214.542 Eligibility for Colon Cancer Screening Program -- Services provided -- Income-based fee schedule -- Funding -- Affordability -- Data collection -- Administrative regulations
(1) The program shall provide colon cancer screening for uninsured and underinsured individuals who are eligible based upon the current American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
(2) Services provided under the program may be undertaken by private contract for services or operated by the department. The program may also provide referral, examination, and rescreening services for the benefit of uninsured and underinsured individuals for whom further examination or treatment is indicated by the colon cancer screening. Colon cancer treatment and surveillance may be provided to uninsured and underinsured individuals if program funding is available
(3) The department shall adopt a schedule of income-based fees that may be charged for colon cancer screening, examination, surveillance, treatment, and rescreening for uninsured and underinsured individuals. The schedule adopted shall be such that the screening, examination, and rescreening is affordable and accessible to the largest possible number of uninsured and underinsured individuals throughout the Commonwealth
(4) The department may accept any grant or award of funds from federal or private sources for carrying out the provisions of this section
(5) The department shall establish a data collection system including the number of individuals screened, the demographic characteristics of the individuals screened, and the types of colon cancer screening tests, examinations, surveillance, treatments, and rescreening services performed under the program
(6) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including: (a) A schedule of income-based fees that may be charged for colon cancer screening, examination, surveillance, treatment, and rescreening as required by subsection (3) of this section; and (b) A data collection system as required by subsection (5) of this section
Effective:April 7, 2016 History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1, effective April 7, 2016. -- Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010) 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec
3 provides that the addition of subsection (3) of this statute in Section 1 of that Act shall be in memory of Richard "Butch" Stewart
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