(1) There is established within the department a Breast Cancer Screening Program for the purposes of:
(a) Reducing morbidity and mortality from breast cancer in women through early detection and treatment; and

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 214.554

  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(b) Making breast cancer screening services of high quality and reasonable cost available to women of all income levels throughout the Commonwealth and to women whose economic circumstances or geographic location limits access to breast cancer screening facilities.
(2) Services provided under the Breast Cancer Screening Program may be undertaken by private contract for services or operated by the department and may include the purchase, maintenance, and staffing of a truck, a van, or any other vehicle suitably equipped to perform breast cancer screening. The program may also provide referral services for the benefit of women for whom further examination or treatment is indicated by the breast cancer screening.
(3) The department may adopt a schedule of income-based fees to be charged for the breast cancer screening. The schedule shall be determined to make screening available to the largest possible number of women throughout the Commonwealth. The department shall, where practical, collect any available insurance proceeds or other reimbursement payable on behalf of any recipient of a breast cancer screening under KRS § 214.552 to KRS § 214.556 and may adjust the schedule of fees to reflect insurance contributions. All fees collected shall be credited to the fund.
(4) The department may accept any grant or award of funds from the federal government or private sources for carrying out the provisions of KRS § 214.552 to
214.556.
(5) The commissioner of the Department for Public Health shall provide data and analysis upon request on the:
(a) Implementation and outcome from the Breast Cancer Screening Program including, by geographic region, numbers of persons screened, numbers of cancers detected, referrals for treatment, and reductions in breast cancer morbidity and mortality;
(b) Development of quality assurance guidelines, including timetables, for breast cancer screening under this section, and monitoring of the manner and effect of implementation of those guidelines; and
(c) Funds appropriated, received, and spent for breast cancer control by fiscal year.
Effective: July 15, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec. 34, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 46, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 48, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 462, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 1, effective June 24,
2003. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 426, sec. 409, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. — Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 4, effective July 1,
1990.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, A, 8, (1) at 1638.