KRS 214.544: Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention Advisory Committee --

Membership -- Duties -- Annual report -- Colon cancer screening, education,

and outreach programs.

(1) A Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention Advisory Committee shall be

established. The advisory committee shall include:

(a) One (1) member of the House of Representatives who shall be appointed by

the Speaker of the House;

(b) One (1) member of the Senate who shall be appointed by the President of the

Senate;

(c) The deputy commissioner of the Department for Public Health;

(d) The commissioner of the Department of Insurance, or his or her designee;

(e) The commissioner of the Department for Medicaid Services, or his or her

designee;

(f) Two (2) at-large members who shall be appointed by the Governor;

(g) One (1) member who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three

(3) names provided by the American Cancer Society;

(h) The director of the Kentucky Cancer Program at the University of Kentucky;

(i) The director of the Kentucky Cancer Program at the University of Louisville;

(j) The director of the Kentucky Cancer Registry;

(k) The director of the Colon Cancer Prevention Project;

(l) The chair of Kentucky African Americans Against Cancer; and

(m) The director of the Kentucky Cancer Consortium.

Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years.

(2) (a) Members appointed under subsection (1)(a) to (g) of this section shall be

appointed as follows:

1. Members shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, except as

provided in subparagraph 2. of this paragraph;

2. The initial appointments shall be for a period of two (2) years;

thereafter, the appointments shall be for a term of four (4) years; and

3. Members shall not serve more than two (2) terms of four (4) years.

(b) Members serving under subsection (1)(h) to (m) of this section shall serve by

virtue of their positions and shall not be subject to term limits.

(3) The chair of the advisory committee shall be elected from the membership of the

advisory committee to serve for a two (2) year term. A member of the advisory

committee may designate an alternate to attend meetings in his or her place.

(4) The a dvisory committee may add members from other organizations as deemed

appropriate.

(5) The advisory committee shall provide recommendations for the overall

implementation and conduct of the Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention

Program.

(6) The advisory com mittee shall establish and provide oversight for a colon cancer

screening public awareness campaign. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services

shall contract with the Kentucky Cancer Consortium at the University of Kentucky

to provide the required support . The amount of the contract shall not be included in

the base budget of the university as used by the Council on Postsecondary

Education in determining the funding formula for the university.

(7) The Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention Advisory Committe e shall provide an

annual report on implementation and outcomes from the Colon Cancer Screening

and Prevention Program and recommendations to the Legislative Research

Commission, the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services, the Interim Joint

Committee o n Appropriations and Revenue, the Governor, the secretary of the

Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and the commissioner of the Department

for Public Health.

(8) The Kentucky Cancer Program, jointly administered by the University of Kentucky

and the University of Louisville, shall establish a colon cancer screening, education,

and outreach program in each of the state area development districts. The colon

cancer screening, education, and outreach program shall focus on individuals who

lack access to co lon cancer screening. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services

shall contract with the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky to

provide the required support. The amount of the contract shall not be included in

the base budgets of the un iversities as used by the Council on Postsecondary

Education in determining the funding formula for the universities.