SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 294, 1012 PRINTER'S NO. 2168
No. 274 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MRS. KELLY, MESSRS. DiCARLO, McLANE, OLIVER, FEE,
MRS. SCANLON, MESSRS. BERLIN AND COHEN, FEBRUARY 9, 1977
SENATOR COPPERSMITH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, IN SENATE,
AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 19, 1977
AN ACT
1 Requiring advice of the need of a cytology (Papanicolaou) test
2 for uterine cancer detection of certain women receiving
3 hospital care, for the purpose of detecting uterine cancer
4 early and reducing the morbidity and mortality therefrom.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Any female 18 years of age or older who is
8 accepted for any reason, either as an inpatient or outpatient, <--
9 in any hospital or clinic defined as such by the Commonwealth
10 shall be advised of the purpose of and the availability of tests
11 for the detection of uterine cancer, of an appropriate cytology
12 test of the Papanicolaou type, to be examined and reported upon
13 by an appropriate, qualified cytologist in a laboratory approved
14 by the Department of Health UNLESS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING <--
15 SITUATIONS EXIST:
16 (1) THE PROCEDURE IS CONTRAINDICATED BECAUSE OF THE
17 MEDICAL CONDITION OF THE PATIENT.
18 (2) THE PROCEDURE IS REFUSED BY THE PATIENT.
1 (3) SCREENING UTERINE CYTOLOGY HAS BEEN OBTAINED IN THE
2 PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL.
3 (4) A CONTRADICTORY ORDER IS WRITTEN BY A RESPONSIBLE
4 PHYSICIAN ON THE ORDER SHEET IN THE CHART.
5 Section 2. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is hereby <--
6 authorized to prepare directives to hospitals and clinics to
7 include in the patient medical records a section indicating
8 whether advisement of the intent and availability of tests is
9 applicable, the date when such advice and information was
10 offered and the name or initials of the person offering such
11 advice and information. The attending physician shall be
12 responsible for insuring that this form is completed.
13 Section 3 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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