20 ILCS 2310/2310-345
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2310/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law)|Article 2310 - Department Of Public Health

 (was 20 ILCS 2310/55.49)Sec. 2310-345. Breast cancer; written summary regarding early detection and  treatment.(a) From funds made available for this purpose, the  Department shall publish, in layman's language, a  standardized written summary outlining methods for the early detection and  diagnosis of breast cancer.  The summary shall include recommended  guidelines for screening and detection of breast cancer through the use of  techniques that shall include but not be limited to self-examination, clinical breast exams, and  diagnostic radiology.(b) The summary shall also suggest that women seek mammography  services from facilities that  are certified to perform mammography as required by the  federal Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992.(c) The summary shall also include the medically viable  alternative  methods for the treatment of breast cancer, including, but not limited to,  hormonal, radiological, chemotherapeutic, or surgical treatments or  combinations thereof.  The summary shall contain information on breast  reconstructive surgery, including, but not limited to, the use of breast  implants and their side effects.  The summary shall inform the  patient of the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and dangers of the various  procedures.  The summary shall include (i) a statement that mammography is the most  accurate method for making an early detection of breast cancer, however, no  diagnostic tool is 100% effective, (ii) the benefits of clinical breast exams, and (iii) instructions for   performing breast self-examination and a statement that  it is  important to perform a breast self-examination monthly.(c-5) The summary shall specifically address the benefits  of early detection and review the clinical standard recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society for mammography, clinical breast exams, and breast self-exams.(c-10) The summary shall also inform individuals that public and private insurance providers shall pay for clinical breast exams as part of an exam, as indicated by guidelines of practice.(c-15) The summary shall also inform individuals, in layman's terms, of the meaning and consequences of "dense breast tissue" under the guidelines of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System of the American College of Radiology and potential recommended follow-up tests or studies.(d) In developing the summary, the Department shall consult with the  Advisory Board of Cancer Control, the Illinois State Medical Society and  consumer groups.  The summary shall be updated by the Department every 2 years.(e) The summaries shall additionally be translated into Spanish, and  the Department shall conduct a public information campaign to distribute  the summaries to the Hispanic women of this State in order to inform them  of the importance of early detection and mammograms.(f) The Department shall distribute the summary to hospitals, public  health centers, physicians, and  other health care professionals who are likely to perform or order  diagnostic  tests for breast disease or treat breast cancer by surgical or other  medical methods.  Those hospitals, public health centers, physicians, and other health care professionals  shall make the summaries available to the public.  The Department shall  also distribute the summaries to any person, organization, or other  interested parties upon request.  The summaries may be duplicated by any  person, provided the copies are identical to the current summary  prepared  by the Department.(g) The summary shall display, on the inside of its cover, printed in  capital letters, in bold face type, the following paragraph:"The information contained in this brochure regarding recommendations for  early detection and diagnosis of breast disease and alternative breast  disease treatments is only for the purpose of assisting you, the patient,  in understanding the medical information and advice offered by your  physician.  This brochure cannot serve as a substitute for the sound  professional advice of your physician.  The availability of this brochure  or the information contained within is not intended to alter, in any way,  the existing physician-patient relationship, nor the existing professional  obligations of your physician in the delivery of medical services to you,  the patient."(h) The summary shall be updated when necessary.  (Source: P.A. 98-502, eff. 1-1-14; 98-886, eff. 1-1-15; 99-581, eff. 1-1-17.)