HB1104 Summary

• Appropriates $17,605,831 to the Department of Health for tobacco prevention and cessation programs for fiscal year 2012-2013, including $2,123,256 for regular salaries and $11,415,398 for tobacco prevention and cessation expenses

• Establishes maximum of 47 regular full-time employees for the program, including positions such as senior physician specialist, public health administrators, nurses, epidemiologist, and health program specialists

• Authorizes up to 4 temporary or part-time "Extra Help" employees at rates not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act

• Authorizes transfer of $500,000 annually from the Prevention and Cessation Program Account to the Breast Cancer Control Fund to provide state matching share for Medicaid breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment services

• Prohibits tobacco prevention advertising from using the name, voice, or likeness of any elected official or their immediate family, and declares the act effective July 1, 2012