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State Legislative & Regulatory ActivityTo keep you abreast of state legislative activity pertaining to bone densitometry, ISCD has researched and summarized information for each state below. Members, watch for state-specific e-mail communications explaining ways you can help. If you haven't provided ISCD with your e-mail address, submit it now to iscd@iscd.org to be certain you receive these time-sensitive calls to action. Please also register on our Advocacy Web site.
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2008 Legislative Session Dates and Activity of Interest
Alabama 2/5/08 to 5/19/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Alaska 1/15/08 to 4/15/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Arizona 1/14/08 to 4/19/08 Bill Number SB 1224 Summary: This proposal would regulate the ability of health professionals to make referrals for a patient to receive medial imaging services where the health professional has an ownership interest medical imaging equipment and facility. This bill has the proper exception for in-office services, and ISCD can be neutral on the bill. Status: Passed the Senate. Pending action in the House.
Arkansas No regular session this year.
California 1/7/08 to 8/31/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Colorado 1/9/08 to 5/9/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Connecticut 2/6/08 to 5/7/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year. May have a special session on tax issues.
Delaware 1/8/08 to 6/30/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Florida 3/4/08 to 5/2/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Georgia 1/14/08 to 4/18/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Hawaii 1/16/08 to 5/8/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Idaho 1/7/08 to 4/7/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Illinois 1/9/08 to 1/13/09 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Indiana 11/20/07 to 3/14/08 . Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Iowa 1/14/08 to 4/22/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Kansas 1/14/08 to 4/30/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Kentucky 1/8/08 to 4/11/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Louisiana 3/31/08 to 6/23/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Maine 1/2/08 to 4/16/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
1/9/08 to 4/7/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year. Massachusetts 1/2/08 to 1/6/09 Bill Number SB 584 Summary: The bill would require insurance carriers to cover bone densitometry. Status: Passed in several committees including the Appropriations Committee on the consent calendar.
Michigan 1/9/08 to 12/31/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Minnesota 2/2/08 to 5/19/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Mississippi 1/8/08 to 5/12/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Missouri 1/9/08 to 5/16/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Montana No regular session this year.
Nebraska 1/9/08 to 4/15/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Nevada No regular session this year.
New Hampshire 1/2/08 to 6/30/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
New Jersey 1/8/08 to 1/11/09 Bill Numbers: AB 1713 and SB 1102 Summary: These bills require health insurers, hospital service corporations, medical service corporations, health service corporations, commercial insurers, health maintenance organizations and health benefits plans to provide benefits for expenses incurred for bone mass measurement. These bills define “bone mass measurement” as a radiologic or radioisotopic procedure or other procedure, approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and performed on a person for the purpose of identifying bone mass, detecting bone loss or determining bone quality, and includes a physician’s interpretation of the results of the procedure. The bill also provides that the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, together with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, shall establish standards regarding the frequency with which a person shall be eligible for bone mass measurement benefits. Status: In the Assembly and the Senate. No further movement at this time.
New Jersey Bill Numbers: SB 463 and AB 251 Summary: These bills require every hospital service corporation contract that provides hospital and medical expense benefits to provide coverage for post-menopausal women, screening of the hip and spine for osteopenia or osteoporosis every 10 years if the initial test is normal and more often as medically appropriate if the woman is found to be osteopenic or osteoporatic. Additionally, these bills require that patients are notified in writing of the availability of these benefits. Status: No further movement at this time.
New Mexico 1/15/08 to 2/14/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
New York 1/9/08 to 1/7/09 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
North Carolina 5/12/08 to 7/25/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
North Dakota No regular session this year.
Ohio 1/2/08 to 12/31/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Oklahoma 2/4/08 to 5/3/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date. Oregon No regular session this year
Pennsylvania 1/1/08 to 11/30/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date. Rhode Island 1/1/08 to 6/30/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
South Carolina 1/8/08 to 6/5/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
South Dakota 1/8/08 to 3/17/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Tennessee 1/8/08 to 5/23/08 Summary: No activity of interest to date.
Texas No regular session this year.
Utah 1/15/08 to 3/5/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Vermont 1/8/08 to 5/31/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Virginia 1/9/08 to 3/8/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Washington 1/14/08 to 3/13/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
West Virginia 1/9/08 to 3/8/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
Wisconsin 1/15/08 to 1/4/09 Bill Numbers: AB 800 and SB 474 Summary: These bills create new requirements relating to licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography; they also create a radiography examining board to oversee the practice, enact regulations, and establish penalties. The bills would establish standards for examinations and may permit a person to satisfy the examination requirement by providing the new board with evidence that the person holds a current registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or a successor organization or is currently licensed to practice radiography in another state with examination standards at least as stringent as those promulgated by the board under this paragraph. The board may adopt a limited scope radiography examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, a successor organization, or other recognized national voluntary credentialing body, if the examination standards are at least as stringent as those adopted by the board under this paragraph. Status: These bills did not pass in the legislature and ISCD will be working with other groups next year on this issue.
Wyoming 2/11/08 to 3/7/08 Summary: Legislature has adjourned for the year.
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