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To enact section 4731.73 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
require a surgeon performing a mastectomy, lymph | 2 |
node dissection, or lumpectomy in a hospital to | 3 |
guide the patient and provide referrals in | 4 |
accordance with the standards of the National | 5 |
Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and to | 6 |
name this act the "Lizzie B. Byrd Act." | 7 |
Section 1. That section 4731.73 of the Revised Code be | 8 |
enacted to read as follows: | 9 |
Sec. 4731.73. As used in this section, "NAPBC" means the | 10 |
national accreditation program for breast centers of the American | 11 |
college of surgeons. | 12 |
A surgeon who will perform a mastectomy, lymph node | 13 |
dissection, or lumpectomy in a hospital, or a person designated by | 14 |
the surgeon, shall use a patient navigation system that is | 15 |
consistent with NAPBC standards to guide the patient through | 16 |
provided or referred services. If a surgeon who is to perform a | 17 |
mastectomy or lumpectomy considers breast reconstruction | 18 |
appropriate for the patient, prior to obtaining consent for that | 19 |
procedure, the surgeon or designated person shall offer the | 20 |
patient a preoperative referral to a reconstructive or plastic | 21 |
surgeon in accordance with NAPBC standards. | 22 |
Section 2. This act shall be known as the "Lizzie B. Byrd | 23 |
Act." | 24 |