▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁this ▁law , ▁many ▁thousands ▁of ▁women ▁have ▁had ▁re construct ive ▁surg ery ▁after ▁m aste ct omy . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Act ▁was ▁h ug ely ▁significant , ▁ ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁proposed ▁am end ment ▁to ▁this ▁act ▁circul ating ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁California , ▁calling ▁for ▁greater ▁control ▁over ▁treatment ▁implementation ▁by ▁women , ▁coverage ▁by ▁board - cert ified ▁sur ge ons ▁who ▁are ▁breast ▁special ists ▁rather ▁than ▁medical ▁general ists , ▁and ▁surg ery ▁at ▁hosp it als ▁with ▁appropriate ▁length ▁of ▁stay ▁rather ▁than ▁at ▁a ▁surg ery ▁center . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Bre ast ▁reconst ruction ▁ ▁S ources ▁Cong r essional ▁Record , ▁V . ▁ 1 4 4 , ▁P t . ▁ 1 9 , ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Cong r essional ▁Record , ▁Women ' s ▁Health ▁and ▁Can cer ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁H ear ing ▁Before ▁the ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Health ▁Care ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Fin ance , ▁United ▁States , ▁Senate , ▁on ▁S . 2 4 9 , ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁G aff e ▁He ard ▁Round ▁N . Y ., ▁Washington ▁Post ▁Bre ast ▁cancer ▁conference ▁focused ▁on ▁rights ▁News day ▁Is ▁It ▁Correct ive ▁or ▁Cos met ic ? ▁Pl astic ▁S