Breast Density Notification Laws - Iowa
Information about Iowa's breast density notification legislation.
Effective January 1, 2018.
Recipient: All patients, with individual patient's density classification.
Notification text: Reports to patients with heterogeneously dense or extremely dense breats, or an equivalent determination by another nationally recognized density gradient system, shall include evidence-based information on dense breast tissue, the increased risk associated with dense breast tissue, and the effects of dense breast tissue on screening mammography.
Legislation: SF 250
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