Cancer Prevention

Spring 2005
Issue 5


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State Legislation

Hawaii

HB 230: to establish the cervical cancer elimination task force for the state.
Status: in committee.
www.capitol.hawaii.gov


HB 1480: to require mandatory coverage for annual prostate cancer screening for men aged 40 and older by insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations.
Status: in committee.
www.capitol.hawaii.gov


Michigan

SB 148: to provide for specialty license plates for promoting awareness of breast cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.michiganlegislature.org


Minnesota

HB 127: to establish a cancer drug repository program.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.mn.us


HB 158: to establish a Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.state.mn.us


Missouri

SB 204: mandates insurance coverage for new phases of clinical trials undertaken for the treatment of cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.moga.state.mo.us

SB 368: provides Medicaid benefits to all cancer patients.
Status: in committee.
www.moga.state.mo.us


New Jersey

AB 1489: to establish targeted breast cancer education and screening initiatives in the Department of Health and Senior Services; appropriates $75,000.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 1733: to prove supplemental appropriations from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Department of Health and Senior Services for pediatric cancer treatment and research.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 1737: to establish a 5-year Breast Cancer Screening Grant Fund Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services; appropriates $3.8 million from the Tobacco Settlement Fund each year for 5 years.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 1885: to require health insurance coverage for scalp hair prostheses and for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 1950: to establish a breast cancer screening access program in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 2014: to require health insurance coverage for hair headpieces for patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 2018: to provide a supplemental appropriation of $10 million for breast cancer screening in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 2690: establishes and appropriates funds to the Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education, and Research Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

AB 2757: establishes ovarian cancer public awareness campaign in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

SB 236: establishes and appropriates funds to the Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education, and Research Program in the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Status: in committee.
www.njleg.state.nj.us

New York

A 131: provides for corporate franchise and personal income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts for colon cancer education; sets up colon cancer education fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 589: requires certain health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic testing for ovarian cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 908: provides for corporate franchise and personal income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts for colon cancer research.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 1424: relates to directing the granting of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state to undertake screening for colon cancer.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 1723: creates a "stop prostate cancer" distinctive license plate program and applies revenues to the prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 1884: Directs the commissioners of environmental conservation and health to produce an environmental facility and cancer incidence map.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 1899: requires providers of health care policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer early detection.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 2069: authorizes awarding of grants by commissioner of health for breast cancer counseling, education and outreach programs to community-based agencies and organizations.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

A 2264: povides for the mapping of breast cancer in the state.
Status: in committee.
http://assembly.state.ny.us

Washington

HB 1783: to require insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.wa.gov

HB 2404: to establish requirements for cancer registry information to be provided to cancer patients.
Status: in committee.
www.leg.wa.gov



 
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