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Statutory Mandate
2004 Legislature CS for SB 2306
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2 An act relating to radiologists performing
3 mammograms; providing legislative findings;
4 providing for studies; providing for membership
5 of a workgroup; providing for reports;
6 providing an effective date.
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8 WHEREAS, breast cancer is the second leading cause of
9 cancer deaths in women, and
10 WHEREAS, mammography is an imperfect screening test but
11 the best tool available to detect breast cancer, and
12 WHEREAS, early detection of breast cancer decreases
13 mortality by 30 percent, and
14 WHEREAS, the population of women who will need
15 screening is increasing, NOW, THEREFORE,
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. The Legislature finds that it is of the
20 utmost public importance that quality mammography services and
21 other diagnostic tools remain available to detect and treat
22 breast cancer. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and
23 Government Accountability and the Department of Health shall
24 study issues relating to the availability utilization,
25 quality, and cost of mammography services in all facilities
26 performing mammography. The study shall include, but need not
27 be limited to, examining the following factors that impact
28 availability utilization, quality, and cost: reimbursement
29 fees, copayment fees paid by patients, incidence of lawsuits
30 filed, equipment and liability insurance costs and insurance
31 availability, equipment maintenance and calibration, staffing requirements and training, type and number of facilities
2 performing mammography, facilities surveyed by the Bureau of
3 Radiation Control of the Department of Health, population
4 density of females aged 40 and older in each county, and other
5 factors that relate to the demand and availability of
6 mammography services. The Office of Program Policy Analysis
7 and Government Accountability shall complete its study and
8 submit its report to the Legislature by December 15, 2004.
9 (1) There is also created the Workgroup on Mammography
10 Accessibility within the Department of Health. The workgroup
11 shall study:
12 (a) The availability, quality of care, and
13 accessibility of mammography in this state.
14 (b) The need for research and educational facilities,
15 including facilities with institutional training programs and
16 community training programs for doctors of radiological
17 medicine at the student, internship, and residency levels.
18 (c) The availability of resources, including health
19 personnel and management personnel for mammography programs.
20 (d) The patient wait times for screening and
21 diagnostic mammography.
22 (2) The workgroup shall consist of 13 members and be
23 staffed by the Department of Health. It shall be chaired by
24 the Secretary of Health or his or her designee. The remaining
25 12 members shall be appointed as follows: the Governor shall
26 appoint four members, the President of the Senate shall
27 appoint four members one of whom shall be a member of the
28 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
29 appoint four members one of whom shall be a member of the
30 House of Representatives. The Governor's appointees and the
31 Legislature's appointees who are not members of the
1 Legislature must have a background in mammography by either
2 practicing or teaching or both as a physician in the field of
3 mammography, insuring mammography health care providers, or
4 trying or defending medical malpractice cases as an attorney.
5 (3) By December 15, 2004, the department shall submit
6 a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the
7 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the substantive
8 legislative committees which provides the findings of the
9 workgroup and recommendations for Legislative action.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
11 law.
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