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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 17
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13-1112.
(A) THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICERS OF TWO OR MORE COUNTIES MAY JOIN
TOGETHER TO APPLY AS A REGION FOR A LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH CANCER GRANT.
(B) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE THAT TWO OR MORE COUNTIES JOIN
TOGETHER AS A REGION TO APPLY FOR A LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH CANCER GRANT IF:
(1) IT WOULD BE COST EFFECTIVE TO FUND CANCER PREVENTION,
IDENTIFICATION, AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR TARGETED CANCERS ON A
REGIONAL BASIS; AND
(2) IT WOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERESTS OF THE
COUNTIES TO FUND CANCER PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND TREATMENT
PROGRAMS FOR TARGETED CANCERS ON A REGIONAL BASIS.
(C) THE AMOUNT OF A LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH CANCER GRANT THAT IS
DISTRIBUTED TO A REGION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE SUM OF
THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH CANCER GRANTS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN
DISTRIBUTED TO EACH COUNTY UNDER THE FORMULA ESTABLISHED UNDER §
13-1110 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) IF THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICERS OF TWO OR MORE COUNTIES CHOOSE TO
JOIN TOGETHER TO APPLY AS A REGION FOR A LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH CANCER
GRANT OR ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE LOCAL HEALTH
OFFICERS SMALL ACT JOINTLY TO:
(1) DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CANCER PREVENTION,
IDENTIFICATION, AND TREATMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER § 13-1111(B) OF THIS
SUBTITLE;
(2) ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION AS PROVIDED UNDER
§ 13-1113 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
(3) DEMONSTRATE THAT THE BASE YEAR FUNDING REQUIREMENT
ESTABLISHED UNDER § 13-1114 OF THIS SUBTITLE HAS BEEN MET; AND
(4) OTHERWISE SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF §§ 13-1109 THROUGH
13-1115 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
13-1113.
(A) THE MEMBERSHIP OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION ESTABLISHED
UNDER § 13-1111(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL REFLECT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE
COUNTY AND MAY CONSIST OF:
(1) REPRESENTATIVES OF:
(I) COMMUNITY BASED CROUPS THAT, TAKEN TOGETHER, ARE
FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES IN THE
COUNTY INCLUDING MINORITY, RURAL. AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED GROUPS;
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