An Act To Prevent and Treat Cancer in Maine by Implementing Critical Portions of the Comprehensive Cancer Program

Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §4403, sub-§1,  as repealed and replaced by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. H, §1 and affected by §3, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §4403, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 2005, c. 627, §8, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §4403, sub-§2-A  is enacted to read:

Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §4403, sub-§5  is enacted to read:

Sec. 5. PL 2007, c. 341, §2  is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

Sec. 2. Maine cancer plan implementation. The Department of Health and Human Services shall, contingent upon availability of funding, establish a comprehensive cancer screening, detection and prevention program pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1407, subsection 1, paragraph E based on the implementation strategy developed by the Maine Cancer Consortium for "The Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2011-2015."

Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Comprehensive Cancer Screening, Detection and Prevention Fund Z054

Initiative: Provides funds for comprehensive cancer screening.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2011-12	2012-13
All Other	$2,000,000	$2,500,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$2,000,000	$2,500,000

Sec. 7. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1, 2011.

SUMMARY

This bill provides funding for a portion of the cancer prevention and control program plan originally enacted into law during the First Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature by providing an ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocation for a comprehensive cancer screening, detection and prevention program. This bill requires all tobacco products other than cigarettes to be taxed at the rate of $2.00 per ounce to provide the funding.