Louisiana § RS 40:1211.5 - Limitation of liability
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:1211.5 — Limitation of liability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:1211.5. Limitation of liability
A. Any liability or responsibility for any subsequent or follow-up care and treatment of an individual who receives a screening mammogram pursuant to R.S. 40:1211.2 on the part of the performer of that screening mammogram or any physician performing an assessment of a screening mammogram shall cease upon delivery of the results or report of such screening mammogram to the screened or tested individual and to any physician named by the patient to receive such results. These results shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall comply with the reporting requirements for mammography results in the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. 263b, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including 21 CFR 900.1 et seq.
B. The liability of a supervising licensed practitioner for follow-up of patients following a screening mammogram shall be limited to informing the patient and a designated physician in accordance with the guidelines issued under the Mammography Quality Standards Act, 42 U.S.C. 263b, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, including 21 CFR 900.1 et seq.
Acts 2001, No. 1116, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.183 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.; Acts 2015, No. 378, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:1211.5 ("Limitation of liability") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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