KRS 214.542: Eligibility for Colon Cancer Screening Program -- Services provided

-- Income-based fee schedule -- Funding -- Affordability -- Data collection

-- Administrative regulations.

(1) The program shall provide colon cancer screening for uninsured and

underinsured individuals who are eligible based upon the current American

Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines.

(2) Services provided under the program may be undertaken by private contract

for services or operated by the department. The program may also provide

referral, examination, and rescreening services for the benefit of uninsured and

underinsured individuals for whom further examination or treatment is indicated

by the colon cancer screening. Colon cancer treatment and surveillance may

be provided to uninsured and underinsured individuals if program funding is

available.

(3) The department shall adopt a schedule of income-based fees that may be

charged for colon cancer screening, examination, surveillance, treatment, and

rescreening for uninsured and underinsured individuals. The schedule adopted

shall be such that the screening, examination, and rescreening is affordable

and accessible to the largest possible number of uninsured and underinsured

individuals throughout the Commonwealth.

(4) The department may accept any grant or award of funds from federal or private

sources for carrying out the provisions of this section.

(5) The department shall establish a data collection system including the number

of individuals screened, the demographic characteristics of the individuals

screened, and the types of colon cancer screening tests, examinations,

surveillance, treatments, and rescreening services performed under the

program.

(6) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement the

provisions of this section, including:

(a) A schedule of income-based fees that may be charged for colon cancer

screening, examination, surveillance, treatment, and rescreening as

required by subsection (3) of this section; and

(b) A data collection system as required by subsection (5) of this section.