYSICIAN, SUPPLEMENTAL SCREENING  FOR  A
COVERED PERSON USING OTHER IMAGING MODALITIES FOR ADJUVANT SCREENING IF:
  (A)  A  MAMMOGRAM PERFORMED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DEMONSTRATES
THAT THE COVERED PERSON HAS DENSE BREAST TISSUE; OR,
  (B) IT IS DETERMINED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT THE COVERED PERSON IS  POTEN-
TIALLY  AT  HIGH  RISK  FOR  BREAST CANCER IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOGNIZED
PRACTICE GUIDELINES OR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DENSE BREAST TISSUE  SHALL  HAVE
THE  SAME  MEANING AS HETEROGENEOUSLY DENSE OR EXTREMELY DENSE TISSUE AS
DEFINED BY THE BREAST IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM  ESTABLISHED  BY
THE  AMERICAN  COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AND ANY EQUIVALENT NEW TERMS AS SUCH
SYSTEM IS UPDATED.
  (E) The coverage required in this paragraph or paragraph two  of  this
subsection  may  be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance as may
be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are  consistent  with
those established for other benefits within a given contract.
  (2)  (A) For purposes of paragraph one of this subsection, mammography
screening means an X-ray  examination  of  the  breast  using  dedicated
equipment,  including  X-ray  tube, filter, compression device, screens,
films and cassettes, with an average glandular radiation dose less  than
0.5 rem per view per breast.
  (B)  FOR PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBSECTION, IMAGING MODALI-
TIES ARE MODALITIES, APPROVED BY THE  FEDERAL  FOOD  AND  DRUG  ADMINIS-
TRATION, USED TO SCREEN FOR, OR DIAGNOSE, OCCULT BREAST CANCER.
  (3)  In  addition  to  paragraph  one or two of this subsection, every
contract that provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical  care,
except  for  a  grandfathered  health  plan under paragraph four of this
subsection, shall provide coverage for the following mammography screen-
ing services, and such coverage shall not be subject to  annual  deduct-
ibles or coinsurance:
  (A)  evidence-based  items  or  services  for mammography that have in
effect a rating of 'A' or 'B' in  the  current  recommendations  of  the
United States preventive services task force; and
  (B) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screen-
ings for mammography not described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
and  as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the health
resources and services administration.
  (4) For purposes of this subsection, "grandfathered health plan" means
coverage provided by a corporation in which an individual  was  enrolled
on  March  twenty-third,  two  thousand  ten for as long as the coverage

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maintains grandfathered status in accordance with section 1251(e) of the
Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. S 18011(e).
  S  4.   Paragraph 7 of subsection (d) of section 4326 of the insurance
law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 1999, is amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (7) adult preventive health services consisting of mammography screen-
ing,  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SUBSECTION  (P)  OF  SECTION FOUR THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE;  cervical  cytology  screening;  periodic
physical  examinations  no  more  than once every three years; and adult
immunizations;
  S 5. The public health law is amended by adding a new  section  2404-c
to read as follows:
  S  2404-C. BREAST CANCER; DUTY OF PROVIDERS OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES TO
NOTIFY AND INFORM.  EVERY PROVIDER OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES SHALL,  IF  A
PATIENT'S  MAMMOGRAM  DEMONSTRATES  DENSE  BREAST  TISSUE  AS DEFINED IN
SECTION THREE  THOUSAND  TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTEEN  OF  THE  INSURANCE  LAW,
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, IN ANY SUMMA-
RY  OF  THE MAMMOGRAPHY REPORT SENT, PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL MAMMOGRAPHY
QUALITY STANDARDS ACT, TO THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN:
  YOUR MAMMOGRAM SHOWS THAT YOUR BREAST TISSUE IS  DENSE.  DENSE  BREAST
TISSUE  IS VERY COMMON AND IS NOT ABNORMAL. HOWEVER, DENSE BREAST TISSUE
CAN MAKE IT HARDER TO FIND CANCER ON A MAMMOGRAM AND MAY  ALSO  INCREASE
YOUR BREAST CANCER RISK.
  THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESULT OF YOUR MAMMOGRAM IS GIVEN TO YOU TO
RAISE  YOUR AWARENESS. USE THIS INFORMATION TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT
YOUR OWN RISKS FOR BREAST CANCER. AT THAT TIME, ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF  MORE
SCREENING  TESTS  MIGHT  BE USEFUL, BASED ON YOUR RISK. A REPORT OF YOUR
RESULTS WAS SENT TO YOUR PHYSICIAN.
  S 6. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9586--B

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE, SWEENEY, GUNTHER, McENENY, ABINANTI,
  LANCMAN, COLTON, JACOBS, MILLMAN, BARRON, N. RIVERA,  MAISEL,  HOOPER,
  ROBERTS,   RUSSELL,   CASTRO,   QUART,   CAHILL,  GALEF,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  O'DONNELL, SCHIMEL,  SCARBOROUGH,  WEPRIN,  LINARES,  COOK,  ROBINSON,
  CLARK, CYMBROWITZ, LATIMER, LIFTON, LAVINE, BRAUNSTEIN, PRETLOW, MOYA,
  J. RIVERA,  GRAF,  SIMANOWITZ,  STEVENSON,  TITUS,  MAGNARELLI,  MENG,
  GIBSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  AMEDORE,  ARROYO,
  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,  BURLING,  CALHOUN,  CONTE,  CRESPO,  CROUCH, CURRAN,
  DenDEKKER,  DINOWITZ,  DUPREY,  HAWLEY,  HEVESI,  LOSQUADRO,  LUPARDO,
  MARKEY, MONTESANO, MURRAY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, RA, RAIA, P. RIVERA,
  SALADINO, SAYWARD, TENNEY, THIELE, TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred  to  the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  supplemental
  screenings

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  The public health law is amended by adding a  new  section
2404-c to read as follows:
  S  2404-C. BREAST CANCER; DUTY OF PROVIDERS OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES TO
NOTIFY AND INFORM.  EVERY PROVIDER OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES SHALL,  IF  A
PATIENT'S  MAMMOGRAM DEMONSTRATES DENSE BREAST TISSUE, PROVIDE NOTIFICA-
TION TO SUCH PATIENT THAT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE
FOLLOWING  INFORMATION,  IN  ANY SUMMARY OF THE MAMMOGRAPHY REPORT SENT,
PURSUANT TO THE  FEDERAL  MAMMOGRAPHY  QUALITY  STANDARDS  ACT,  TO  THE
PATIENT AND THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN:
  YOUR  MAMMOGRAM  SHOWS  THAT YOUR BREAST TISSUE IS DENSE. DENSE BREAST
TISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND IS NOT ABNORMAL. HOWEVER, DENSE BREAST  TISSUE
CAN  MAKE  IT HARDER TO FIND CANCER ON A MAMMOGRAM AND MAY ALSO INCREASE
YOUR BREAST CANCER RISK.
  THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESULT OF YOUR MAMMOGRAM IS GIVEN TO YOU TO
RAISE YOUR AWARENESS. USE THIS INFORMATION TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR  ABOUT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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YOUR  OWN RISKS FOR BREAST CANCER. AT THAT TIME, ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF MORE
SCREENING TESTS MIGHT BE USEFUL, BASED ON YOUR RISK. A  REPORT  OF  YOUR
RESULTS WAS SENT TO YOUR PHYSICIAN.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DENSE BREAST TISSUE SHALL MEAN HETER-
OGENEOUSLY  DENSE  OR EXTREMELY DENSE TISSUE AS FURTHER DEFINED IN REGU-
LATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER. SUCH DEFINITION SHALL BE  BASED  ON
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES OR SYSTEMS FOR BREAST IMAGING REPORTING
OF  MAMMOGRAPHY  SCREENING,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, THE BREAST
IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF  RADIOLOGY.
THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  UPDATE  SUCH REGULATIONS AS SUCH GUIDELINES OR
SYSTEMS ARE UPDATED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately the  commissioner  of
health  may  promulgate  any rule or regulation necessary for the timely
implementation of this act on its effective date.

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9586--C

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE, SWEENEY, GUNTHER, McENENY, ABINANTI,
  LANCMAN, COLTON, JACOBS, MILLMAN, BARRON, N. RIVERA,  MAISEL,  HOOPER,
  ROBERTS,   RUSSELL,   CASTRO,   QUART,   CAHILL,  GALEF,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  O'DONNELL, SCHIMEL,  SCARBOROUGH,  WEPRIN,  LINARES,  COOK,  ROBINSON,
  CLARK, CYMBROWITZ, LATIMER, LIFTON, LAVINE, BRAUNSTEIN, PRETLOW, MOYA,
  J. RIVERA,  GRAF,  SIMANOWITZ,  STEVENSON,  TITUS,  MAGNARELLI,  MENG,
  GIBSON, MORELLE, CUSICK, RAMOS --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  ABBATE,  AMEDORE,  ARROYO,  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,  BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE,
  CRESPO, CROUCH, CURRAN, DenDEKKER, DINOWITZ, DUPREY,  HAWLEY,  HEVESI,
  LOSQUADRO,  LUPARDO, MAGEE, MARKEY, MONTESANO, MURRAY, PEOPLES-STOKES,
  PERRY, RA, RAIA, P. RIVERA, SALADINO, SAYWARD, TENNEY, THIELE, TITONE,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- again reported  from  said  committee
  with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- reference changed to the Committee on Health -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public  health  law,  in  relation  to  supplemental
  screenings

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  The public health law is amended by adding a  new  section
2404-c to read as follows:
  S  2404-C. BREAST CANCER; DUTY OF PROVIDERS OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES TO
NOTIFY AND INFORM.  EVERY PROVIDER OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES SHALL,  IF  A
PATIENT'S  MAMMOGRAM DEMONSTRATES DENSE BREAST TISSUE, PROVIDE NOTIFICA-
TION TO SUCH PATIENT THAT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE
FOLLOWING  INFORMATION,  IN  ANY SUMMARY OF THE MAMMOGRAPHY REPORT SENT,
PURSUANT TO THE  FEDERAL  MAMMOGRAPHY  QUALITY  STANDARDS  ACT,  TO  THE
PATIENT:
  YOUR  MAMMOGRAM  SHOWS  THAT YOUR BREAST TISSUE IS DENSE. DENSE BREAST
TISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND IS NOT ABNORMAL. HOWEVER, DENSE BREAST  TISSUE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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CAN MAKE IT HARDER TO FIND CANCER ON A MAMMOGRAM AND MAY ALSO BE ASSOCI-
ATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER.
  THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESULT OF YOUR MAMMOGRAM IS GIVEN TO YOU TO
RAISE  YOUR AWARENESS. USE THIS INFORMATION TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT
YOUR OWN RISKS FOR BREAST CANCER. AT THAT TIME, ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF  MORE
SCREENING  TESTS  MIGHT  BE USEFUL, BASED ON YOUR RISK. A REPORT OF YOUR
RESULTS WAS SENT TO YOUR PHYSICIAN.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DENSE BREAST TISSUE SHALL MEAN HETER-
OGENEOUSLY DENSE OR EXTREMELY DENSE TISSUE AS FURTHER DEFINED  IN  REGU-
LATIONS  ADOPTED  BY THE COMMISSIONER. SUCH DEFINITION SHALL BE BASED ON
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES OR SYSTEMS FOR BREAST IMAGING REPORTING
OF MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  BREAST
IMAGING  REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL UPDATE SUCH REGULATIONS  AS  SUCH  GUIDELINES  OR
SYSTEMS ARE UPDATED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have become a law.  Effective immediately the commissioner of
health may promulgate any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  timely
implementation of this act on its effective date.