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

 

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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:

 

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

thereto a new section to read as follows:

    1.  The State Health Officer or a qualified person designated

by the Administrator of the Health Division shall analyze the

material obtained pursuant to NRS 457.230, 457.240 and 457.250

and the reports published pursuant to NRS 457.260 to determine

whether any trends exist in the incidence of cancer in a particular

area or population.

    2.  If the State Health Officer or the person designated

pursuant to subsection 1 determines that a trend exists in the

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

Health Officer or the person designated pursuant to subsection 1

shall work with appropriate governmental, educational and

research entities to investigate the trend, advance research into the

trend and the cancer identified in the trend, and facilitate the

prevention and control of the cancer.

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

    457.260  1.  The Health Division shall publish reports based

upon the material obtained pursuant to NRS 457.230, 457.240 and

457.250 and shall make other appropriate uses of the material to

identify trends in the incidence of cancer in a particular area or

population, advance research and education concerning cancer and

improve treatment of the disease.

    2.  The Health Division shall provide any qualified researcher

with data from the reported information upon:

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

established under the Board’s regulations; and

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

 

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

 

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