Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1864

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 16-38-2-1 ; IC 16-38-2-11.

Synopsis: Cancer registry. Allows the state department of health to enter into a contract for the collection, analysis, and research of epidemiologic data compiled for the cancer registry. Beginning July 1, 2002, requires the state department of health to publish and make available to the public an annual report summarizing the information collected during the previous calendar year.

Effective: July 1, 2001.





Crawford, Murphy




    January 17, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.







Introduced

First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1864



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 16-38-2-1; (01)IN1864.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 16-38-2-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall establish a cancer registry for the purpose of:
        (1) recording all cases of malignant disease that are diagnosed or treated in Indiana; and
        (2) compiling necessary and appropriate information concerning those cases, as determined by the state department;
in order to conduct epidemiologic surveys of cancer and to apply appropriate preventive and control measures.
     (b) The department may contract for the collection and analysis of, and the research related to, the epidemiologic data compiled under this chapter.
SOURCE: IC 16-38-2-11; (01)IN1864.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 16-38-2-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 11. Not later than July of each year, the department shall publish and make available to the public an annual report summarizing the information collected under this chapter during

the previous calendar year.

SOURCE: ; (01)IN1864.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001] (a) Notwithstanding IC 16-38-2-11 , as added by this act, the state department of health is not required to publish and make available to the public an annual report summarizing the information collected under IC 16-38-2 during the previous calendar year until July 1, 2002.
    (b) This SECTION expires July 30, 2002.