(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 3, 2003)

 

Assembly Bill No. 315–Assemblymen Koivisto, Chowning, Ohrenschall, McClain, Parks, Anderson, Claborn, Collins, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Leslie, Manendo, Oceguera, Perkins, Pierce and Williams

 

March 13, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

 

SUMMARY—Requires State Health Officer or person designated by Administrator of Health Division of Department of Human Resources to analyze information reported by health facilities concerning cancer to determine trends in incidence of cancer. (BDR 40‑75)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to cancer; requiring the State Health Officer or a person designated by the Administrator of the Health Division of the Department of Human Resources to analyze information reported by health facilities concerning cancer; requiring the State Health Officer or person designated by the Administrator of the Health Division to analyze trends in such information and assist in facilitating the prevention of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. Chapter 457 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

1-3  1.  The State Health Officer or a qualified person designated

1-4  by the Administrator of the Health Division shall analyze the

1-5  material obtained pursuant to NRS 457.230, 457.240 and 457.250

1-6  and the reports published pursuant to NRS 457.260 to determine

2-1  whether any trends exist in the incidence of cancer in a particular

2-2  area or population.

2-3  2.  If the State Health Officer or the person designated

2-4  pursuant to subsection 1 determines that a trend exists in the

2-5  incidence of cancer in a particular area or population, the State

2-6  Health Officer or the person designated pursuant to subsection 1

2-7  shall work with appropriate governmental, educational and

2-8  research entities to investigate the trend, advance research into the

2-9  trend and the cancer identified in the trend, and facilitate the

2-10  prevention and control of the cancer.

2-11      Sec.  2.  NRS 457.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-12      457.260  1.  The Health Division shall publish reports based

2-13  upon the material obtained pursuant to NRS 457.230, 457.240 and

2-14  457.250 and shall make other appropriate uses of the material to

2-15  identify trends in the incidence of cancer in a particular area or

2-16  population, advance research and education concerning cancer and

2-17  improve treatment of the disease.

2-18      2.  The Health Division shall provide any qualified researcher

2-19  with data from the reported information upon:

2-20      (a) The researcher’s compliance with appropriate conditions as

2-21  established under the Board’s regulations; and

2-22      (b) His payment of a fee to cover the cost of providing the data.

2-23      Sec.  3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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