1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; requiring coverage for certain breast cancer screening 
1.3 	procedures;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.30, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.30, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Mammograms. (a) For purposes of subdivision 2, coverage for an annual 
1.9 	mammogram screening shall include digital breast tomosynthesis if the enrollee is 35 years 
1.10 	of age or older and is at risk for breast cancer, at the option of the enrollee and at no extra 
1.11 	cost to the enrollee.
1.12 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "digital breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic 
1.13 	procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over the stationary breast to 
1.14 	produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast. "At risk for breast 
1.15 	cancer" means:
1.16 	(1) having a family history with one or more first or second relatives with breast cancer;
1.17 	(2) testing positive for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations;
1.18 	(3) having heterogeneously dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on the Breast 
1.19 	Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology; or
1.20 	(4) having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to health 
1.22 	plans issued, sold, or renewed on or after that date.