screening pap smear

The term “screening pap smear” means a diagnostic laboratory test consisting of a routine exfoliative cytology test (Papanicolaou test) provided to a woman for the purpose of early detection of cervical cancer and includes a physician's interpretation of the results of the test, if the individual involved has not had such a test during the preceding 3 years (or such shorter period as the Secretary may specify in the case of a woman who is at high risk of developing cervical cancer (as determined pursuant to factors identified by the Secretary)).

The term “screening pap smear” means a diagnostic laboratory test consisting of a routine exfoliative cytology test (Papanicolaou test) provided to a woman for the purpose of early detection of cervical or vaginal cancer and includes a physician's interpretation of the results of the test, if the individual involved has not had such a test during the preceding 2 years, or during the preceding year in the case of a woman described in paragraph (3).

The term “screening pap smear” means a diagnostic laboratory test consisting of a routine exfoliative cytology test (Papanicolaou test) provided to a woman for the purpose of early detection of cervical or vaginal cancer and includes a physician's interpretation of the results of the test, if the individual involved has not had such a test during the preceding 3 years, or during the preceding year in the case of a woman described in paragraph (3).