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42 U.S.C. § 289g–3 — Breast implant research

submitted 82 years ago by Pub. L. 107-250 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 88 words · no verdicts yet

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The Director of NIH can study the long-term health effects of silicone breast implants. This includes measuring silicone levels in the body. It also includes tracking implant recipients over time for complications.

(a) The Director of NIH may run or fund research into the long-term health effects of silicone breast implants, both the gel-filled and saline-filled kinds. This research can include developing and testing ways to measure how much silicone shows up in a person's body fluids and tissues. It can also include tracking people who have silicone breast implants, to study their long-term health outcomes and any local complications near the implant. (b) In this section, a "breast implant" means a breast prosthesis that is implanted to enlarge or rebuild a woman's breast.
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(a) In general

The Director of NIH may conduct or support research to examine the long-term health implications of silicone breast implants, both gel and saline filled. Such research studies may include the following:

(1)

Developing and examining techniques to measure concentrations of silicone in body fluids and tissues.

(2)

Surveillance of recipients of silicone breast implants, including long-term outcomes and local complications.

(b) Definition

For purposes of this section, the term “breast implant” means a breast prosthesis that is implanted to augment or reconstruct the female breast.

Source credit: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 498C, as added Pub. L. 107–250, title II, § 215(b), Oct. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 1615.)

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  • 1944Enacted · Pub. L. 107-250 · 116 Stat. 1615

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