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Ch. 17 2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the
General Assembly that the Governor include funds in the State budget for fiscal year
2002 that are specifically allocated for the purpose of implementing any plan
developed under §§ 13-1109(e) and 13-1114(d) of the Health - General Article as to
how the expertise of the statewide academic health centers will be used to assist the
community health coalitions in Montgomery County and Prince George's County in
enhancing the capacity for cancer screening and treatment at one or more major
community hospitals in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in addition to the
requirements of § 13-1005(e)(3) of the Health - General Article, which requires that the
Department use at least $750,000 of the money that is allocated to the Statewide Public
Health Component of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program in fiscal
year 2001 to provide outreach and start-up technical assistance to African American
communities in the State for the purpose of organizing participation in community
health coalitions that are formed under § 13-1108(b), § 13-1109(c), or § 13-1115(b) of
the Health - General Article, an additional $750,000 is included in Supplemental
Budget No. 2 of the fiscal year 2001 State budget for this same purpose.
SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene shall conduct a study to determine whether all screening
programs that are funded through grants that are distributed under the Cancer
Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program created under this Act
provide necessary treatment for uninsured individuals, as defined in § 13-1101 of the
Health — General Article, who are diagnosed with a targeted or non-targeted cancer as
a result of the screening programs. In conducting the study, the Department shall: (1)
identify the number of uninsured individuals who have participated in the screening
programs; (2) identify the number of uninsured individuals who have been diagnosed
with a targeted or non-targeted cancer as a result of the screening programs; (3)
identify the type of treatment that was received by uninsured individuals who were
diagnosed with a targeted or non-targeted cancer as a result of the screening
programs; and (4) determine the financial impact of treating these uninsured
individuals on hospitals, community clinics, physicians, and other health care
providers. The Department shall submit a report on its findings to the Governor and,
subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly within 1
year after the date that the Department approves or disapproves all of the
Comprehensive Plans for Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment
submitted to the Department under this Act by local health departments, statewide
academic health centers, or other persons designated by the Department. Any local
health department, Statewide academic health center, or other person who receives
money to fund a screening program through a grant that is distributed under the
Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program created under this
Act shall submit to the Department any information that is needed by the Department
to complete the study required by this section.
SECTION 9. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a comprehensive
evaluation of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program and the Cancer
Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program established in this Act
shall be conducted at the end of fiscal year 2004. The comprehensive evaluation shall
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