HOUSE BILL NO. 5186

October 31, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Gay-Dagnogo, Yancey, Sabo, Byrd, Robinson, Peterson, Rendon, Crawford, Hornberger, Lower, Anthony, Cynthia Johnson, Whitsett, Stone, Kennedy, Brenda Carter, Hood, Witwer, Pagan, Manoogian, Clemente, Guerra, Bolden, Koleszar, Pohutsky, Sowerby, Wittenberg, Ellison, Sneller, Cherry, Chirkun, Hope, Hertel, Cambensy, Kuppa, Jones and Love and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 13529.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 13529. (1) A person that provides a radiography service to a patient in this state, including, but not limited to, a mammography service, shall notify each patient on whether a protective guard is available by posting information on the availability of a protective guard in each examination room, on a patient intake form, or in any other manner.

(2) As used in this section, "protective guard" means a shield that is placed on the patient to protect a portion of the patient's body that is not the subject of radiography from exposure to ionizing radiation. Protective guard includes, but is not limited to, a thyroid shield.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.