§ 13-1102. Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1102
§ 13-1102. Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program
(a) There is a Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program in the Department.
(b) The purpose of the Program is to coordinate the State's use of the Cigarette Restitution Fund so as to create a lasting legacy of public health initiatives that reduce mortality and morbidity rates for cancer and tobacco-related diseases in the State and otherwise benefit the health and welfare of the State's residents.
(c) The Program consists of:
(d) To initiate the Program, the Department shall identify the types of cancers that will be targeted under the Program.
(e)(1) The Program shall be funded as provided in the State budget with money from the Cigarette Restitution Fund.
(f)(1) The annual budget bill shall specify the amount of funding that is allocated to each component of the Program.
(iii) If the Department transfers any money among the components of the Program as authorized under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Department shall report the transfer to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, Senate Finance Committee, House Appropriations Committee, and House Health and Government Operations Committee within 60 days after the transfer.
1. A provision of this subtitle; or
2. A provision of the annual budget bill as enacted that relates specifically to the transfer of funds from that component.
(g)(1) Money that is allocated to a component of the Program in the State budget that remains unspent and unobligated at the end of the applicable fiscal year shall revert to the Cigarette Restitution Fund.
(h) No later than January 31 of each year, the Department shall report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, Senate Finance Committee, House Appropriations Committee, and House Health and Government Operations Committee:
(i) The Department shall adopt regulations that establish the criteria that the Department will use to determine whether, for the purpose of qualifying as an uninsured individual under § 13-1101(hh) of this subtitle, an individual has the financial means to pay for appropriate treatment.
Credits
Added by Acts 2000, c. 17, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2000, c. 18, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 5, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2015, c. 58, § 1, eff. June 1, 2015; Acts 2017, c. 62, §§ 1 and 6, eff. April 11, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-1102, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-1102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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