1Requiring the notification of breast density to patients who
2receive a mammogram.

3The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4hereby enacts as follows:

5Section 1. Short title.

6This act shall be known and may be cited as the Breast
7Density Notification Act.

8Section 2. Breast density notification and information
9provided.

10(a) Inclusion of density information.--Each mammography
11report and any other written communication concerning the 
12mammography report provided to a patient by a mammography
13facility certified by the United States Food and Drug
14Administration shall include the patient's breast density
15information based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data

1System established by the American College of Radiology.

2(b) Notice.--The report and any other written communication 
3concerning the mammography report provided to a patient shall
4also include the following notice:

5This notice contains the results of your recent mammogram, 
6including information about breast density. If your mammogram 
7shows that your breast tissue is dense, you should know that 
8dense breast tissue is a common finding and is not abnormal. 
9Statistics show <-as many as 70% of <-many women could have dense 
10or highly dense breasts. Dense breast tissue can make it 
11harder to find cancer on a mammogram and may be associated 
12with an increased risk of cancer. This information about the 
13result of your mammogram is given to you to raise your 
14awareness and to inform your conversations with your 
15physician. Together, you can decide which screening options 
16are right for you, based on your mammogram results, 
17individual risk factors or physical examination. A report of 
18your results was sent to your physician.

19Section 3. Effective date.

20This act shall take effect in 90 days.