Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1429 Draft / Bill

Filed 02/06/2025

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	HOUSE BILL 1429 3 
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By: Representative M. Shepherd 5 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING 9 
QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY 10 
SERVICES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY 11 
STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF FACILITIES FOR 12 
MAMMOGRAPHY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 
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TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING 17 
QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES 18 
PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES; AND TO 19 
AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY 20 
STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF 21 
FACILITIES FOR MAMMOGRAPHY. 22 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code ยง 20-15-1004(a), establishing quality 26 
standards for accreditation of facilities for mammography, is amended to read 27 
as follows: 28 
 (a)(1)  The Secretary of the Department of Health shall establish 29 
quality standards for accreditation of facilities wherein mammography may be 30 
conducted in accordance with according to the Mammography Quality Standards 31 
Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102 -539 (21 C.F.R. Part 900). 32 
 (2)  The standards applicable to the physician who interprets 33 
mammograms shall not be more stringent than those standards listed in the 34 
Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102 -539 (21 C.F.R. 35 
Part 900). 36    	HB1429 
 
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 (3)  An interpreting physician is only required to adhere to the 1 
quality standard requirements under subdivision (a)(2) of this section for 2 
supervision, direct or otherwise, as established by the Arkansas State 3 
Medical Board. 4 
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