As Reported by the House Health and Aging Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Sub. H. B. No. 147

Representatives Patmon, Wachtmann 

Cosponsors: Representatives Ramos, Barnes, Hackett, Burkley, Grossman, Antonio, Bishoff, Brown, Schuring 

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A BILL

To enact section 4731.73 of the Revised Code to

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require a surgeon performing a mastectomy in a

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hospital to guide the patient and provide

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referrals in a manner consistent with the

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standards of the National Accreditation Program

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for Breast Centers and to name this act the

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"Lizzie B. Byrd Act."

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

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 in a hospital, or a	13
person designated by the surgeon, shall guide the patient through	14
provided or referred services in a manner that is consistent with	15
NAPBC standards. If a surgeon who is to perform a mastectomy	16
considers breast reconstruction appropriate for the patient, the	17
surgeon or designated person shall offer the patient a	18
preoperative referral to a reconstructive or plastic surgeon in	19
accordance with NAPBC standards.	20

Section 2. This act shall be known as the "Lizzie B. Byrd	21
Act."	22