§ 2409-a. Advisory council. 1. There is hereby established in the
department the cancer detection and education program advisory council,
for the purpose of advising the commissioner with regards to providing
information to consumers, patients, and health care providers relating,
but not limited to, breast, cervical, prostate, testicular and ovarian
cancer, including signs and symptoms, risk factors, the benefits of
prevention and early detection, guideline concordant cancer screening
and disease management, options for diagnostic testing and treatment,
new technologies, and survivorship.

2. The advisory council shall: (a) make recommendations to the
department regarding the promotion and implementation of programs under
sections twenty-four hundred six and twenty-four hundred nine of this
title; and (b) prior to the department providing grants from the New
York State prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund,
created pursuant to section ninety-five-e of the state finance law,
advise the department on various components of the department's
solicitation to distribute such funds, including but not limited to, the
potential uses of the funds, the entities that may be eligible to apply
for the funds, the recommended contract deliverables for entities
receiving the funds, the recommended geographic distribution of the
funds, and the recommended award amounts.

3. The commissioner shall appoint twenty-one voting members, which
shall include representation of health care professionals, consumers,
patients, one voting member who shall be a person who has or has had
prostate or testicular cancer, one voting member who shall be a person
who has or has had breast, cervical or ovarian cancer and other
appropriate interests reflective of the diversity of the state, with
expertise in breast, cervical, prostate, testicular and/or ovarian
cancer. The commissioner shall appoint one member as a chairperson. The
members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services,
but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in
performance of their duties.

4. A majority of the appointed voting membership of the board shall
constitute quorum.

5. The advisory council shall meet at least twice a year, at the
request of the department.