# Mammography Quality Standards Act
> **Food and Drug Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2023-03-10 · Effective 2024-09-10 · 88 FR 15126
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-04550
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** Food and Drug Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 15126
- **CFR reference:** 21 CFR 900
- **Publication date:** 2023-03-10
- **Effective date:** 2024-09-10
- **HHS docket:** Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0134
## Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is issuing a final rule to update the mammography regulations that were issued under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). We are issuing updates to modernize the regulations by incorporating current science and mammography best practices. These updates are intended to improve the delivery of mammography services by strengthening the communication of healthcare information; allowing for more informed decision making by patients and providers (by requiring facilities to provide them with additional health information); helping to ensure the availability of qualified mammography personnel; bolstering the medical outcomes audit to provide feedback to improve mammography interpretations; modernizing technological aspects of the standards; and adding additional tools to deal with noncompliant facilities.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/10/2023-04550/mammography-quality-standards-act)
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