(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall establish quality standards for accreditation of facilities wherein mammography may be conducted according to the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539, 21 C.F.R. Part 900.(2) The standards applicable to the physician who interprets mammograms shall not be more stringent than those standards listed in the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539, 21 C.F.R. Part 900.(3) (A) An interpreting physician is not required to be on site but shall be immediately available via telecommunication to interpret diagnostic mammography to adhere to the quality standard requirements under subdivision (a)(2) of this section.(B) A patient shall sign a waiver acknowledging that a diagnostic evaluation performed via telemedicine or remotely may have limitations compared to an in-person diagnostic evaluation.(C) The results of the diagnostic evaluation shall be provided to the patient before the patient leaves the facility after the completion of the diagnostic evaluation.
(1) The Secretary of the Department of Health shall establish quality standards for accreditation of facilities wherein mammography may be conducted according to the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539, 21 C.F.R. Part 900.
(2) The standards applicable to the physician who interprets mammograms shall not be more stringent than those standards listed in the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, Pub. L. No. 102-539, 21 C.F.R. Part 900.
(3) (A) An interpreting physician is not required to be on site but shall be immediately available via telecommunication to interpret diagnostic mammography to adhere to the quality standard requirements under subdivision (a)(2) of this section.(B) A patient shall sign a waiver acknowledging that a diagnostic evaluation performed via telemedicine or remotely may have limitations compared to an in-person diagnostic evaluation.(C) The results of the diagnostic evaluation shall be provided to the patient before the patient leaves the facility after the completion of the diagnostic evaluation.
(A) An interpreting physician is not required to be on site but shall be immediately available via telecommunication to interpret diagnostic mammography to adhere to the quality standard requirements under subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(B) A patient shall sign a waiver acknowledging that a diagnostic evaluation performed via telemedicine or remotely may have limitations compared to an in-person diagnostic evaluation.
(C) The results of the diagnostic evaluation shall be provided to the patient before the patient leaves the facility after the completion of the diagnostic evaluation.
(b) (1) Such facilities shall be accredited by the Department of Health every three (3) years.(2) No mammography shall be performed in an unaccredited facility after January 1, 1990.
(1) Such facilities shall be accredited by the Department of Health every three (3) years.
(2) No mammography shall be performed in an unaccredited facility after January 1, 1990.
(c) For facilities accredited by the department, documents of accreditation shall be nontransferable and shall expire three (3) years after being issued or at a time specified by the department.
(d) The owners of any unaccredited facility wherein mammography is performed after January 1, 1990, shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the department in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the facility operates without accreditation by the department.