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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/4/25 S4/7/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1429
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5 By: Representatives M. Shepherd, L. Johnson
6 By: Senator Irvin
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING
10 QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY
11 SERVICES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY
12 STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF FACILITIES FOR
13 MAMMOGRAPHY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 Subtitle
17 TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ENSURING
18 QUALITY FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES
19 PERFORMING MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES; AND TO
20 AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE QUALITY
21 STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION OF
22 FACILITIES FOR MAMMOGRAPHY.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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26 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 20-15-1004(a), establishing quality
27 standards for accreditation of facilities for mammography, is amended to read
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29 (a)(1) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall establish
30 quality standards for accreditation of facilities wherein mammography may be
31 conducted in accordance with according to the Mammography Quality Standards
32 Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539 (21 C.F.R. Part 900).
33 (2) The standards applicable to the physician who interprets
34 mammograms shall not be more stringent than those standards listed in the
35 Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539 (21 C.F.R.
36 Part 900).
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1 (3)(A) An interpreting physician is not required to be on site
2 but shall be immediately available via telecommunication to interpret
3 diagnostic mammography to adhere to the quality standard requirements under
4 subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
5 (B) A patient shall sign a waiver acknowledging that a
6 diagnostic evaluation performed via telemedicine or remotely may have
7 limitations compared to an in-person diagnostic evaluation.
8 (C) The results of the diagnostic evaluation shall be
9 provided to the patient before the patient leaves the facility after the
10 completion of the diagnostic evaluation.
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12 SECTION 2. DO NOT CODIFY. Rule modification.
13 (a) The Department of Health shall modify all rules relating to
14 performing diagnostic mammography services and the accreditation of
15 facilities in which diagnostic mammography may be conducted to allow
16 interpreting physicians to be immediately available via telecommunication.
17 (b) The department shall remove a requirement to have the interpreting
18 physician physically on site for the performance of diagnostic mammography
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