Location: SCR 354
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BILL SUMMARY for SB17-142
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
BILL SUMMARY for SB17-142
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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| Refer Senate Bill 17-142 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
03:21 PM -- SB17-142
Senator Williams, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 17-142 and provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments L and M). Under current federal law, a patient who undergoes a mammogram must receive a report of the results. This bill requires that the mammography report include a specified notice when a patient's mammogram indicates that the patient has dense breast tissue. Specifically, the notice must inform the patients that:
- their mammogram indicates that they have dense breast tissue;
- dense breast tissue is common and not abnormal;
- dense breast tissue can make interpreting mammogram results more difficult;
- dense breast tissue may be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer; and
- the notice is provided to raise awareness and inform their conversations with their doctor.
The bill specifies that the required notice does not create a cause of action or a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides the basis for a cause of action.
Senator Williams responded to questions from the committee.
03:28 PM -- Lori Gallegos, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.
03:32 PM -- Dr. Kelly McAleese, Women's Imaging Center, testified in support of the bill. Committee comments and questions followed.
03:43 PM
Committee discussion followed.
03:53 PM -- Cindy Henke, QSUM Biopsy Disposables, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Henke responded to questions.
03:57 PM -- Tanya Kelly-Bowry, University of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Committee discussion followed.
04:05 PM -- Dr. Taj Kattapuram, Colorado Radiological Society, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Kattapuram responded to questions.
04:08 PM -- Dr. Jerome Schraeder, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Schraeder responded to questions.
04:17 PM -- Dick Brown, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Colorado Section, testified in support of the bill.
04:19 PM -- Dr. Stephania Timothy, representing herself, testified in support of the bill and provided a handout to the committee (Attachment N). Dr. Timothy responded to questions.
04:31 PM -- Mr. Brown responded to questions.
04:32 PM
Senator Williams read letters from Are You Dense? and the National Organization of Women in support of the bill.
04:42 PM
Committee members commented on the bill.
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| BILL: | SB17-142 | |
| TIME: | 04:44:00 PM | |
| MOVED: | Martinez Humenik | |
| MOTION: | Refer Senate Bill 17-142 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. | |
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Aguilar |
No |
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Crowder |
Yes |
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Kefalas |
Yes |
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Martinez Humenik |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Final YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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04:45 PM
The meeting adjourned.