Health insurance; coverage for breast cancerscreenings; mammography facilities to provide extended hours.Expands health insurance coverage requirements that currently includeonly mammogram screenings to include diagnostic mammograms, breastultrasounds, and magnetic resonance imaging. The bill requires thatcoverage for diagnostic mammograms be no less favorable than coveragefor screening mammograms and provides that expanded coverage shallnot be subject to any cost-sharing requirements. The bill also requirescertain mammogram facilities certified pursuant to the federal MammogramQuality Standards Act to provide extended hours for screening mammographyservices. Requirements for these extended hours and the potential to obtain a waiver under certain circumstances are included in thebill.
Del. Betsy Carr
Sponsored bills
Commending Mary Ann Curtin.
Celebrating the life of Dr. Henry Irving Willett,Jr.
Commending Richard D. Holcomb.
Commending George Mason University.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable WilliamTayloe Murphy, Jr.
Commending the Honorable William C. Mims.
Commending Daphne Tamara Fulson.
Photo speed monitoring devices; localities;locations. Authorizes towns that have not established their ownpolice department to authorize the placement and operation of a photospeed monitoring device to record speed limit violations. Currentlaw authorizes state and local law-enforcement agencies to placeand operate such devices. The bill requires any such town to provideall data collected from the device to the chief law-enforcement officefor the town or of the county in which the town is located. The billremoves the limitation that such devices only be used in highwaywork zones and school crossing zones.
Commending Cedarfield.