Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 414
Barcode 161726
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
02/08/2011 .
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The Committee on Health Regulation (Gaetz) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 71 - 152
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5 (UFPDC) shall establish the UFPDC Prostate Cancer Advisory
6 Council and lead the advisory council in developing and
7 implementing strategies to improve outreach and education and
8 thereby reduce the number of patients who develop prostate
9 cancer. A prostate cancer advisory committee is created to
10 advise and assist the Department of Health and the Florida
11 Public Health Institute, Inc., in implementing the program.
12 (a) The Executive Director of the University of Florida
13 Prostate Disease Center shall appoint, in consultation with the
14 Department of Health’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and
15 the State Surgeon General, a geographically and institutionally
16 diverse advisory council, which shall appoint the advisory
17 committee members, who shall consist of:
18 1. Two Three persons from prostate cancer survivor groups
19 or cancer-related advocacy groups.
20 2. Four Three persons, one of whom is a physician licensed
21 under chapter 458, one of whom is a physician licensed under
22 chapter 459, one of whom is a scientist, and one of whom is the
23 Executive Director of the University of Florida Prostate Disease
24 Center or a designee who are scientists or clinicians from
25 public universities or research organizations.
26 3. Three persons who are engaged in the practice of a
27 cancer-related medical specialty from health organizations
28 committed to cancer research and control.
29 (b) Members shall serve as volunteers without compensation
30 but are entitled to reimbursement, pursuant to s. 112.061, for
31 per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of
32 their official duties.
33 (c) Each member of the advisory council shall be appointed
34 to a 4-year term; however, for the purpose of providing
35 staggered terms, of the initial appointments, four members shall
36 be appointed to 2-year terms and four members shall be appointed
37 to 4-year terms. The remaining seat shall be filled by the
38 Executive Director of the University of Florida Prostate Disease
39 Center or a designee.
40 (d) The advisory council shall meet annually and at other
41 times at the call of the Executive Director of the University of
42 Florida Prostate Disease Center or by a majority vote of the
43 members of the advisory council.
44 (e) Five of the members of the advisory council constitute
45 a quorum, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members
46 present is required for final action.
47 (f) The advisory council shall:
48 1. Present prostate-cancer-related policy recommendations
49 to the Department of Health and other appropriate governmental
50 entities.
51 2. Verify the accuracy of prostate cancer information
52 disseminated to the public.
53 3. Develop effective communication channels among all
54 private and public entities in the state involved in prostate
55 cancer education, research, treatment, and patient advocacy.
56 4. Plan, develop, and implement activities designed to
57 heighten awareness and educate residents of the state,
58 especially those in underserved areas, regarding the importance
59 of prostate cancer awareness.
60 5. Disseminate information about recent progress in
61 prostate cancer research and the availability of clinical
62 trials.
63 6. Minimize health disparities through outreach and
64 education.
65 7. Communicate best practices principles to physicians
66 involved in the care of patients with prostate cancer.
67 8. Establish a communication platform for patients and
68 their advocates.
69 9. Solicit grants or philanthropic funding to conduct an
70 annual prostate cancer symposium that brings physicians,
71 researchers, community leaders, prostate cancer survivors, and
72 prostate cancer advocates together to highlight recent advances
73 in prostate cancer research, clinical trials, and best practices
74 used for the prevention of the prostate cancer and to promote
75 strategies for successful rural and urban outreach, community
76 education, and increased awareness.
77 10. Submit and present an annual report to the Governor,
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81 And the title is amended as follows:
82 Delete lines 7 - 32
83 and insert:
84 other organizations and institutions, to increase
85 community education and public awareness of prostate
86 cancer; requiring the University of Florida Prostate
87 Disease Center to establish an advisory council to
88 replace the existing advisory committee; providing for
89 membership and duties of the advisory council;
90 requiring an annual report to the Governor,
91 Legislature, and State Surgeon General; providing an
92 effective date.