HB 1089

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

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