Breast Cancer Treatment Informed Consent Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 28, 1984)
Breast Cancer Treatment Informed Consent Act - Requires any State receiving funds under titles V (Maternal and Child Health Block Grant) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act or under the preventive health service provisions of the Public Health Service Act to require any physician or surgeon licensed to practice medicine in such State to inform any breast cancer patient of alternative methods of treatment for breast cancer before such treatment is begun. Requires that the patients be informed by means of: (1) a standardized written summary in layman's language and in a language understood by the patient of alternative methods of treatment; and (2) an explanation of the treatment options described in such written summary together with the risks associated with each procedure relative to each patient's particular medical circumstances.
What just happenedJun 29, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Jun 29, 1984CommitteeH11000
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jun 28, 1984IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 28, 1984IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 1984IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House