Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1105.3 – Powers; duties
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1105.3
- Board: shall mean the Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1105.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Health care provider: shall mean every licensed health care facility and licensed health care provider, as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1105.1
- President: shall mean the president of the Louisiana State University System or his designee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1105.1
- Radiation center: shall mean every freestanding radiation diagnostic and treatment facility in the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1105.1
The president shall:
(1) Collaborate with each participating health care provider and radiation center in the state of Louisiana to establish a uniform statewide registry system for collecting cancer incidence data and shall promulgate rules and regulations therefor in accordance with policies established by the board.
(2) Establish quality control programs and a training program for health care providers and the personnel of the participating radiation centers.
(3) Cooperate with the National Cancer Institute, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other national and international cancer surveillance programs designated by the Louisiana Tumor Registry in providing cancer data.
(4) Comply with reporting procedures and requirements established by the board for tumor registry.
(5) Collaborate in studies with clinicians and epidemiologists and publish reports on the results of such studies, and
(6) Establish, in accordance with policies of the board, rules and regulations to provide for the confidentiality of a patient’s records.
(7) Establish and promulgate, in accordance with policies established by the board, the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Part.
(8) Contract with private tumor registries for the collection and furnishing of data to the statewide registry and for the necessary planning and coordination incident thereto.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 653, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 812, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1197, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 197, §1; Acts 2003, No. 225, §1; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 40:1299.82 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.