Revision: June 13, 2018, 10:32 a.m.
CHAPTER 208
SB 189-FN - FINAL VERSION
2018 SESSION
17-0867
01/09
SENATE BILL 189-FN
AN ACT requiring insurance policies to cover 3-D mammography.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills. 30; Rep. Kotowski, Merr. 24; Rep. Fothergill, Coos 1; Rep. Butler, Carr. 7; Rep. Biggie, Hills. 23
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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This bill requires insurance policies to cover 3-D tomosynthesis mammography.
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17-0867
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT requiring insurance policies to cover 3-D mammography.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
208:1 Low-Dose Mammography; Definitions. Amend RSA 417-D:1, II to read as follows:
III. "Low-dose mammography'' means the X-ray examination of the breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography, including the X-ray tube, filter, compression device, screens, films, and cassettes, with a radiation exposure which is diagnostically valuable and in keeping with the recommended "Average Patient Exposure Guides'' as published by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. "Low-dose mammography" shall also include 3-D tomosynthesis mammography.
208:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 08, 2018
Effective Date: August 07, 2018