Georgia CommonsSR 907: Department of Insurance; to meet with stakeholders to explore best practices in the medical surveillance of patients after primary therapy for breast cancer and to provide any recommendations; urge
Last action March 6, 2026 · Senate Read and Referred
A Georgia Senate resolution would urge the Department of Insurance and the Department of Community Health to meet with stakeholders and study best practices for monitoring breast cancer patients after their initial treatment.
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In plain language
This resolution does not change Georgia law. It urges the Department of Insurance, working with the Department of Community Health, to bring together stakeholders such as breast cancer survivors, their family members, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, and health insurers to look at the best ways to monitor patients after they finish initial breast cancer treatment. The resolution points to debate over whether routine imaging tests like mammograms, MRIs, and CT scans are cost-effective or medically necessary for asymptomatic patients after a mastectomy. It asks the Department of Insurance to send any recommendations, along with any suggested legislation, policy, or budget changes, to the chairpersons of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee by February 1, 2027. Copies would also go to the Commissioner of Insurance and the commissioner of the Department of Community Health.
What the bill does
- Urges the Department of Insurance, working with the Department of Community Health, to convene stakeholders on monitoring breast cancer patients after initial treatment.
- Directs the Department of Insurance to submit any resulting recommendations to two Senate committee chairs by February 1, 2027.
- Asks that any recommendations include proposed legislation, policy, or budget changes needed to put them into effect.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the Commissioner of Insurance and the commissioner of the Department of Community Health.
Who it affects
Breast cancer survivors and their family members, medical and radiation oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, other healthcare providers, health insurers, and the Department of Insurance and Department of Community Health, which are asked to lead the stakeholder discussions.
Why it matters
If followed, the process could shape future rules or legislation on which imaging tests and follow-up care insurers cover for breast cancer patients after treatment, potentially affecting costs and care decisions for patients and providers across Georgia.
Key provisions
- The resolution urges the Department of Insurance and Department of Community Health to jointly meet with stakeholders on breast cancer surveillance practices.
- It lists stakeholder groups to include, such as survivors, family members, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, other providers, and health insurers.
- It sets a deadline of February 1, 2027 for the Department of Insurance to submit recommendations to the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee and Senate Health and Human Services Committee chairpersons.
- It requires the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies to the Commissioner of Insurance and the Department of Community Health commissioner.
From the bill
“there is debate on the cost-effectiveness, accuracy, and medical necessity of routine mammography, X-rays, ultrasounds, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography scans, and computed tomography scans after a mastectomy or double mastectomy when the patient is asymptomatic”
“the members of this body urge the Department of Insurance, in collaboration with the Department of Community Health, to meet with stakeholders to explore best practices in the medical surveillance of patients after primary therapy for breast cancer and to provide any recommendations”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
- Max Burns (R, SD-023)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
- Elena Parent (D, SD-044)
- Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
Topics
- breast cancer care
- health insurance policy
- medical surveillance guidelines
- Department of Insurance
- cancer treatment follow-up