Mammogram Screening

(a)The Department shall make available a mammogram screening program that provides coverage for screening by low-dose mammography for occult breast cancer as follows:

(1)For women 35 to 39 years of age, one baseline mammograph;

(2)For women 40 to 49 years of age, a mammogram every two years;

(3)For women 50 years of age and older, an annual mammogram; and

(4)For a woman of any age with a history of breast cancer or whose mother or sister has experienced breast cancer, a mammogram upon the recommendation of the woman’s physician.

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Catastrophic Illness Assistance Program within the Department of Public Health and Social Services shall provide mammograph screening to those female residents of Guam who do not have health insurance or do not qualify for coverage under the Medically Indigent Program.

(c)The Director of Public Health and Social Services shall annually review the age and frequency guidelines for mammographic screening recommended by the American Cancer Society, and shall accordingly adjust the age and frequency requirements under subparagraphs

(1)through

(3)by rule, if necessary.

(d)For purposes of this section, the term “low-dose mammography” means the x-ray examination of the breast using equipment dedicated specifically for mammography, including but not limited to the x-ray tube, filter, compression device, screens, films, and cassettes, with an average radiation exposure delivery of less then one rad mid-breast, with two views for each breast.