Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 854 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/4/25 S4/7/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1429 3
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By: Representatives M. Shepherd, L. Johnson 5
By: Senator Irvin 6
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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
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(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
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(3)(A) An interpreting physician is not required to be on site 1
but shall be immediately available via telecommunication to interpret 2
diagnostic mammography to adhere to the quality standard requirements under 3
subdivision (a)(2) of this section. 4
(B) A patient shall sign a waiver acknowledging that a 5
diagnostic evaluation performed via telemedicine or remotely may have 6
limitations compared to an in -person diagnostic evaluation. 7
(C) The results of the diagnostic evaluation shall be 8
provided to the patient before the patient leaves the facility after the 9
completion of the diagnostic evaluation. 10
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SECTION 2. DO NOT CODIFY. Rule modification. 12
(a) The Department of Health shall modify all rules relating to 13
performing diagnostic mammography services and the accreditation of 14
facilities in which diagnostic mammography may be conducted to allow 15
interpreting physicians to be immediately available via telecommunication. 16
(b) The department shall remove a requirement to have the interpreting 17
physician physically on site for the performance of diagnostic mammography 18
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