HB 1089

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CHAMBER ACTION

1	The Committee on Appropriations recommends the following:
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3	Committee Substitute
4	Remove the entire bill and insert:
5	A bill to be entitled
6	An act relating to health care initiatives; creating s.
7	460.4062, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Health to
8	issue a chiropractic medicine faculty certificate for
9	certain faculty who have accepted appointment at a
10	publicly funded state university or college; authorizing
11	an application fee; providing requirements; providing for
12	renewal and expiration of the certificate; creating s.
13	1004.383, F.S.; authorizing a chiropractic medicine degree
14	program at Florida State University; amending s. 561.121,
15	F.S.; providing for annual appropriations from the
16	proceeds of the excise tax on alcoholic beverages;
17	providing for distribution of the funds to the Department
18	of Elderly Affairs, the Department of Health, and Florida
19	State University for specified research and programs;
20	amending s. 1004.43, F.S.; authorizing the establishment
21	of for-profit subsidiaries of the governing corporation of
22	the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute;
23	prohibiting certain activities by such for-profit
24	subsidiaries; requiring that the contract with the State
25	Board of Education permit the use of lands, facilities,
26	and personnel for research, education, treatment,
27	prevention, and early detection of cancer; authorizing the
28	governing corporation and its subsidiaries to obtain their
29	own property insurance coverage; requiring that certain
30	appropriations be paid directly to the board of directors
31	of the governing corporation; changing the appointing
32	authority for certain members of the council of scientific
33	advisers; amending s. 1004.445, F.S.; renaming the Florida
34	Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute as the Johnnie
35	B. Byrd, Sr., Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute;
36	deleting obsolete provisions; authorizing the
37	establishment of for-profit subsidiaries of the governing
38	corporation; requiring that the contract with the State
39	Board of Education permit the use of lands, facilities,
40	and personnel for research, education, treatment,
41	prevention, and early detection of Alzheimer's disease;
42	authorizing the governing corporation and its subsidiaries
43	to obtain their own property insurance coverage; requiring
44	that certain appropriations be paid directly to the board
45	of directors of the governing corporation; changing the
46	appointing authority for certain members of the council of
47	scientific advisers; creating the Florida Center for
48	Universal Research to Eradicate Disease within the
49	Department of Health; providing legislative findings and
50	intent; specifying the purpose and duties of the center;
51	requiring an annual report to the Governor and
52	Legislature; authorizing the department to outsource the
53	duties of the center; creating an advisory council;
54	amending s. 215.5602, F.S.; expanding the long-term goals
55	of the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program
56	to include the cure of specified diseases; providing
57	funding priority; amending s. 215.5601, F.S., relating to
58	the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund, to conform an intent
59	provision; designating the Life Sciences Building at
60	Florida State University as the "James E. 'Jim' King, Jr.,
61	Building"; authorizing Florida State University to erect
62	markers; creating the Florida Cancer Research Council;
63	providing for the affairs of the council; requiring an
64	annual report; specifying the council's mission and
65	duties; creating the Florida Public Health Foundation,
66	Inc.; providing for the foundation's duties and mission;
67	providing for its board of directors; requiring annual
68	reports; requiring the foundation to coordinate monthly
69	health awareness campaigns to disseminate information
70	about specified diseases and conditions; establishing the
71	Prostate Cancer Awareness Program within the Department of
72	Health for the purpose of providing statewide outreach and
73	education concerning the early detection of prostate
74	cancer; authorizing the department and the Florida Public
75	Health Foundation, Inc., to enter into contracts and seek
76	grant moneys; creating an advisory committee to assist the
77	program; providing for membership of the committee;
78	authorizing reimbursement for certain per diem and travel
79	expenses; creating the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task
80	Force; providing duties and membership of the task force;
81	requiring the task force to make periodic reports to the
82	Governor and the Legislature; providing for the task force
83	to be dissolved on a specified date; providing an
84	effective date.
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87	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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89	Section 1.  Section 460.4062, Florida Statutes, is created
90	to read:
91	460.4062  Chiropractic medicine faculty certificate.--
92	(1)  The department may issue a chiropractic medicine
93	faculty certificate without examination to an individual who
94	remits a nonrefundable application fee, not to exceed $100 as
95	determined by rule of the board, and who demonstrates to the
96	board that he or she meets the following requirements:
97	(a)  Is a graduate of an accredited school or college of
98	chiropractic accredited by the Council on Chiropractic
99	Education.
100	(b)  Holds a valid current license to practice chiropractic
101	medicine in another jurisdiction in the United States.
102	(c)  Is at least 21 years of age and of good moral
103	character.
104	(d)  Has not committed any act or offense in any
105	jurisdiction which would constitute the basis for discipline
106	under this chapter or chapter 456.
107	(e)  Has been offered and has accepted a full-time faculty
108	appointment to teach in a program of chiropractic medicine at a
109	publicly funded state university or college and provides a
110	certification from the dean of the appointing college
111	acknowledging the appointment.
112	(2)  The certificate shall authorize the holder to practice
113	only in conjunction with his or her faculty position at a
114	publicly funded state university or college and its affiliated
115	clinics that are registered with the board as sites at which
116	holders of chiropractic medicine faculty certificates will be
117	practicing. Such certificate shall automatically expire upon
118	termination of the holder's relationship with the school or
119	after a period of 2 years, whichever occurs first.
120	(3)  The holder of a faculty certificate may engage in the
121	practice of chiropractic medicine as permitted by this section.
122	(4)  Notwithstanding subsection (2), a chiropractic
123	medicine faculty certificate is renewable every 2 years by a
124	holder who applies to the board on a form prescribed by the
125	board and who continues to satisfy the requirements set forth in
126	subsection (1).
127	Section 2.  Section 1004.383, Florida Statutes, is created
128	to read:
129	1004.383  Chiropractic medicine degree program at Florida
130	State University.--A chiropractic medicine degree program is
131	authorized at Florida State University.
132	Section 3.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
133	561.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
134	561.121  Deposit of revenue.--
135	(1)  All state funds collected pursuant to ss. 563.05,
136	564.06, and 565.12 shall be paid into the State Treasury and
137	disbursed in the following manner:
138	(a)1.  Two percent of monthly collections of the excise
139	taxes on alcoholic beverages established in ss. 563.05, 564.06,
140	and 565.12 shall be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage and
141	Tobacco Trust Fund to meet the division's appropriation for the
142	state fiscal year.
143	2.  Beginning July 1, 2004, there is annually distributed
144	$15 million to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund within the
145	Department of Elderly Affairs, and these funds are annually
146	appropriated to support a contract with the Johnnie B. Byrd,
147	Sr., Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute at the University
148	of South Florida for the purposes of conducting research,
149	developing and operating integrated data projects, and providing
150	assistance to memory disorder clinics as established in s.
151	430.502.
152	3.  Beginning July 1, 2004, there is annually distributed
153	$6 million to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund within the
154	Department of Health, and these funds are annually appropriated
155	to the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program. From
156	these funds, up to $250,000 shall be available annually for the
157	operating costs of the Florida Center for Universal Research to
158	Eradicate Disease.
159	4.  Beginning July 1, 2004, there is annually distributed
160	$9 million to be paid by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial
161	Officer upon the State Treasury to Florida State University for
162	the School of Chiropractic Medicine. Notwithstanding the
163	provisions of chapter 216, until the School of Chiropractic
164	Medicine is completely staffed and fully operational, these
165	funds may be used for any purpose by the university.
166	Section 4.  Section 1004.43, Florida Statutes, is amended
167	to read:
168	1004.43  H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research
169	Institute.--There is established the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer
170	Center and Research Institute at the University of South
171	Florida.
172	(1)  The State Board of Education shall enter into an
173	agreement for the utilization of the facilities on the campus of
174	the University of South Florida to be known as the H. Lee
175	Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, including all
176	furnishings, equipment, and other chattels used in the operation
177	of said facilities, with a Florida not-for-profit corporation
178	organized solely for the purpose of governing and operating the
179	H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. This not-
180	for-profit corporation, acting as an instrumentality of the
181	State of Florida, shall govern and operate the H. Lee Moffitt
182	Cancer Center and Research Institute in accordance with the
183	terms of the agreement between the State Board of Education and
184	the not-for-profit corporation. The not-for-profit corporation
185	may, with the prior approval of the State Board of Education,
186	create either for-profit or not-for-profit corporate
187	subsidiaries, or both, to fulfill its mission. For-profit
188	subsidiaries of the not-for-profit corporation may not compete
189	with for-profit health care providers in the delivery of
190	radiation therapy services to patients. The not-for-profit
191	corporation and its subsidiaries are authorized to receive,
192	hold, invest, and administer property and any moneys received
193	from private, local, state, and federal sources, as well as
194	technical and professional income generated or derived from
195	practice activities of the institute, for the benefit of the
196	institute and the fulfillment of its mission. The affairs of the
197	corporation shall be managed by a board of directors who shall
198	serve without compensation. The President of the University of
199	South Florida and the chair of the State Board of Education, or
200	his or her designee, shall be directors of the not-for-profit
201	corporation, together with 5 representatives of the state
202	universities and no more than 14 nor fewer than 10 directors who
203	are not medical doctors or state employees. Each director shall
204	have only one vote, shall serve a term of 3 years, and may be
205	reelected to the board. Other than the President of the
206	University of South Florida and the chair of the State Board of
207	Education, directors shall be elected by a majority vote of the
208	board. The chair of the board of directors shall be selected by
209	majority vote of the directors.
210	(2)  The State Board of Education shall provide in the
211	agreement with the not-for-profit corporation for the following:
212	(a)  Approval of the articles of incorporation of the not-
213	for-profit corporation by the State Board of Education.
214	(b)  Approval of the articles of incorporation of any not-
215	for-profit corporate subsidiary created by the not-for-profit
216	corporation.
217	(c)  Utilization of lands, hospital facilities, and
218	personnel by the not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries
219	for research, education, treatment, prevention, and the early
220	detection of cancer and for mutually approved teaching and
221	research programs conducted by the University of South Florida
222	or other accredited medical schools or research institutes.
223	(d)  Preparation of an annual financial audit of the not-
224	for-profit corporation's accounts and records and the accounts
225	and records of any subsidiaries to be conducted by an
226	independent certified public accountant. The annual audit report
227	shall include a management letter, as defined in s. 11.45, and
228	shall be submitted to the Auditor General and the State Board of
229	Education. The State Board of Education, the Auditor General,
230	and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
231	Accountability shall have the authority to require and receive
232	from the not-for-profit corporation and any subsidiaries or from
233	their independent auditor any detail or supplemental data
234	relative to the operation of the not-for-profit corporation or
235	subsidiary.
236	(e)  Provision by the not-for-profit corporation and its
237	subsidiaries of equal employment opportunities to all persons
238	regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national
239	origin.
240	(3)  The State Board of Education is authorized to secure
241	comprehensive general liability protection, including
242	professional liability protection, for the not-for-profit
243	corporation and its subsidiaries pursuant to s. 1004.24. The
244	not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries shall be exempt
245	from any participation in any property insurance trust fund
246	established by law, including any property insurance trust fund
247	established pursuant to chapter 284, so long as the not-for-
248	profit corporation and its subsidiaries maintain property
249	insurance protection with comparable or greater coverage limits.
250	(4)  In the event that the agreement between the not-for-
251	profit corporation and the State Board of Education is
252	terminated for any reason, the State Board of Education shall
253	resume governance and operation of said facilities.
254	(5)  The institute shall be administered by a chief
255	executive officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the board
256	of directors of the not-for-profit corporation and who shall
257	have the following powers and duties subject to the approval of
258	the board of directors:
259	(a)  The chief executive officer shall establish programs
260	which fulfill the mission of the institute in research,
261	education, treatment, prevention, and the early detection of
262	cancer; however, the chief executive officer shall not establish
263	academic programs for which academic credit is awarded and which
264	terminate in the conference of a degree without prior approval
265	of the State Board of Education.
266	(b)  The chief executive officer shall have control over
267	the budget and the dollars appropriated or donated to the
268	institute from private, local, state, and federal sources, as
269	well as technical and professional income generated or derived
270	from practice activities of the institute. However, professional
271	income generated by university faculty from practice activities
272	at the institute shall be shared between the institute and the
273	university as determined by the chief executive officer and the
274	appropriate university dean or vice president.
275	(c)  The chief executive officer shall appoint members to
276	carry out the research, patient care, and educational activities
277	of the institute and determine compensation, benefits, and terms
278	of service. Members of the institute shall be eligible to hold
279	concurrent appointments at affiliated academic institutions.
280	University faculty shall be eligible to hold concurrent
281	appointments at the institute.
282	(d)  The chief executive officer shall have control over
283	the use and assignment of space and equipment within the
284	facilities.
285	(e)  The chief executive officer shall have the power to
286	create the administrative structure necessary to carry out the
287	mission of the institute.
288	(f)  The chief executive officer shall have a reporting
289	relationship to the Commissioner of Education.
290	(g)  The chief executive officer shall provide a copy of
291	the institute's annual report to the Governor and Cabinet, the
292	President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
293	Representatives, and the chair of the State Board of Education.
294	(6)  The board of directors of the not-for-profit
295	corporation shall create a council of scientific advisers to the
296	chief executive officer comprised of leading researchers,
297	physicians, and scientists. This council shall review programs
298	and recommend research priorities and initiatives so as to
299	maximize the state's investment in the institute. The council
300	shall be appointed by the board of directors of the not-for-
301	profit corporation and shall include five appointees of the
302	State Board of Education. Each member of the council shall be
303	appointed to serve a 2-year term and may be reappointed to the
304	council.
305	(7)  In carrying out the provisions of this section, the
306	not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries are not
307	"agencies" within the meaning of s. 20.03(11).
308	(8)(a)  Records of the not-for-profit corporation and of
309	its subsidiaries are public records unless made confidential or
310	exempt by law.
311	(b)  Proprietary confidential business information is
312	confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and
313	s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, the Auditor
314	General, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
315	Accountability, and the State Board of Education, pursuant to
316	their oversight and auditing functions, must be given access to
317	all proprietary confidential business information upon request
318	and without subpoena and must maintain the confidentiality of
319	information so received. As used in this paragraph, the term
320	"proprietary confidential business information" means
321	information, regardless of its form or characteristics, which is
322	owned or controlled by the not-for-profit corporation or its
323	subsidiaries; is intended to be and is treated by the not-for-
324	profit corporation or its subsidiaries as private and the
325	disclosure of which would harm the business operations of the
326	not-for-profit corporation or its subsidiaries; has not been
327	intentionally disclosed by the corporation or its subsidiaries
328	unless pursuant to law, an order of a court or administrative
329	body, a legislative proceeding pursuant to s. 5, Art. III of the
330	State Constitution, or a private agreement that provides that
331	the information may be released to the public; and which is
332	information concerning:
333	1.  Internal auditing controls and reports of internal
334	auditors;
335	2.  Matters reasonably encompassed in privileged attorney-
336	client communications;
337	3.  Contracts for managed-care arrangements, including
338	preferred provider organization contracts, health maintenance
339	organization contracts, and exclusive provider organization
340	contracts, and any documents directly relating to the
341	negotiation, performance, and implementation of any such
342	contracts for managed-care arrangements;
343	4.  Bids or other contractual data, banking records, and
344	credit agreements the disclosure of which would impair the
345	efforts of the not-for-profit corporation or its subsidiaries to
346	contract for goods or services on favorable terms;
347	5.  Information relating to private contractual data, the
348	disclosure of which would impair the competitive interest of the
349	provider of the information;
350	6.  Corporate officer and employee personnel information;
351	7.  Information relating to the proceedings and records of
352	credentialing panels and committees and of the governing board
353	of the not-for-profit corporation or its subsidiaries relating
354	to credentialing;
355	8.  Minutes of meetings of the governing board of the not-
356	for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries, except minutes of
357	meetings open to the public pursuant to subsection (9);
358	9.  Information that reveals plans for marketing services
359	that the corporation or its subsidiaries reasonably expect to be
360	provided by competitors;
361	10.  Trade secrets as defined in s. 688.002, including
362	reimbursement methodologies or rates; or
363	11.  The identity of donors or prospective donors of
364	property who wish to remain anonymous or any information
365	identifying such donors or prospective donors. The anonymity of
366	these donors or prospective donors must be maintained in the
367	auditor's report.
368
369	As used in this paragraph, the term "managed care" means systems
370	or techniques generally used by third-party payors or their
371	agents to affect access to and control payment for health care
372	services. Managed-care techniques most often include one or more
373	of the following: prior, concurrent, and retrospective review of
374	the medical necessity and appropriateness of services or site of
375	services; contracts with selected health care providers;
376	financial incentives or disincentives related to the use of
377	specific providers, services, or service sites; controlled
378	access to and coordination of services by a case manager; and
379	payor efforts to identify treatment alternatives and modify
380	benefit restrictions for high-cost patient care.
381	(9)  Meetings of the governing board of the not-for-profit
382	corporation and meetings of the subsidiaries of the not-for-
383	profit corporation at which the expenditure of dollars
384	appropriated to the not-for-profit corporation by the state are
385	discussed or reported must remain open to the public in
386	accordance with s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State
387	Constitution, unless made confidential or exempt by law. Other
388	meetings of the governing board of the not-for-profit
389	corporation and of the subsidiaries of the not-for-profit
390	corporation are exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of
391	the State Constitution.
392	(10)  In addition to the continuing appropriation to the
393	institute provided in s. 210.20(2), any appropriation to the
394	institute provided in a general appropriations act shall be paid
395	directly to the board of directors of the not-for-profit
396	corporation by warrant drawn by the Chief Financial Officer from
397	the State Treasury.
398	Section 5.  Section 1004.445, Florida Statutes, is amended
399	to read:
400	1004.445  Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Florida Alzheimer's Center
401	and Research Institute.--
402	(1)  Effective July 1, 2002, The Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr.,
403	Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute is established
404	at the University of South Florida.
405	(2)(a)  The State Board of Education shall enter into an
406	agreement for the utilization of the facilities on the campus of
407	the University of South Florida to be known as the Johnnie B.
408	Byrd, Sr., Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute,
409	including all furnishings, equipment, and other chattels used in
410	the operation of those facilities, with a Florida not-for-profit
411	corporation organized solely for the purpose of governing and
412	operating the Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Florida Alzheimer's Center
413	and Research Institute. This not-for-profit corporation, acting
414	as an instrumentality of the state, shall govern and operate the
415	Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research
416	Institute in accordance with the terms of the agreement between
417	the State Board of Education and the not-for-profit corporation.
418	The not-for-profit corporation may, with the prior approval of
419	the State Board of Education, create either for-profit or not-
420	for-profit corporate subsidiaries, or both, to fulfill its
421	mission. The not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries are
422	authorized to receive, hold, invest, and administer property and
423	any moneys acquired from private, local, state, and federal
424	sources, as well as technical and professional income generated
425	or derived from practice activities of the institute, for the
426	benefit of the institute and the fulfillment of its mission.
427	(b)1.  The affairs of the not-for-profit corporation shall
428	be managed by a board of directors who shall serve without
429	compensation. The board of directors shall consist of the
430	President of the University of South Florida and the chair of
431	the State Board of Education, or their designees, 5
432	representatives of the state universities, and no fewer than 9
433	nor more than 14 representatives of the public who are neither
434	medical doctors nor state employees. Each director who is a
435	representative of a state university or of the public shall be
436	appointed to serve a term of 3 years. The chair of the board of
437	directors shall be selected by a majority vote of the directors.
438	Each director shall have only one vote.
439	2.  The initial board of directors shall consist of the
440	President of the University of South Florida and the chair of
441	the State Board of Education, or their designees; the five
442	university representatives, of whom one shall be appointed by
443	the Governor, two by the President of the Senate, and two by the
444	Speaker of the House of Representatives; and nine public
445	representatives, of whom three shall be appointed by the
446	Governor, three by the President of the Senate, and three by the
447	Speaker of the House of Representatives. Upon the expiration of
448	the terms of the initial appointed directors, all directors
449	subject to 3-year terms of office under this paragraph shall be
450	appointed by a majority vote of the directors and the board may
451	be expanded to include additional public representative
452	directors up to the maximum number allowed. Any vacancy in
453	office shall be filled for the remainder of the term by majority
454	vote of the directors. Any director may be reappointed.
455	(3)  The State Board of Education shall provide in the
456	agreement with the not-for-profit corporation for the following:
457	(a)  Approval by the State Board of Education of the
458	articles of incorporation of the not-for-profit corporation.
459	(b)  Approval by the State Board of Education of the
460	articles of incorporation of any not-for-profit corporate
461	subsidiary created by the not-for-profit corporation.
462	(c)  Utilization of lands, hospital facilities, and
463	personnel by the not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries
464	for research, education, treatment, prevention, and the early
465	detection of Alzheimer's disease and for mutually approved
466	teaching and research programs conducted by the University of
467	South Florida or other accredited medical schools or research
468	institutes.
469	(d)  Preparation of an annual postaudit of the not-for-
470	profit corporation's financial accounts and the financial
471	accounts of any subsidiaries to be conducted by an independent
472	certified public accountant. The annual audit report shall
473	include management letters and shall be submitted to the Auditor
474	General and the State Board of Education for review. The State
475	Board of Education, the Auditor General, and the Office of
476	Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability shall have
477	the authority to require and receive from the not-for-profit
478	corporation and any subsidiaries, or from their independent
479	auditor, any detail or supplemental data relative to the
480	operation of the not-for-profit corporation or subsidiary.
481	(e)  Provision by the not-for-profit corporation and its
482	subsidiaries of equal employment opportunities for all persons
483	regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, or national
484	origin.
485	(4)  The State Board of Education is authorized to secure
486	comprehensive general liability protection, including
487	professional liability protection, for the not-for-profit
488	corporation and its subsidiaries, pursuant to s. 1004.24. The
489	not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries shall be exempt
490	from any participation in any property insurance trust fund
491	established by law, including any property insurance trust fund
492	established pursuant to chapter 284, so long as the not-for-
493	profit corporation and its subsidiaries maintain property
494	insurance protection with comparable or greater coverage limits.
495	(5)  In the event that the agreement between the not-for-
496	profit corporation and the State Board of Education is
497	terminated for any reason, the State Board of Education shall
498	assume governance and operation of the facilities.
499	(6)  The institute shall be administered by a chief
500	executive officer, who shall be appointed by and serve at the
501	pleasure of the board of directors of the not-for-profit
502	corporation, and who shall exercise the following powers and
503	duties, subject to the approval of the board of directors:
504	(a)  The chief executive officer shall establish programs
505	that fulfill the mission of the institute in research,
506	education, treatment, prevention, and early detection of
507	Alzheimer's disease; however, the chief executive officer may
508	not establish academic programs for which academic credit is
509	awarded and which culminate in the conferring of a degree,
510	without prior approval of the State Board of Education.
511	(b)  The chief executive officer shall have control over
512	the budget and the moneys appropriated or donated to the
513	institute from private, local, state, and federal sources, as
514	well as technical and professional income generated or derived
515	from practice activities of the institute. However, professional
516	income generated by university faculty from practice activities
517	at the institute shall be shared between the institute and the
518	university as determined by the chief executive officer and the
519	appropriate university dean or vice president.
520	(c)  The chief executive officer shall appoint
521	representatives of the institute to carry out the research,
522	patient care, and educational activities of the institute and
523	establish the compensation, benefits, and terms of service of
524	such representatives. Representatives of the institute shall be
525	eligible to hold concurrent appointments at affiliated academic
526	institutions. University faculty shall be eligible to hold
527	concurrent appointments at the institute.
528	(d)  The chief executive officer shall have control over
529	the use and assignment of space and equipment within the
530	facilities.
531	(e)  The chief executive officer shall have the power to
532	create the administrative structure necessary to carry out the
533	mission of the institute.
534	(f)  The chief executive officer shall have a reporting
535	relationship to the Commissioner of Education.
536	(g)  The chief executive officer shall provide a copy of
537	the institute's annual report to the Governor and Cabinet, the
538	President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
539	Representatives, and the chair of the State Board of Education.
540	(7)  The board of directors of the not-for-profit
541	corporation shall create a council of scientific advisers to the
542	chief executive officer comprised of leading researchers,
543	physicians, and scientists. The council shall review programs
544	and recommend research priorities and initiatives to maximize
545	the state's investment in the institute. The members of the
546	council shall be appointed by the board of directors of the not-
547	for-profit corporation, except for five members who shall be
548	appointed by the State Board of Education. Each member of the
549	council shall be appointed to serve a 2-year term and may be
550	reappointed to the council.
551	(8)  In carrying out the provisions of this section, the
552	not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries are not agencies
553	within the meaning of s. 20.03(11).
554	(9)  The following information is confidential and exempt
555	from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24, Art. I of the
556	State Constitution:
557	(a)  Personal identifying information relating to clients
558	of programs created or funded through the Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr.,
559	Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute which is held
560	by the institute, University of South Florida, or State Board of
561	Education or by persons who provide services to clients of
562	programs created or funded through contracts with the Johnnie B.
563	Byrd, Sr., Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute;
564	(b)  Any medical or health records relating to patients
565	which may be created or received by the institute;
566	(c)  Materials that relate to methods of manufacture or
567	production, potential trade secrets, potentially patentable
568	material, actual trade secrets as defined in s. 688.002, or
569	proprietary information received, generated, ascertained, or
570	discovered during the course of research conducted by or through
571	the institute and business transactions resulting from such
572	research;
573	(d)  The identity of a donor or prospective donor to the
574	Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr., Florida Alzheimer's Center and Research
575	Institute who wishes to remain anonymous, and all information
576	identifying such donor or prospective donor;
577	(e)  Any information received by the institute in the
578	performance of its duties and responsibilities which is
579	otherwise confidential and exempt by law; and
580	(f)  Any information received by the institute from a
581	person from another state or nation or the Federal Government
582	which is otherwise confidential or exempt pursuant to that
583	state's or nation's laws or pursuant to federal law.
584
585	Any governmental entity that demonstrates a need to access such
586	confidential and exempt information in order to perform its
587	duties and responsibilities shall have access to such
588	information and shall otherwise keep such information
589	confidential and exempt. This section is subject to the Open
590	Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s.
591	119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless
592	reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
593	Legislature.
594	(10)  Any appropriation to the institute provided in a
595	general appropriations act shall be paid directly to the board
596	of directors of the not-for-profit corporation by warrant drawn
597	by the Chief Financial Officer from the State Treasury.
598	Section 6.  Florida Center for Universal Research to
599	Eradicate Disease.--
600	(1)  The Legislature finds that an estimated 128 million
601	Americans suffer from acute, chronic, and degenerative diseases
602	and that biomedical research is the key to finding cures for
603	these diseases that negatively affect all Floridians. The
604	Legislature further finds that, while there is much research
605	being conducted throughout this state and throughout the world,
606	there is a lack of coordination of efforts among researchers.
607	The Legislature, therefore, finds that there is a significant
608	need for a coordinated effort if the goal of curing disease is
609	to be achieved. Moreover, the Legislature finds that the
610	biomedical technology sector meets the criteria of a high-impact
611	sector, pursuant to section 288.108, Florida Statutes, having a
612	high importance to this state's economy with a significant
613	potential for growth and contribution to our universities and
614	quality of life.
615	(2)  It is the intent of the Legislature that Florida
616	strive to become the nation's leader in biomedical research and
617	commit itself to being the state to find cures for the most
618	deadly and widespread diseases. It is further the intent of the
619	Legislature that there be a coordinated effort among the state's
620	public and private universities and the biomedical industry to
621	discover such cures. Moreover, it is the intent of the
622	Legislature to expand the state economy by attracting biomedical
623	researchers and research companies to this state.
624	(3)  There is established within the Department of Health
625	the Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease,
626	which shall be known as "CURED."
627	(a)  The purpose of the center is to coordinate, improve,
628	expand, and monitor all biomedical research programs within the
629	state, facilitate funding opportunities, and foster improved
630	technology transfer of research findings into clinical trials
631	and widespread public use.
632	(b)  The goal of the center is to find cures for diseases
633	such as cancer, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes,
634	autoimmune disorders, and neurological disorders, including
635	Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease.
636	(c)  The center shall hold an annual biomedical technology
637	summit in Florida to which biomedical researchers, biomedical
638	technology companies, business incubators, pharmaceutical
639	manufacturers, and others around the nation and world are
640	invited to share biomedical research findings in order to
641	expedite the discovery of cures. Summit attendees shall cover
642	the costs of such attendance or obtain sponsorship for such
643	attendance.
644	(d)  The center shall encourage clinical trials in this
645	state on research that holds promise of curing a disease or
646	condition. The center shall facilitate partnerships between
647	researchers, treating physicians, and community hospitals for
648	the purpose of sharing new techniques and new research findings,
649	as well as coordinating voluntary donations to ensure an
650	adequate supply of adult stem cells, placentas, or cord blood.
651	(e)  The center shall facilitate the formation of
652	partnerships between researchers in this state and institutions
653	in other states and countries where research with rare plants or
654	animals could lead to cures.
655	(f)  The center shall encourage agricultural colleges and
656	agricultural businesses in this state to be active in the search
657	for cures and in providing information to the public about
658	disease prevention.
659	(g)  The center shall facilitate partnerships among
660	researchers working to cure all types of diseases, including
661	those that are prevalent in developed countries and those that
662	occur mainly in developing countries.
663	(h)  The center shall also encourage the discovery and
664	production in Florida of vaccines that prevent disease.
665	(i)  The center shall monitor the supply and demand needs
666	of researchers relating to stem cell research and other types of
667	human tissue research. If the center determines that there is a
668	need for increased donation of human tissue, it shall notify
669	hospitals licensed pursuant to chapter 395, Florida Statutes,
670	which have entered into partnership agreements with research
671	institutes conducting stem cell research located in the same
672	geographic region as the researchers demanding the stem cells or
673	other tissues. Such hospitals shall implement programs that
674	encourage voluntary donations of cord blood or other needed
675	adult tissue.
676	(j)  The center shall be funded through private, state, and
677	federal sources.
678	(k)  The center shall serve as a registry of all known
679	opportunities for biomedical grants and may assist any public or
680	private biomedical research program in this state in preparing
681	grant requests.
682	(l)  The center shall maintain a website with links to
683	peer-reviewed biomedical research. The website shall also
684	contain a list of all known biomedical research being conducted
685	in Florida and shall facilitate communication among researchers
686	and other interested parties.
687	(m)  The center shall submit an annual report to the
688	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
689	House of Representatives no later than January 15 which contains
690	recommendations for legislative change necessary to foster a
691	positive climate for biomedical research in this state.
692	(4)  The Department of Health may outsource the duties of
693	the center to a private entity or state university.
694	(5)  There is established within the center an advisory
695	council that shall meet at least annually.
696	(a)  The council shall consist of the members of the board
697	of directors of the Florida Research Consortium and at least one
698	representative from:
699	1.  The Emerging Technology Commission.
700	2.  Enterprise Florida, Inc.
701	3.  BioFlorida.
702	4.  The Biomedical Research Advisory Council.
703	5.  The Florida Medical Foundation.
704	6.  Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
705	7.  The Florida Tri-Agency Coalition on Smoking OR Health.
706	8.  The Florida Cancer Research Council.
707	9.  The American Cancer Society, Florida Division, Inc.
708	10.  The American Heart Association.
709	11.  The American Lung Association of Florida.
710	12.  The American Diabetes Association, South Coastal
711	Region.
712	13.  The Alzheimer's Association.
713	14.  The Epilepsy Foundation.
714	15.  The National Parkinson Foundation.
715	16.  The Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc.
716	17.  Scripps Florida or the entity formed in this state by
717	The Scripps Research Institute.
718	(b)  Members of the council shall serve without
719	compensation and each organization represented shall cover all
720	expenses of its representative.
721	Section 7.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
722	215.5601, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
723	215.5601  Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.--
724	(1)  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--It is the intent of the
725	Legislature to:
726	(d)  Provide funds to help support public-health and
727	biomedical research for the prevention, diagnosis, and
728	treatment, and cure of diseases related to tobacco use by
729	creating an annual and perpetual source of funding for
730	biomedical research in the state in order to expand the
731	foundation of biomedical knowledge relating to the prevention,
732	diagnosis, and treatment, and cure of diseases related to
733	tobacco use, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke,
734	and pulmonary disease; improve the quality of the state's
735	academic health centers by bringing the advances of biomedical
736	research into the training of physicians and other health care
737	providers; and increase the state's per capita funding for
738	biomedical research by undertaking new initiatives in biomedical
739	research which will attract additional funding from outside the
740	state while also stimulating economic activity in the state in
741	areas related to biomedical research, such as the research and
742	production of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical
743	devices.
744	Section 8.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) and
745	subsections (2) and (10) of section 215.5602, Florida Statutes,
746	are amended to read:
747	215.5602  James and Esther King Biomedical Research
748	Program.--
749	(1)  There is established within the Department of Health
750	the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program funded by
751	the proceeds of the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund pursuant to s.
752	215.5601. The purpose of the James and Esther King Biomedical
753	Research Program is to provide an annual and perpetual source of
754	funding in order to support research initiatives that address
755	the health care problems of Floridians in the areas of tobacco-
756	related cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary
757	disease. The long-term goals of the program are to:
758	(a)  Improve the health of Floridians by researching better
759	prevention, diagnoses, and treatments, and cures for cancer,
760	cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary disease.
761	(b)  Expand the foundation of biomedical knowledge relating
762	to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and cure of
763	diseases related to tobacco use, including cancer,
764	cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary disease.
765	(2)  Funds appropriated for the James and Esther King
766	Biomedical Research Program shall be used exclusively for the
767	award of grants and fellowships as established in this section;
768	for research relating to the prevention, diagnosis, and
769	treatment, and cure of diseases related to tobacco use,
770	including cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary
771	disease; and for expenses incurred in the administration of this
772	section. Priority shall be granted to research designed to
773	prevent or cure disease.
774	(10)  The council shall submit an annual progress report on
775	the state of biomedical research in this state to the Florida
776	Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease and to the
777	Governor, the Secretary of Health, the President of the Senate,
778	and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1.
779	The report must include:
780	(a)  A list of research projects supported by grants or
781	fellowships awarded under the program.
782	(b)  A list of recipients of program grants or fellowships.
783	(c)  A list of publications in peer reviewed journals
784	involving research supported by grants or fellowships awarded
785	under the program.
786	(d)  The total amount of biomedical research funding
787	currently flowing into the state.
788	(e)  New grants for biomedical research which were funded
789	based on research supported by grants or fellowships awarded
790	under the program.
791	(f)  Progress in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment,
792	and cure of diseases related to tobacco use, including cancer,
793	cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary disease.
794	Section 9.  (1)  The Life Sciences Building at Florida
795	State University in Tallahassee is designated as the "James E.
796	'Jim' King, Jr., Building."
797	(2)  Florida State University is authorized to erect
798	markers for the designation of the James E. "Jim" King, Jr.,
799	Building as described in subsection (1).
800	Section 10.  Florida Cancer Research Council.--
801	(1)  Effective July 1, 2004, the Florida Cancer Research
802	Council within the Department of Health is established for the
803	purpose of making the state a center of excellence for cancer
804	research.
805	(2)(a)  The council shall be representative of the state's
806	cancer centers, hospitals, and patient groups, and shall be
807	organized for the purpose of governing the affairs of the
808	council.
809	(b)  The Florida Cancer Research Council may create not-
810	for-profit corporate subsidiaries to fulfill its mission. The
811	council and its subsidiaries are authorized to receive, hold,
812	invest, and administer property and any moneys acquired from
813	private, local, state, and federal sources, as well as technical
814	and professional income generated or derived from the mission-
815	related activities of the council.
816	(c)  The affairs of the council shall consist of:
817	1.  Chairman of the Florida Dialogue on Cancer, who shall
818	serve as the chairman of the council;
819	2.  Secretary of the Department of Health or his or her
820	designee;
821	3.  Chief Executive Officer of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer
822	Center or his or her designee;
823	4.  President of the University of Florida Shands Cancer
824	Center or his or her designee;
825	5.  Chief Executive Officer of the University of Miami
826	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center or his or her designee;
827	6.  Chief Executive Officer of the Mayo Clinic,
828	Jacksonville or his or her designee;
829	7.  Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society,
830	Florida Division or his or her designee;
831	8.  President of the American Cancer Society, Florida
832	Division Board of Directors or his or her designee;
833	9.  President of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology
834	or his or her designee;
835	10.  President of the American College of Surgeons, Florida
836	Chapter, or his or her designee;
837	11.  Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Florida, Inc.,
838	or his or her designee;
839	12.  Five representatives from cancer programs approved by
840	the American College of Surgeons. Three shall be appointed by
841	the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
842	of Representatives, and one shall be appointed by the President
843	of the Senate;
844	13.  One member of the House of Representatives, to be
845	appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
846	14.  One member of the Senate, to be appointed by the
847	President of the Senate.
848	(d)  Appointments made by the Speaker of the House of
849	Representatives and the President of the Senate pursuant to
850	paragraph (c) shall be for 2-year terms, concurrent with the
851	bienniums in which they serve as presiding officers.
852	(e)  Appointments made by the Governor pursuant to
853	paragraph (c) shall be for 2-year terms, although the Governor
854	may reappoint directors.
855	(f)  Members of the council or any subsidiaries shall serve
856	without compensation, and each organization represented on the
857	council shall cover the expenses of its representatives.
858	(3)  The council shall issue an annual report to the Center
859	for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease, the Governor, the
860	Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of
861	the Senate by December 15 of each year, with policy and funding
862	recommendations regarding cancer research capacity in Florida
863	and related issues.
864	Section 11.  Florida Cancer Research Council, mission and
865	duties.--The council, which shall work in concert with the
866	Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease to
867	ensure that the goals of the center are advanced, shall endeavor
868	to dramatically improve cancer research and treatment in this
869	state through:
870	(1)  Efforts to significantly expand cancer research
871	capacity in the state by:
872	(a)  Identifying ways to attract new research talent and
873	attendant national grant producing researchers to Florida-based
874	cancer research facilities;
875	(b)  Implementing a peer-reviewed, competitive process to
876	identify and fund the best proposals to expand cancer research
877	institutes in this state;
878	(c)  Funding through available resources for those
879	proposals that demonstrate the greatest opportunity to attract
880	federal research grants and private financial support;
881	(d)  Encouraging the employment of bioinformatics in order
882	to create a cancer informatics infrastructure that enhances
883	information and resource exchange and integration through
884	researchers working in diverse disciplines, to facilitate the
885	full spectrum of cancer investigations;
886	(e)  Facilitating the technical coordination, business
887	development, and support of intellectual property as it relates
888	to the advancement of cancer research; and
889	(f)  Aiding in other multidisciplinary research-support
890	activities as they inure to the advancement of cancer research.
891	(2)  Efforts to improve both research and treatment through
892	greater participation in clinical trials networks by:
893	(a)  Identifying ways to increase adult enrollment in
894	cancer clinical trials;
895	(b)  Supporting public and private professional education
896	programs designed to increase the awareness and knowledge about
897	cancer clinical trials;
898	(c)  Providing tools to cancer patients and community-based
899	oncologists to aid in the identification of cancer clinical
900	trials available in the state; and
901	(d)  Creating opportunities for the state's academic cancer
902	centers to collaborate with community-based oncologists in
903	cancer clinical trials networks.
904	(3)  Efforts to reduce the impact of cancer on disparate
905	groups by:
906	(a)  Identifying those cancers that disproportionately
907	impact certain demographic groups; and
908	(b)  Building collaborations designed to reduce health
909	disparities as they relate to cancer.
910	Section 12.  The Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc.;
911	establishment; purpose; mission; duties; board of directors.--
912	(1)  The Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc., referred
913	to in this section as "the corporation," is established for the
914	purpose of disseminating breakthrough findings in biomedical
915	research and promoting health awareness in this state.
916	(2)  The corporation's mission includes disseminating
917	information about innovative biomedical research and clinical
918	trials in this state as well as making Floridians and their
919	treatment providers aware of specified diseases and conditions
920	and available methods of preventing, diagnosing, treating, and
921	curing those diseases and conditions.
922	(3)  The purpose and objective of the corporation shall be
923	to operate exclusively for charitable, scientific, and
924	educational purposes; to protect and improve the health and
925	well-being of Florida's people and environment through
926	partnerships committed to program innovation, education, applied
927	research, and policy development; and to engage in charitable
928	programs dedicated to improving the health of Floridians.
929	(4)  The corporation shall be established as a not-for-
930	profit entity qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
931	Revenue Code. The corporation may receive, hold, invest, and
932	administer property and any moneys acquired from private, local,
933	state, and federal sources, as well as technical and
934	professional income generated or derived from the mission-
935	related activities of the corporation. The corporation shall
936	have all of the powers conferred upon corporations organized
937	under chapter 617, Florida Statutes.
938	(5)  The corporation's duties include procuring funds
939	necessary for accomplishing the purpose and mission of the
940	corporation. The corporation shall strive to complement,
941	supplement, and enhance the missions of the various
942	organizations, entities, and departments represented on its
943	board by serving as the lead corporation in the state for
944	promoting public health awareness.
945	(6)  The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by an
946	executive director appointed by a board of directors consisting
947	of:
948	(a)  The Secretary of Health or his or her designee.
949	(b)  A former member of the Senate appointed by the
950	President of the Senate.
951	(c)  A former member of the House of Representatives
952	appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
953	(d)  A representative of the American Heart Association.
954	(e)  A representative of the American Cancer Society,
955	Florida Division, Inc.
956	(f)  A representative of the American Lung Association of
957	Florida.
958	(g)  A representative of the American Diabetes Association,
959	South Coastal Region.
960	(h)  A representative of the Alzheimer's Association.
961	(i)  A representative of the Epilepsy Foundation.
962	(j)  A representative of the National Parkinson Foundation.
963	(k)  A representative of the March of Dimes, Florida
964	Chapter.
965	(l)  A representative of the Arthritis Foundation, Florida
966	Chapter.
967	(m)  A representative of the American Liver Foundation.
968	(n)  A representative of the Florida Council for Behavioral
969	Healthcare, Inc.
970	(o)  A representative of the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse
971	Association.
972	(p)  A representative of Pharmaceutical Research and
973	Manufacturers of America.
974	(q)  A representative of the Florida Public Health
975	Association.
976	(r)  A representative of the Florida Association of County
977	Health Officers.
978	(s)  A public health academician selected by the State
979	Health Officer.
980	(t)  A representative of the Florida Academy of Family
981	Physicians.
982	(u)  Three consumers who have demonstrated an interest in
983	protecting the public health appointed by the Florida Public
984	Health Association.
985	(7)  Members of the board of directors shall serve for 2-
986	year terms and shall serve without compensation. Each
987	organization represented on the board of directors shall cover
988	the expenses of its representative.
989	(8)  The corporation, in consultation with the Department
990	of Health and the Florida Center for Universal Research to
991	Eradicate Disease, shall facilitate communication between
992	biomedical researchers and health care providers each month
993	according to the health awareness schedule established by the
994	Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc., in order to ensure
995	ongoing dialogue between researchers, treatment providers, and
996	the department.
997	(9)  The corporation and the Department of Health shall
998	enter into partnerships with providers of continuing education
999	for health care practitioners, including, but not limited to,
1000	hospitals and state and local medical organizations, to ensure
1001	that practitioners are aware of the most recent and complete
1002	diagnostic and treatment tools.
1003	(10)  The corporation shall provide an annual report
1004	concerning its activities and finances to the Florida Center for
1005	Universal Research to Eradicate Disease and shall provide copies
1006	of the annual report to the Governor, the President of the
1007	Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
1008	Section 13.  Health awareness campaigns.--
1009	(1)  The Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc., in
1010	consultation with the Department of Health, shall coordinate
1011	monthly health awareness campaigns with national, state, and
1012	local health care organizations and government entities
1013	targeting a wide range of the public, including: parents;
1014	teachers and other school employees; students in 4th through
1015	12th grades, colleges, and universities; state agency employees;
1016	county and local government employees; patients of county health
1017	departments; Medicaid recipients; health care professionals and
1018	providers; and the public in general.
1019	(2)  The awareness campaigns shall include the provision of
1020	educational information about preventing, detecting, treating,
1021	and curing the following diseases or conditions. Additional
1022	diseases and conditions that impact the public health may be
1023	added by the board of directors of the Florida Public Health
1024	Foundation, Inc.; however, each of the following diseases or
1025	conditions must be included in an awareness campaign during at
1026	least one month in any 24-month period:
1027	(a)  Cancer, including breast, prostate, cervical, ovarian,
1028	colorectal, and skin cancer and leukemia.
1029	(b)  Heart disease.
1030	(c)  Stroke.
1031	(d)  Lung disease, including asthma and smoking-relating
1032	disease.
1033	(e)  Neurological disorders and disease, including
1034	Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and epilepsy.
1035	(f)  Gastrointestinal disease.
1036	(g)  Kidney disease.
1037	(h)  Diabetes.
1038	(i)  Liver disease.
1039	(j)  Autoimmune disorders.
1040	(k)  Birth defects and prenatal care.
1041	(l)  Obesity and malnutrition.
1042	(m)  Sexually transmissible disease.
1043	(n)  Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
1044	(o)  Arthritis.
1045	(p)  Vaccine-preventable diseases.
1046	(q)  Infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
1047	(r)  Substance abuse.
1048	(s)  Mental illness.
1049	(t)  Lupus.
1050	(u)  Osteoporosis.
1051	(3)  The health awareness campaigns shall be funded by the
1052	Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc., and the Department of
1053	Health to the extent that funds are available from public and
1054	private sources.
1055	(4)  Health awareness information shall be disseminated
1056	through all available methods, including print, audio, visual,
1057	and electronic media.
1058	Section 14.  Prostate Cancer Awareness Program.--
1059	(1)  To the extent that funds are specifically made
1060	available for this purpose, the Prostate Cancer Awareness
1061	Program is established within the Department of Health. The
1062	purpose of this program is to implement the recommendations of
1063	January 2000 of the Florida Prostate Cancer Task Force to
1064	provide for statewide outreach and health education activities
1065	to ensure that men are aware of and appropriately seek medical
1066	counseling for prostate cancer as an early-detection health care
1067	measure.
1068	(2)  For purposes of implementing the program, the
1069	Department of Health and the Florida Public Health Foundation,
1070	Inc., may:
1071	(a)  Conduct activities directly or enter into a contract
1072	with a qualified nonprofit community education entity.
1073	(b)  Seek any available gifts, grants, or funds from the
1074	state, the Federal Government, philanthropic foundations, and
1075	industry or business groups.
1076	(3)  A prostate cancer advisory committee is created to
1077	advise and assist the Department of Health and the Florida
1078	Public Health Foundation, Inc., in implementing the program.
1079	(a)  The Secretary of Health shall appoint the advisory
1080	committee members, who shall consist of:
1081	1.  Three persons from prostate cancer survivor groups or
1082	cancer-related advocacy groups.
1083	2.  Three persons who are scientists or clinicians from
1084	public universities or research organizations.
1085	3.  Three persons who are engaged in the practice of a
1086	cancer-related medical specialty from health organizations
1087	committed to cancer research and control.
1088	(b)  Members shall serve without compensation but are
1089	entitled to reimbursement, pursuant to section 112.061, Florida
1090	Statutes, for per diem and travel expenses incurred in the
1091	performance of their official duties.
1092	(4)  The program shall coordinate its efforts with those of
1093	the Florida Public Health Foundation, Inc.
1094	Section 15.  Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force.--
1095	(1)  Effective July 1, 2004, the Cervical Cancer
1096	Elimination Task Force is established for the purpose of
1097	recommending strategies and actions to reduce the costs and
1098	burdens of cervical cancer in Florida. The task force shall
1099	present interim reports to the Florida Public Health Foundation,
1100	Inc., the Florida Cancer Research Council, the Center for
1101	Universal Research to Eradicate Disease, the Governor, the
1102	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
1103	Representatives on January 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, with a
1104	final report due on June 30, 2008. After submitting its final
1105	report on or before June 30, 2008, the task force is dissolved.
1106	(2)  The task force shall:
1107	(a)  Review statistical and qualitative data on the
1108	prevalence and burden of cervical cancer.
1109	(b)  Receive and consider reports and testimony from
1110	individuals, county health departments, community-based
1111	organizations, and other public and private organizations
1112	statewide to learn more about their contributions to cervical
1113	cancer diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, as well as their
1114	ideas for improving the care of cervical cancer patients in this
1115	state.
1116	(c)  Identify priority strategies and new technologies,
1117	including newly introduced vaccines, which are effective in
1118	preventing and controlling the risk of cervical cancer.
1119	(d)  Provide recommendations to the Florida Public Health
1120	Foundation, Inc., on public awareness issues relating to
1121	cervical cancer, such as the causes, personal risk factors,
1122	value of prevention, available vaccines, early detection
1123	options, treatment costs, new technology, and education for
1124	health care practitioners.
1125	(e)  Identify and examine existing programs, services,
1126	laws, and rules regarding the availability and coverage of
1127	treatment services for cervical cancer.
1128	(f)  Develop and revise a comprehensive Florida Cervical
1129	Cancer Prevention Plan and present those recommendations to the
1130	Department of Health and the Florida Cancer Control and Research
1131	Advisory Council for incorporation into the Florida Cancer Plan.
1132	(3)  The task force shall consist of:
1133	(a)  The director of the Department of Health's Division of
1134	Disease Control or another person with expertise in epidemiology
1135	who shall serve as chair, appointed by the Secretary of Health.
1136	(b)  A board-certified gynecologist licensed as a physician
1137	under chapter 458 or chapter 459, Florida Statutes, representing
1138	the Florida Obstetric and Gynecologic Society, appointed by the
1139	Governor.
1140	(c)  A family physician licensed under chapter 458 or
1141	chapter 459, Florida Statutes, who provides gynecology services
1142	representing the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, appointed
1143	by the Governor.
1144	(d)  An oncologist licensed as a physician under chapter
1145	458 or chapter 459, Florida Statutes, representing the Florida
1146	Division of the American Cancer Society, appointed by the
1147	President of the Senate.
1148	(e)  An advanced registered nurse practitioner who
1149	practices gynecology representing the Florida Nurses
1150	Association, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
1151	Representatives.
1152	(f)  A member of the Legislative Women's Caucus, appointed
1153	by the President of the Senate.
1154	(g)  A member of the Legislative Women's Caucus, appointed
1155	by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
1156	(h)  The chief executive officer of the H. Lee Moffitt
1157	Cancer Center and Research Institute or his or her designee.
1158	(i)  The director of the University of Florida Shands
1159	Cancer Center or his or her designee.
1160	(j)  The director of the University of Miami Sylvester
1161	Comprehensive Cancer Center or his or her designee.
1162	(k)  The chief executive officer of the Mayo Clinic,
1163	Jacksonville, or his or her designee.
1164	(4)  Members of the task force shall be appointed to 4-year
1165	terms without compensation, and each organization represented
1166	shall cover the expenses of its representative.
1167	Section 16.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
1168	act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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