This report originally appeared in the March 2010 issue of DOTmed Business News
A new California law is going into effect this year requiring mammography facilities to conspicuously post notices of any serious violations. A "serious violation" means one that may significantly compromise the quality of mammography services that are offered by the facility.
The law requires a facility that operates a mammogram machine to post notices of serious violations in an area that is visible to patients. The facility must post the notice within two working days after receipt of the documents from the State Department of Public Health and require that the documents remain posted for a minimum of five working days or until action correcting the violation has been completed, whichever is later.
State Senate Majority Caucus Chair Jenny Oropeza (D-Long Beach) introduced Senate Bill 148, and stated in her web site that more than 25,000 California women develop breast cancer each year, and more than 4,000 die from it, so more safety is "necessary and prudent." "This bill is for our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, daughters, sisters and countless other women," Oropeza said.
