2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics
Section 26:2-168 - Breast cancer informational booklets provided by Department of Health
26:2-168. Breast cancer informational booklets provided by Department of Health
1. The Department of Health, in consultation with the New Jersey Division of the American Cancer Society, the Radiological Society of New Jersey and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, New Jersey Chapter, shall prepare an informational booklet in English and Spanish which describes, in a manner easily understandable by the patient, recognized dietary and lifestyle implications for the prevention of breast cancer, advantages and methods of early detection, and the risks and procedures involved with alternative methods of breast cancer treatment. The department shall make a supply of booklets available to all licensed health care facilities engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of breast cancer, facilities which provide mammography services and physicians engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of breast cancer, and social services agencies that primarily serve women.
L.1993,c.225,s.1.
