2413 – Biennial Report.
§ 2413. Biennial report. The commissioner shall submit a report on or before January first commencing in nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and biennially thereafter, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly concerning the operation of the health research science board. Such report shall include recommendations from the health […]
2420 – Cancer Institute; Continued.
§ 2420. Cancer institute; continued. The state institute for the study of malignant diseases, known as the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, is hereby continued under the management and control of the department.
2421 – Cancer Institute; Functions; Powers and Duties.
§ 2421. Cancer institute; functions; powers and duties. 1. The state institute for the study of malignant diseases, shall conduct investigations of the cause, mortality, treatment, prevention and cure of cancer and allied diseases. 2. Persons afflicted with cancer or allied diseases, may be received free of charge in the said state institute for study, […]
2422 – Cancer Institute; Commissioner’s Duty to Publish Reports.
§ 2422. Cancer institute; commissioner’s duty to publish reports. The commissioner shall publish from time to time the result of the investigations by the state institute for the study of malignant diseases for the benefit of humanity, and from time to time, he shall collate its publications in a scientific report for distribution to scientific […]
2423 – Cancer Institute; Administration of Gifts and Trusts.
§ 2423. Cancer institute; administration of gifts and trusts. The commissioner, as the successor of the board of trustees of the state institute for the study of malignant diseases, shall execute and administer any gifts, transfer or trust heretofore made to or for the benefit of such institute and may receive gifts, legacies and bequests, […]
2412 – Agency Implementation.
§ 2412. Agency implementation. All state agencies, including, but not limited to, the departments of agriculture and markets, environmental conservation, and health, shall review their programs and operations (pursuant to guidelines established by the board) to determine whether they currently collect data which may be of use to researchers engaged in breast, prostate or testicular […]
2411 – Powers and Duties of the Board.
§ 2411. Powers and duties of the board. 1. The board shall: (a) Survey state agencies, boards, programs and other state governmental entities to assess what, if any, relevant data has been or is being collected which may be of use to researchers engaged in breast cancer research; (b) Consistent with the survey conducted pursuant […]
2405 – Cancer Detection and Education Program; Establishment.
§ 2405. Cancer detection and education program; establishment. 1. There is hereby created within the department the cancer detection and education program, also known as the cancer services program. This program is established to promote screening and detection of cancer among unserved or underserved populations, to educate the public regarding cancer and the benefits of […]
2406 – Grants to Approved Organizations.
§ 2406. Grants to approved organizations. 1. The commissioner shall make grants within the amounts appropriated to approved organizations for the provision of services relating to the evidence based screening and detection of cancer as part of this program. Such services shall include but not be limited to: (a) promotion and provision of early detection […]
2406-A – Grants to Community-Based Organizations.
§ 2406-a. Grants to community-based organizations. 1. The commissioner shall make grants within any such amount as may be appropriated specifically for community-based organizations for the provision of counseling, education and outreach programs for persons diagnosed with breast cancer. 2. For the purposes of this section, “community-based organizations” shall mean grass roots, free-standing organizations in […]