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WV SB606
Bill
Status
3/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Nichole Grady
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AI Summary
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Requires mammography facilities to notify patients about their breast density classification based on the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System
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Mandates specific notification language for patients with non-dense breasts explaining that dense tissue increases breast cancer risk and makes mammograms less effective
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Requires enhanced notification for patients with heterogeneously dense or extremely dense breasts, including information that additional imaging tests may help detect cancers
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Requires patient summaries to include their specific breast density category alongside the educational language
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Mandates that health care provider reports include one of four standardized breast density category terms: almost entirely fatty, scattered fibroglandular density, heterogeneously dense, or extremely dense
Legislative Description
Relating to notification of breast density
Health
Last Action
To House Health and Human Resources
3/13/2025