N.Y. Public Health Law § 2404-c: Breast cancer; duty of providers of mammography services to notify and inform

§ 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

notification 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

can make it harder to find cancer on a mammogram and may also be

associated 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

heterogeneously dense or extremely dense tissue as defined in 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, and any

equivalent new terms, as such guidelines or systems are updated.