Assembly Bill 601 Subject: Breast cancer: Prostate cancer: Treatment: Posting of Notice Authored by: Assembly Member Speier BILL NUMBER: AB 601 CHAPTERED 10/01/93 BILL TEXT CHAPTER 658 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 1, 1993 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 1, 1993 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 3, 1993 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 30, 1993 AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 12, 1993 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 24, 1993 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 21, 1993 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Speier FEBRUARY 22, 1993 An act to add Sections 1704.55 and 1704.75 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to cancer. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 601, Speier. Breast cancer: prostate cancer: treatment: posting of notice. Existing law provides that failure of a physician and surgeon to inform a patient of alternative efficacious methods of treatment for breast cancer, by means of a standardized written summary developed by the State Department of Health Services on the recommendation of the Cancer Advisory Council, is unprofessional conduct. Existing law provides that this standardized written summary is to be printed and made available by the Medical Board of California. This bill would require that every person or entity who owns or operates a health facility or clinic, or who is licensed as a physician and surgeon, cause a sign or notice, with prescribed wording relating to this required breast cancer treatment information, to be posted where breast cancer screening or biopsy is performed by a physician and surgeon as an outpatient service, or in a reasonably proximate area to where that screening or biopsy is performed. Existing law also requires the department to develop a standardized written summary concerning the medically viable and efficacious alternative methods of treatment of prostate cancer. Under existing law, physicians are urged to make the summary available to patients when appropriate. This bill would require that every person or entity who owns or operates a health facility or clinic, or who is licensed as a physician and surgeon and rents or owns the premises where his or her practice is located, cause a sign or notice, with prescribed wording relating to prostate cancer treatment, to be posted where screening or treatment of prostate cancer is performed, or in a reasonably proximate location to where that screening or treatment is performed. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1704.55 is added, immediately following Section 1704.5, to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 1704.55. (a) Every person or entity who owns or operates a health facility or a clinic, or who is licensed as a physician and surgeon and rents or owns the premises where his or her practice is located, shall cause a sign or notice to be posted where a physician and surgeon performs breast cancer screening or biopsy as an outpatient service, or in a reasonably proximate area to where breast cancer screening or biopsy is performed. A sign or notice posted at the patient registration area of the health facility, clinic, or physician and surgeon's office shall constitute compliance with this section. (b) The sign or notice shall read as follows: "BE INFORMED" "If you are a patient being treated for any form of breast cancer, or prior to performance of a biopsy for breast cancer, your physician and surgeon is required to provide you a written summary of alternative efficacious methods of treatment, pursuant to Section 1704.5 of the California Health and Safety Code." "The information about methods of treatment was developed by the State Department of Health Services to inform patients of the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and descriptions of procedures." The sign shall be not less than eight and one-half inches by 11 inches and shall be conspicuously displayed so as to be readable. The words "BE INFORMED" shall not be less than one-half inch in height and shall be centered on a single line with no other text. The message on the sign shall appear in English, Spanish, and Chinese. SEC. 2. Section 1704.75 is added, immediately following Section 1704.7, to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 1704.75. (a) Every person or entity who owns or operates a health facility or a clinic, or who is licensed as a physician and surgeon and rents or owns the premises where his or her practice is located, shall cause a sign or notice to be posted where prostate cancer screening or treatment is performed by any physician and surgeon, or in a reasonably proximate area to where prostate cancer screening or treatment is performed. A sign or notice posted at the patient registration area of the health facility, clinic, or physician and surgeon's office shall constitute compliance with this section. (b) The sign or notice shall read as follows: "BE INFORMED" "If you are a patient being treated for any form of prostate cancer, or prior to performance of a biopsy for prostate cancer, your physician and surgeon is urged to provide you a written summary of alternative efficacious methods of treatment, pursuant to Section 1704.7 of the California Health and Safety Code." "The information about methods of treatment was developed by the State Department of Health Services to inform patients of the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and descriptions of procedures." The sign shall be not less than eight and one-half inches by 11 inches and shall be conspicuously displayed so as to be readable. The words "BE INFORMED" shall not be less than one-half inch in height and shall be centered on a single line with no other text. The message on the sign shall appear in English, Spanish, and Chinese. |