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 a preventive 
1.9 	mammogram screening shall include digital breast tomosynthesis for enrollees at risk for 
1.10 	breast cancer, and shall be covered as a preventive item or service, as described under section 
1.11 	62Q.46.
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 degree relatives with breast 
1.17 	cancer;
1.18 	(2) testing positive for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations;
1.19 	(3) having heterogeneously dense breasts or extremely dense breasts based on the Breast 
1.20 	Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology; or
1.21 	(4) having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer.
2.1 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to coverage provided through a public health care 
2.2 	program under chapter 256B or 256L.

2.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2019, and applies to health 
2.4 	plans issued, sold, or renewed on or after that date.