An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the authority for the regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)
MQSA
Nicknames
Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992
Enacted by
the 102nd United States Congress
Effective
October 1, 1994
Citations
Public law
102-539
Statutes at Large
106 Stat. 3547
Codification
Titles amended
42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created
42 U.S.C. ch. 6A § 263b
U.S.C. sections amended
42 U.S.C. ch. 6A § 201 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 6182 by John D. Dingell, Jr. (D–MI) on October 6, 1992
Committee consideration by House Energy and Commerce
Passed the House on October 6, 1992 (agreed voice vote)
Passed the Senate on October 7, 1992 (passed voice vote)
Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on October 27, 1992
The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was enacted by the United States Congress to regulate the quality of care in mammography. The act was officially effective in 1994, and was extended in 2004 to continue through 2007. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began inspections of mammography facilities to ensure compliance in 1995. In 1997, more comprehensive regulation was added to become effective in 1999.
The FDA explains MQSA:[1]
The Mammography Quality Standards Act requires mammography facilities across the nation to meet uniform quality standards. Congress passed this law in 1992 to assure high-quality mammography for early breast cancer detection, which can lead to early treatment, a range of treatment options leading to an increased chance of survival. Under the law, all mammography facilities must: 1) be accredited by an FDA-approved accreditation body, 2) be certified by FDA, or its State, as meeting the standards, 3) undergo an annual MQSA inspection, and 4) prominently display the certificate issued by the agency.
^U.S. Food and Drug Administration. "Frequently Asked Questions About MQSA". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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