District of Columbia § 44-431 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 44-431 — Definitions.

District of Columbia·Title 44 Charitable and Curative Institutions.·Ch. 4A Health Care Facility Mammography Report.

For the purposes of this chapter , the term:

(1)"Breast density classification" means the 4 levels of breast density identified in the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology, which are:

(A)Class A, indicating fatty breast tissue;

(B)Class B, indicating scattered fibroglandular breast tissue;

(C)Class C, indicating heterogeneously dense breast tissue with fibrous and glandular tissue that are evenly distributed throughout the breast; and

(D)Class D, indicating extremely dense breast tissue.

(2)"Health care facility" means a hospital, maternity center, ambulatory surgical facility, or hospice, as defined in subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title .

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For the purposes of this chapter , the term:

(1) "Breast density classification" means the 4 levels of breast density identified in the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System established by the American College of Radiology, which are:

(A) Class A, indicating fatty breast tissue;

(B) Class B, indicating scattered fibroglandular breast tissue;

(C) Class C, indicating heterogeneously dense breast tissue with fibrous and glandular tissue that are evenly distributed throughout the breast; and

(D) Class D, indicating extremely dense breast tissue.

(2) "Health care facility" means a hospital, maternity center, ambulatory surgical facility, or hospice, as defined in subchapter I of Chapter 5 of this title .

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