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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.14.03.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="03" heading="Requirements for the Maryland Department of Health.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department shall provide a standardized written summary in layman's language that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Lists effective methods of treating breast cancer that may be medically practicable including all types of surgical treatment and radiological, hormonal, and chemotherapeutic treatment and combinations of these treatments; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Describes the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and procedures associated with each method of treatment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Department shall update the standardized written summary annually.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Department shall provide a statement indicating acknowledgement of receipt of the standardized written summary to be signed by the patient.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Department shall distribute copies of the standardized written summary and the acknowledgement of receipt statement to all hospitals, clinics, other facilities, and physicians' offices where treatment of breast cancer is performed.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>