The director shall:

(a)  Be prepared to report to the Legislature on the amounts and recipients of contracts or block grant awards, and needs assessments conducted by the department.

(b)  Issue once each month a public information release to the state contractors, local health departments, medical societies or organizations, nursing associations, hospital and hospital administrator associations, blood banks or centers, hemophilia associations and treatment centers, lesbian and gay health organizations, media outlets or community organizations, and other interested organizations or individuals, and the news media identifying research breakthroughs, new treatment protocols, infection control updates, surveillance and morbidity statistics, and other current and up-to-date information regarding AIDS education, treatment, or patient service programs.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)