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Although some of the information in these documents has been modified or no longer applies to MQSA regulatory requirements, these items are presented here for **research and historical reference**.

Previously Issued Guidance

The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations: Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #12
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations: Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #9
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations: Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #10
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #11
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations - Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #8
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #7; Guidance for Industry and FDA
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #6; Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA
	Guidance for Request And Issuance Of Interim Notice Letters For Mammography Facilities Under The Mammography Quality Standards Act
	Policy and Standard Operating Procedures When Mammography Facilities in States that have Accreditation Bodies Intend to Change Accreditation Bodies
	Guidance for Review of Requests for Reconsideration of Adverse Decisions on Accreditation of Mammography Facilities Under the Mammography Quality Standards Act
	Guidance for Submission of Requests for Reconsideration of Adverse Decisions on Accreditation of Mammography Facilities Under the Mammography Quality Standards Act
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #5
	MQSA Final Regulations: Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #4
	MQSA Final Regulations Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #3
	MQSA Final Regulations: Modifications to the Policy Guidance Help System Due to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
	The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations Document #4; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA
	MQSA Final Regulation Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #2Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Reports: Semi-Annual Reports

Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report � November 27, 2015: Richard D. Adelman, M.D. [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - August 5, 2015: Coastal Diagnostic Center [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - June 11, 2015: Wishek Community Hospital [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - March 18, 2015 (Updated June 8, 2015): Union Square Medical Imaging and Mammography [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - April 23, 2015: Lancaster Breast Imaging [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - March 19, 2015: AP Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - August 26, 2014: Advanced Diagnostics, Inc. [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - Updated July 24, 2014: CMS Open MRI [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - June 24, 2014: Big Sky Diagnostic Imaging, LLC [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - January 24, 2014: Mountain Lakes Medical Center [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - January 8, 2014: All X Ray Diagnostic Services Corp [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - July 9, 2013: San Sebastian X-Ray [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - December 12, 2012: Downtown Radiology, Inc. [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - October 25, 2012: Georgia Clinic at Peachtree Corners [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - August 7, 2012 (Updated): Imaging Center of Oradell [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - August 3, 2012: Community Hospital [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - Updated July 20, 2012: Dorminy Medical Center [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - November 25, 2011: Huntington Radiology [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - July 18, 2011 [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report â June 15, 2011 [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - March 21, 2011 [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - January through June 2010 [Archived]
	Mammography Facility Adverse Event and Action Report - December 9, 2010 [Archived]Mammography Matters Newsletter

Mammography Matters Newsletter - Winter 2000 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Spring 2000 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Winter 1999 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Fall 1999 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Summer 1999 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Spring 1999 [Archive]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Winter 1998 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Fall 1998 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Summer 1998 [Archived]
	Mammography Matters Newsletter - Spring 1998 [Archived]Reports to Congress

2017 MQSA Report to Congress on Performance of Accreditation Bodies [Archived]
	2012 MQSA Report to Congress [Archived]
	MQSA 2005 Report to Congress - Executive Summary [Archived]
	2006 Full Report [Archived]
	2006 Executive Summary [Archived]
	2007 Full Report [Archived]
	MQSA 2008 Report to Congress Full Report [Archived]
	2009 Report to Congress on the Performance of Accreditation Bodies [Archived]
	2010 MQSA Report to Congress on the Performance of Accreditation Bodies [Archived]
	Facility Certification and Inspection (MQSA): Extension Requirements for Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) Systems [Archive]
	Questions and Answers on Medical Physicist Review of Initial Requirements - October 26, 1999, Letter to Medical PhysicistsOther Documents

Facility Certification and Inspection (MQSA): Extension Requirements for Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) Systems [Archive]
	Facility Certification and Inspection MQSA): Approved FFDM-DR Systems without an Accreditation Body [Archived]
	The MQSA Facility Inspection: 1995 to 2005 [Archived]
	The Effect of Reducing Inspection Frequency [Archived]
	MQSA PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS June 1993 through September 2003 [Archived]
	Questions and Answers on Medical Physicist Review of Initial Requirements - October 26, 1999, Letter to Medical Physicists [Archived]GAO Reports

Mammography - Current Nationwide Capacity Is Adequate, but Access Problems May Exist in Certain Locations (July 2006) [Archived]
	Mammography: Capacity Generally Exists to Deliver Services (April 2002) [Archived]
	Regulatory Management: Communication About Technology-Based Innovations Can Be Improved (February 2001) [Archived]
	Mammography Quality Standards Act - X-ray Quality Improved Access Unaffected, but Impact on Health Outcomes Unknown (May 1998) [ARCHIVED]
	Mammography Services: Impact of Federal Legislation on Quality, Access, and Health Outcomes (October 1997) [Archived]
	Mammography Services: Initial Impact of New Federal Law Has Been Positive (October 1995) [Archived]Assessment of the Availability of Mammography Services

ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES - Final Report

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