Article 3. Cancer Awareness of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 103. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
(a) Subject to subdivision (e), the department shall
conduct the Cervical Cancer Community Awareness Campaign to do all of
the following:
(1) To provide awareness, assistance, and information regarding
cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV). These efforts
shall include provider education aimed at promoting the awareness of
HPV and its link to cervical cancer. Information regarding
prevention, early detection, options for testing, and treatment costs
shall be included.
(2) To promote the availability of preventive treatment for
cervical cancer for women in California.
(3) To perform other activities related to cervical cancer.
(b) (1) For purposes of the Cervical Cancer Community Awareness
Campaign, the department shall establish a study of and research
regarding cervical cancer.
(2) The study and research shall contain, but not be limited to,
statistical information in order to target appropriate regions of the
state with the Cervical Cancer Community Awareness Campaign. The
statistical information shall include, but not be limited to, age,
ethnicity, region, and socioeconomic status of the women in the state
in relation to cervical cancer. The research shall provide studies
of current treatment evolutions, possible cures, and the availability
of preventive care for women in the state in relation to cervical
cancer.
(c) To the extent feasible and appropriate, the Cervical Cancer
Community Awareness Campaign shall be incorporated into existing
cancer awareness programs operated by the department.
(d) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Cervical
Cancer Fund to be expended by the State Department of Health
Services, upon appropriation of nonstate funds by the Legislature,
solely for the Cervical Cancer Community Awareness Campaign.
(e) (1) The department shall conduct the Cervical Cancer Community
Awareness Campaign only if voluntary contributions are received to
support its activities pursuant to this section. The continued
implementation of this section shall be contingent upon the receipt
of voluntary contributions for that purpose.
(2) Voluntary contributions received for purposes of this
subdivision shall be deposited into the Cervical Cancer Fund.
(f) This section shall be implemented only after the Department of
Finance determines that nonstate funds in an amount sufficient to
fully support the activities of this section have been deposited with
the state. Thereafter, this section shall continue to be implemented
only to the extent that the Department of Finance determines that
sufficient nonstate funds to fully support the activities of this
section have been deposited with the state for purposes of this
section. If the Department of Finance determines that insufficient
voluntary contributions for purposes of implementing this section
have been deposited with the state by January 1, 2007, the Department
of Finance shall notify either the Chief Clerk of the Assembly or
the Secretary of the Senate of this fact, and this section shall be
repealed on January 1, 2007, unless a later enacted statute, that is
enacted before January 1, 2007, deletes or extends that date.