Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 486
Breast cancer patients; require physicians to provide certain information to.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO PHYSICIANS A STANDARDIZED WRITTEN SUMMARY EXPLAINING METHODS OF TREATING BREAST CANCER, OPTIONS FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN COVERAGE OF PROCEDURES AND TREATMENT; TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE THE SUMMARY TO EACH PERSON UNDER HIS OR HER CARE WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO HAVE BREAST CANCER, UPON DIAGNOSIS OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS PRACTICABLE; TO REQUIRE THE PHYSICIANS ISSUING THE REPORTS OF MAMMOGRAPHIES THAT DEMONSTRATE DENSE BREAST TISSUE TO NOTIFY PATIENTS OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DENSE BREAST TISSUE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to January 31, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jan 31
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives