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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 44-431: Definitions.

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  1. Title 44. Charitable and Curative Institutions.
  2. Chapter 4A. Health Care Facility Mammography Report.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(a)

(1)

"Breast density classification" means the 4 levels of breast density identified in the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology, which are:

(A)

Class A, indicating fatty breast tissue;

(B)

Class B, indicating scattered fibroglandular breast tissue;

(C)

Class C, indicating heterogeneously dense breast tissue with fibrous and glandular tissue that are evenly distributed throughout the breast; and

(D)

Class D, indicating extremely dense breast tissue.

(2)

"Health care facility" means a hospital, maternity center, ambulatory surgical facility, or hospice, as defined in subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title.

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