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SB189: requiring insurance policies to cover 3-D mammography.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2018 SB189
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House status
Passed/Adopted
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hearing
03/27/2018 at 10:00 AM
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Sponsors

Topics

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance

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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

ANALYSIS

This bill requires insurance policies to cover 3-D tomosynthesis mammography.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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