(2) The department shall place a link to the educational materials described in subsection (1) of this section close to links on the website to information for consumers about health insurance and under a tab designated "Breast Reconstruction Education." The materials must include links to information about breast reconstruction surgery published by governmental entities with a nexus to this state or nonprofit organizations with expertise in breast reconstruction surgery, including but not limited to information about:
(a) The availability of the option to have breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy including that the breast reconstruction surgery may be performed at the time of a mastectomy or may be delayed until a later date.
(b) Prostheses or breast forms as alternatives to breast reconstruction surgery.
(c) The requirements of the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-277) including the right to breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy even if the surgery is delayed until a later date.
(3) The department may include educational information about breast reconstruction surgery in newsletters or similar publications that the department sends to consumers or carriers on a weekly or monthly basis. [2017 c.163 §2]
Note: 743A.111 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 743A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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