New York S 3559: Allows a notice of dense breast tissue to be determination of medical necessity for coverage of a breast ultrasound

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S03559 Summary:

BILL NOS03559 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00580

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRASHBY, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, PALUMBO, PARKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2404-c, Pub Health L

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Allows a notice of dense breast tissue to be considered a determination of medical necessity for purposes of coverage of breast ultrasounds as recommended by a provider of mammography services.

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BILL NOS03559 

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01/28/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

04/08/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INSURANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.807

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3559

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, ASHBY, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, COMRIE,
 FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, PALUMBO, PARKER -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allowing a notice
 of dense breast tissue to be considered a determination of medical
 necessity for coverage of a breast ultrasound

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 2404-c of the public health law, as added by chap-
 2 ter 265 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 2404-c. Breast cancer; duty of providers of mammography services to
 4 notify and inform. 1. Every provider of mammography services shall, if a
 5 patient's mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue, provide notifica-
 6 tion to such patient that shall include, but not be limited to, the
 7 following information, in any summary of the mammography report sent,
 8 pursuant to the federal mammography quality standards act, to the
 9 patient:
 10 Your mammogram shows that your breast tissue is dense. Dense breast
 11 tissue is very common and is not abnormal. However, dense breast tissue
 12 can make it harder to find cancer on a mammogram and may also be associ-
 13 ated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
 14 This information about the result of your mammogram is given to you to
 15 raise your awareness. Use this information to talk to your doctor about
 16 your own risks for breast cancer. At that time, ask your doctor if more
 17 screening tests might be useful, based on your risk. A report of your
 18 results was sent to your physician.
 19 For the purposes of this section dense breast tissue shall mean heter-
 20 ogeneously dense or extremely dense tissue as defined in nationally
 21 recognized guidelines or systems for breast imaging reporting of mammog-
 22 raphy screening, including, but not limited to, the breast imaging

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02130-01-5

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 1 reporting and data system of the American College of Radiology, and any
 2 equivalent new terms, as such guidelines or systems are updated.
 3 2. Where a provider of mammography services has provided notice to a
 4 patient under subdivision one of this section, the notice shall be
 5 considered a determination of medical necessity for purposes of coverage
 6 of a breast ultrasound.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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