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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 18
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(2) IT WOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERESTS OF THE
COUNTIES TO FUND CANCER PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION EDUCATION,
SCREENING, 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 §
13-1108 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) IF THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICERS OF TWO OR MORE COUNTIES CHOOSE TO
JOIN TOGETHER AS A REGION TO APPLY FOR A LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH CANCER
GRANT OR ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE LOCAL HEALTH
OFFICERS SHALL ACT JOINTLY TO:
(1) DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CANCER PREVENTION,
IDENTIFICATION EDUCATION, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT, AS REQUIRED UNDER §
13-1109(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE;
(2) ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION, AS PROVIDED
UNDER § 13-1111 OF THIS SUBTITLE;
(3) DEMONSTRATE THAT THE BASE-YEAR FUNDING REQUIREMENT
ESTABLISHED UNDER § 13-1112 OF THIS SUBTITLE HAS BEEN MET; AND
(4) OTHERWISE SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF §§ 13-1108 13-1107
THROUGH 13-1113 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
13-1111.
(A) (1) THE MEMBERSHIP OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION
ESTABLISHED UNDER § 13-1109(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL:
(1) (I) REFLECT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COUNTY AND MAY
CONSIST OF:; AND
(1) (2) (II) INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF:
(I) COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS, INCLUDING MINORITY, RURAL.
AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, THAT, TAKEN TOGETHER, ARE
FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES IN THE
COUNTY;.
(2) (I) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF
THIS SUBSECTION, IN BALTIMORE CITY AND IN BALTIMORE, MONTGOMERY, AND
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTIES, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION SHALL
INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MAJOR COMMUNITY HOSPITALS THAT TREAT
COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH TARGETED CANCERS.
(II) IN BALTIMORE, MONTGOMERY, AND PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTIES, THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
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