2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 46 Public welfare and assistance :: RS 46:975 Women's cancer prevention program

§975.  Women's cancer prevention program

A.  The office of public health, Department of Health and Hospitals, 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 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 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 health care 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.  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.