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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | SERVICES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF FACILITIES FOR 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | MAMMOGRAPHY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 20 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES; AND TO 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF 21 |
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| 26 | 24 | | FACILITIES FOR MAMMOGRAPHY. 22 |
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| 28 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24 |
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| 30 | 28 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 20-15-1004(a), establishing quality 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | standards for accreditation of facilities for mammography, is amended to read 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | as follows: 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | (a)(1) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall establish 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | quality standards for accreditation of facilities wherein mammography may be 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | conducted in accordance with according to the Mammography Quality Standards 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102 -539 (21 C.F.R. Part 900). 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | (2) The standards applicable to the physician who interprets 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | mammograms shall not be more stringent than those standards listed in the 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102 -539 (21 C.F.R. 35 |
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| 45 | | - | (3)(A) An interpreting physician is not required to be on site 1 |
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| 46 | | - | but shall be immediately available via telecommunication to interpret 2 |
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| 47 | | - | diagnostic mammography to adhere to the quality standard requirements under 3 |
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| 48 | | - | subdivision (a)(2) of this section. 4 |
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| 49 | | - | (B) A patient shall sign a waiver acknowledging that a 5 |
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| 50 | | - | diagnostic evaluation performed via telemedicine or remotely may have 6 |
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| 51 | | - | limitations compared to an in -person diagnostic evaluation. 7 |
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| 52 | | - | (C) The results of the diagnostic evaluation shall be 8 |
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| 53 | | - | provided to the patient before the patient leaves the facility after the 9 |
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| 54 | | - | completion of the diagnostic evaluation. 10 |
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| 41 | + | (3) An interpreting physician is only required to adhere to the 1 |
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| 42 | + | quality standard requirements under subdivision (a)(2) of this section for 2 |
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| 43 | + | supervision, direct or otherwise, as established by the Arkansas State 3 |
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| 44 | + | Medical Board. 4 |
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