Florida Senate - 2009                             CS for SB 1880
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Health Regulation; and Senator Peaden
       
       
       
       
       588-05177-09                                          20091880c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to breast cancer detection and
    3         screening; creating s. 381.932, F.S.; providing
    4         definitions; establishing a breast cancer early
    5         detection and treatment referral program within the
    6         Department of Health; providing purposes of the
    7         program; requiring the department to provide
    8         information regarding breast cancer and referrals for
    9         screening and treatment; requiring the State Surgeon
   10         General to submit a report to the Legislature;
   11         providing an effective date.
   12  
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. Section 381.932, Florida Statutes, is created to
   16  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 for
   29  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 or specific
   34  appropriations, a breast cancer early detection and treatment
   35  referral program within the Department of Health. The purposes
   36  of the program are to:
   37         (a) Promote referrals for the screening, detection, and
   38  treatment of breast cancer among unserved or underserved
   39  populations.
   40         (b) Educate the public regarding breast cancer and the
   41  benefits of early detection.
   42         (c) Provide referral services for persons seeking
   43  treatment.
   44         (3) The program shall include, but not be limited to, the:
   45         (a) Establishment of a public education and outreach
   46  initiative to publicize breast cancer early detection services,
   47  the benefits of early detection of breast cancer, and the
   48  recommended frequency for receiving screening services,
   49  including clinical breast examinations and mammography
   50  guidelines established by the United States Preventive Services
   51  Task Force.
   52         (b) Development of professional education programs that
   53  include information regarding the benefits of the early
   54  detection of breast cancer and the recommended frequency for
   55  receiving a mammogram, as recommended in the most current breast
   56  cancer screening guidelines established by the United States
   57  Preventive Services Task Force.
   58         (c) Establishment of a system to track and monitor all
   59  women screened for breast cancer in the program. The system
   60  shall include, but not be limited to, monitoring abnormal
   61  screening tests, referring women for treatment when needed, and
   62  tracking women to be screened at recommended screening
   63  intervals.
   64         (4) The State Surgeon General shall submit an annual report
   65  to the appropriate substantive committees of the Legislature.
   66  The report shall include, but not be limited to, a description
   67  of the rate of breast cancer morbidity and mortality in the
   68  state and the extent to which women are participating in breast
   69  cancer screening as reported by the Behavioral Risk Factor
   70  Surveillance System.
   71         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.