§ 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 early detection, and to provide
counseling and referral services. For purposes of this section,
"unserved or underserved populations" shall mean persons having
inadequate access and financial resources to obtain cancer screening and
detection services, including persons who lack health insurance or whose
health insurance coverage is inadequate or who cannot meet their
deductible obligations for purposes of accessing coverage under their
health insurance.

2. The program shall include:

(a) establishment of a statewide public education and outreach
campaign to publicize evidence based cancer detection and education
services, such campaign shall include: general community education,
outreach to specific underserved populations, evidence based clinical
cancer screening services, and an informational summary that shall
include an explanation of the importance of clinical examinations and
what to expect during clinical examinations and cancer screening
services;

(b) provision of grants to approved organizations under section
twenty-four hundred six of this title;

(c) compilation of data concerning the cancer detection and education
program and dissemination of the data to the public; and

(d) development of professional education programs including the
benefits of early detection of cancer and clinical examinations, the
recommended frequency of clinical examinations and cancer screening
services, and professionally recognized best practices guidelines.