N.Y. Public Health Law § 2409-a: Advisory council

§ 2409-a. Advisory council. 1. There is hereby established in the

department the cancer detection and education program advisory council,

for the purpose of advising the commissioner with regards to providing

information to consumers, patients, and health care providers relating,

but not limited to, breast, cervical, prostate, testicular and ovarian

cancer, including signs and symptoms, risk factors, the benefits of

prevention and early detection, guideline concordant cancer screening

and disease management, options for diagnostic testing and treatment,

new technologies, and survivorship.

2. The advisory council shall: (a) make recommendations to the

department regarding the promotion and implementation of programs under

sections twenty-four hundred six and twenty-four hundred nine of this

title; and (b) prior to the department providing grants from the New

York State prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund,

created pursuant to section ninety-five-e of the state finance law,

advise the department on various components of the department's

solicitation to distribute such funds, including but not limited to, the

potential uses of the funds, the entities that may be eligible to apply

for the funds, the recommended contract deliverables for entities

receiving the funds, the recommended geographic distribution of the

funds, and the recommended award amounts.

3. The commissioner shall appoint twenty-one voting members, which

shall include representation of health care professionals, consumers,

patients, one voting member who shall be a person who has or has had

prostate or testicular cancer, one voting member who shall be a person

who has or has had breast, cervical or ovarian cancer and other

appropriate interests reflective of the diversity of the state, with

expertise in breast, cervical, prostate, testicular and/or ovarian

cancer. The commissioner shall appoint one member as a chairperson. The

members of the council shall receive no compensation for their services,

but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in

performance of their duties.

4. A majority of the appointed voting membership of the board shall

constitute quorum.

5. The advisory council shall meet at least twice a year, at the

request of the department.