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Ch. 17
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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(E) FUNDING FOR THE CANCER PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND
TREATMENT MAJOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COMPONENT SHALL BE AS ALLOCATED
IN THE STATE BUDGET.
(F) THE MAJOR COMMUNITY HOSPITALS THAT RECEIVE HOSPITAL THAT
RECEIVES A COMMUNITY CANCER GRANT SHALL USE THE FUNDS TOWARD
PREVENTION. IDENTIFICATION, AND TREATMENT OF TARGETED CANCERS IN ORDER
TO DEVELOP PILOT PROGRAMS WHICH CAN SERVE AS MODELS FOR OTHER
COMMUNITY HOSPITALS.
(G) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DETERMINE THE MAJOR COMMUNITY
HOSPITALS HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE A COMMUNITY CANCER GRANT BASED ON THE
SUM OF THE FOLLOWING WEIGHTED CRITERIA;
(1) 60 PERCENT TIMES THE REGIONAL CANCER DISCHARGE RATE IN
THE PREVIOUS YEAR;
(2) 40 PERCENT TIMES THE UNCOMPENSATED CARE RATE IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR; AND
(3) 10 PERCENT TIMES THE AMOUNT OF CANCER RESEARCH DOLLARS
IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR DIVIDED BY 100,000.
(H) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWARD A COMMUNITY CANCER GRANT TO A
THE MAJOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN EACH OF BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE,
MONTGOMERY, AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTIES WITH THE HIGHEST WEIGHTED
SUM AS CALCULATED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.
(I) BEFORE DISTRIBUTING A COMMUNITY CANCER GRANT, THE MAJOR
COMMUNITY HOSPITALS HOSPITAL SHALL SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
CANCER PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND TREATMENT THAT:
(1) PROVIDES A DETAILED PLAN AS TO HOW THE COMMUNITY CANCER
GRANT WILL BE SPENT AND HOW IT WILL BE USED TO ACHIEVE THE CANCER GOALS
ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
(2) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, PROVIDES A COMPLETE INVENTORY
OF ALL CANCER ACTIVITIES RELATING TO TARGETED CANCERS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED BY THE MAJOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INCLUDING
A BREAKDOWN OF THE TYPES OF CANCER TO WHICH THE ACTIVITIES RELATE;
(3) SPECIFIES THE SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR ALL OF THE
CANCER ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED UNDER ITEM (3) OF THIS PARAGRAPH SUBSECTION:
(4) AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF FUNDING, DEMONSTRATE
DEMONSTRATES THAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TOWARD MEETING THE CANCER
GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND INCLUDE INCLUDES THE
EVALUATION OF ANY PROGRAM FUNDED WITH A COMMUNITY CANCER GRANT IN
THE PRIOR YEAR:
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