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OH HB147
Bill
Status
3/20/2014
Primary Sponsor
Bill Patmon
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AI Summary
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Requires surgeons performing mastectomies in hospitals to guide patients through provided or referred services consistent with National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) standards
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Mandates that surgeons or a designated person offer preoperative referrals to reconstructive or plastic surgeons when the surgeon considers breast reconstruction appropriate for the patient, in accordance with NAPBC standards
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Defines "NAPBC" as the national accreditation program for breast centers of the American College of Surgeons
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Names the act the "Lizzie B. Byrd Act"
Legislative Description
To require a surgeon performing a mastectomy in a hospital to guide the patient and provide referrals in a manner consistent with the standards of the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and to name this act the "Lizzie B. Byrd Act."
Breast cancer surgery & referrals-standards
Last Action
Effective Date
3/20/2014