SB1042: SUMMARY OF BILL REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE (Date Completed: 11-4-24)

RADIATION MACHINES; PRESCRIBE LEO REQ. S.B. 1042:

SUMMARY OF BILL

REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 1042 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor: Senator Sarah Anthony

Committee: Health Policy

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 135 (Radiation Control) of the Public Health Code to do the following:

-- Delete statutory requirements governing authorization to use radiation machines to perform mammography and instead require the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to promulgate rules regarding the authorized use of radiation machines for that purpose.

-- Require promulgated rules to incorporate standards under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and prescribe minimum training and performance standards for an individual using a radiation machine for mammography.

-- Increase fee amounts related to the inspection, registration, and evaluation of radiation machines.

-- Repeal Section 13524 and Section 13531 of the Code, which respectively prescribes requirements for notifying an individual who demonstrates dense breast tissue in a mammography and establishes the Radiation Advisory Board.

MCL 333.13501 et al.

BRIEF RATIONALE

During September 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration updated the MQSA, which is the Federal law that governs mammography facilities. The updates changed the information collected in a mammography report and the notification provided to a patient about dense breast tissue.[1] Some people believe that the updated Federal standards improve early detection of breast cancer and that Michigan s standards should align with the Federal standards.

Legislative Analyst: Alex Krabill

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed: 11-4-24 Fiscal Analysts: Ellyn Ackerman

Michael Siracuse

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

[1] United States Food and Drug Administration, Important Information: Final Rule to Amend the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) , September 2024.