House Bill 1534 amended the mammography certification provisions of the Radiation Control Act granting authority for the Texas Department of Health to become an accrediting body under the federal Mammography Quality Assurance Act. Effective September 1, 1997, the BRC may apply for accreditation body status. Additionally, the bill added provisions requiring a facility to notify patients in the event an inspection finds the facility has committed very severe violations of the law and the state regulations.