The Louisiana Department of Health’s public health office must run a women’s cancer prevention program, and the department must adopt needed regulations.
§975. Women's cancer prevention program A. The office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall provide a special program of preventive, health, and medical care for women, who otherwise qualify by law, that concentrates on cancer prevention in women. The program required by this Section shall include services necessary to prevent or reduce the occurrence of female cancer by providing minimum mammogram examination and minimum pap smear examination under the following circumstances, subject to available funding derived from any available source. B. In this Section, "minimum mammography examination" means mammographic examinations, including but not limited to digital breast tomosynthesis, performed no less frequently than the following schedule provides: (1) One baseline mammogram for any person who is thirty-five through thirty-nine years of age. (2) One mammogram every twenty-four months for any person who is forty through forty-nine years of age, or more frequently if recommended by her physician. (3) One mammogram every twelve months for any person who is fifty years of age or older. C.(1) In this Section, "minimum mammography examination" means an examination, including but not limited to digital breast tomosynthesis, performed routinely according to age requirements as set forth by department regulations, or performed no less frequently than required by the treating physician. (2) A healthcare facility may advertise and be recognized as accredited if the facility has successfully completed the established dose and image criteria, has been accredited for a three-year period by the American College of Radiology, and maintains current accreditation. Upon receiving accreditation from the American College of Radiology, the identifying certificate issued shall be displayed in a prominent place at the facility. D. In this Section, "digital breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over the stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast. E. The department shall adopt all regulations deemed necessary in order to effectuate the provisions of this Section. Acts 1991, No. 969, §1; Acts 1992, No. 359, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5; Acts 2018, No. 494, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.