Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1880
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/15/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Regulation (Bennett) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 381.932, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         381.932 Breast cancer early detection and treatment
    8  referral program.—
    9         (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
   10         (a) “Breast cancer screening and referral services” means
   11  necessary breast cancer screening and referral services for a
   12  procedure intended to treat cancer of the human breast,
   13  including, but not limited to, surgery, radiation therapy,
   14  chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and related medical followup
   15  services.
   16         (b) “Unserved or underserved populations” means women who
   17  are:
   18         1. At or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level for
   19  individuals;
   20         2. Without health insurance that covers breast cancer
   21  screenings; and
   22         3. Nineteen to 64 years of age, inclusive.
   23         (2) There is established, within existing or specific
   24  appropriations, a breast cancer early detection and treatment
   25  referral program within the Department of Health. The purposes
   26  of the program are to:
   27         (a) Promote referrals for the screening, detection, and
   28  treatment of breast cancer among unserved or underserved
   29  populations.
   30         (b) Educate the public regarding breast cancer and the
   31  benefits of early detection.
   32         (c) Provide referral services for persons seeking
   33  treatment.
   34         (3) The program shall include, but not be limited to, the:
   35         (a) Establishment of a public education and outreach
   36  initiative to publicize breast cancer early detection services,
   37  the benefits of early detection of breast cancer, and the
   38  recommended frequency for receiving screening services,
   39  including clinical breast examinations and mammography
   40  guidelines established by the United States Preventive Services
   41  Task Force.
   42         (b) Development of professional education programs that
   43  include information regarding the benefits of the early
   44  detection of breast cancer and the recommended frequency for
   45  receiving a mammogram, as recommended in the most current breast
   46  cancer screening guidelines established by the United States
   47  Preventive Services Task Force.
   48         (c) Establishment of a system to track and monitor all
   49  women screened for breast cancer in the program. The system
   50  shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring abnormal
   51  screening tests, referring women for treatment when needed, and
   52  tracking women to be screened at recommended screening
   53  intervals.
   54         (4) The State Surgeon General shall submit an annual report
   55  to the appropriate substantive committees of the Legislature.
   56  The report shall include, but not be limited to, a description
   57  of the rate of breast cancer morbidity and mortality in the
   58  state and the extent to which women are participating in breast
   59  cancer screening as reported by the Behavioral Risk Factor
   60  Surveillance System.
   61         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
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   64  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   65         And the title is amended as follows:
   66         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   67  and insert:
   68                        A bill to be entitled                      
   69         An act relating to breast cancer detection and
   70         screening; creating s. 381.932, F.S.; providing
   71         definitions; establishing a breast cancer early
   72         detection and treatment referral program within the
   73         Department of Health; providing purposes of the
   74         program; requiring the department to provide
   75         information regarding breast cancer and referrals for
   76         screening and treatment; requiring the State Surgeon
   77         General to submit a report to the Legislature;
   78         providing an effective date.