provide coverage for bone mass measurement; education.
effective to make available coverage of services such as bone mass measurement, which will lead to early diagnosis, prevention of fracture, and timely treatment of osteoporosis; (7) Bone mass measurement is a reliable way to detect the presence of low bone mass and to ascertain the extent of bone loss to help assess the individual’s risk for fracture, which aids in selecting appropriate therapies and interventions, while ordinary X-rays are not sensitive enough to detect osteoporosis until 25-40 percent of bone mass has been lost and the disease is advanced; (8) Current available technologies for measuring bone mass or bone loss include single and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, computed tomography, radiographic absorptiometry, and biochemical markers, and other technologies for determining bone mass or bone loss are under investigation and may become scientifically proven technologies in the future; and (9) Scientifically proven technologies for detecting bone loss and other services related to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis can be used effectively to reduce the pain and financial burden that osteoporosis inflicts upon its victims.”
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Bone Mass
Measurement Coverage Act.”