HB 1269

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to breast cancer detection and screening;
3	creating s. 381.932, F.S.; providing definitions;
4	establishing a breast cancer early detection and treatment
5	program within the Department of Health; providing
6	purposes of the program; requiring the department to
7	provide certain screening services to specified
8	populations; requiring the State Surgeon General to submit
9	a report to the Legislature; requiring organizations
10	providing services to underserved women to submit a report
11	to the department; providing an effective date.
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13	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15	Section 1.  Section 381.932, Florida Statutes, is created
16	to read:
17	381.932  Breast cancer early detection and treatment
18	referral program.--
19	(1)  For purposes of this section, the term:
20	(a)  "Breast cancer screening and referral services" means
21	necessary breast cancer screening and referral services for a
22	procedure intended to treat cancer of the human breast,
23	including, but not limited to, surgery, radiation therapy,
24	chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and related medical followup
25	services.
26	(b)  "Unserved or underserved populations" means women who
27	are:
28	1.  At or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level
29	for individuals;
30	2.  Without health insurance that covers breast cancer
31	screenings; and
32	3.  Nineteen to 64 years of age, inclusive.
33	(2)  There is established, within existing appropriations,
34	a breast cancer early detection and treatment referral program
35	within the Department of Health. The purposes of the program are
36	to:
37	(a)  Promote the screening, detection, and treatment of
38	breast cancer among unserved or underserved populations.
39	(b)  Educate the public regarding breast cancer and the
40	benefits of early detection.
41	(c)  Provide counseling and referral services for persons
42	seeking treatment.
43	(3)  The program shall include, but not be limited to, the:
44	(a)  Establishment of a public education and outreach
45	initiative to publicize breast cancer early detection services
46	and the extent of coverage for such services by health
47	insurance, the benefits of early detection of breast cancer, and
48	the recommended frequency for receiving screening services,
49	including clinical breast examinations and mammography.
50	(b)  Development of professional education programs that
51	include information regarding the benefits of the early
52	detection of breast cancer and the recommended frequency for
53	receiving a mammogram.
54	(c)  Establishment of a system to track and followup on all
55	women screened for breast cancer in the program. The system
56	shall include, but not be limited to, the followup of abnormal
57	screening tests and referral to treatment when needed and
58	tracking women to be screened at recommended screening
59	intervals.
60	(d)  Establishment of a system to monitor participating
61	providers of breast cancer screening for compliance with
62	national and state quality assurance standards.
63	(4)  The Department of Health shall provide unserved or
64	underserved populations, within existing appropriations and
65	through contracts with health care providers, clinical breast
66	examinations and screening mammograms, as recommended in the
67	most current breast cancer screening guidelines established by
68	the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
69	(5)  The State Surgeon General shall submit an annual
70	report to the appropriate substantive committees of the
71	Legislature. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a
72	description of the rate of breast cancer morbidity and mortality
73	in this state and the extent to which women are participating in
74	breast cancer screening.
75	(6)  The organizations providing the testing and treatment
76	services under this section shall report to the Department of
77	Health the names of the insurer of each underinsured woman being
78	tested to facilitate recoupment of expenditures.
79	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.

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