Bill > S1822

Introduced Session

This bill requires the performance of a myeloma screening under certain circumstances. Under the bill, a licensed health care professional who performs an annual physical examination on a male patient is to include as part of that examination a screening for myeloma. Myeloma, also called multiple myeloma, is a cancer of the plasma cells. Plasma cells are white blood cells that make antibodies which protect from infection. In a case of myeloma, cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and overcome healthy blood cells. Rather than produce helpful antibodies, the cancer cells produce abnormal proteins that can cause complications. There are legislative findings and declarations in the bill, which include that African-American men have the highest myeloma incidence and death rates according to the American Cancer Society.

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Angela Mcknight (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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