--- title: SR 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 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr907 cite_as: SR 907, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr907 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr907.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr907/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73880 date: 2026-03-06 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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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 ## Text Senate Resolution 907 By: Senators Williams of the 25th, Burns of the 23rd, Hickman of the 4th, Goodman of the 8th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, and others A RESOLUTION Urging 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; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States and the second leading cause of death from cancer among women in the United States; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2026, about 2,670 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and about 530 men will die from breast cancer; and WHEREAS, depending on the individual patient and the type and stage of breast cancer, treatments for breast cancer include surgery, such as a lumpectomy, breast-conserving surgery, mastectomy, or double mastectomy, and adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, or biological therapy; and WHEREAS, after treatments for breast cancer, medical surveillance is crucial to monitor and detect any local recurrence of cancer in either breast, the breast area, the chest wall, or regional lymph nodes and to monitor and detect distant metastases or therapy related diseases; and WHEREAS, 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; and WHEREAS, a well-defined, evidence based surveillance protocol is needed to manage patients with breast cancer after the initial diagnosis, during staging, after primary treatment, and during any follow-up care to detect early local recurrence of cancer and distant metastases or therapy related diseases; and WHEREAS, the Department of Insurance, in collaboration with the Department of Community Health, is in the optimal position to gather data and information from stakeholders, including, but not limited to, breast cancer survivors; family members of breast cancer survivors; medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists; radiologists; pathologists; other healthcare providers; and health insurers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that 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. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Insurance shall submit any recommendations to the chairpersons of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee no later than February 1, 2027, along with any proposed legislation, policy, or budget changes needed to implement such recommendations. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the Commissioner of Insurance and the commissioner of the Department of Community Health. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. 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. ### Plain-language summary 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 it 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. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-03-06) - Sponsors: Ricky Williams, Max Burns, Billy Hickman, Russ Goodman, Kay Kirkpatrick, Elena Parent, Kim Jackson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73880 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr907.md?full=1