HI HB407

Appropriates funds from general revenues to the Department of Health for the comprehensive breast and cervical cancer control program for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015.

Funds support screening, education, treatment, and outreach services for breast and cervical cancer in Hawaii.

Legislative findings indicate the program screens approximately 1,100-1,200 women annually and requires an estimated $100,000 per fiscal year for comprehensive treatment based on historical expenditure data.

Hawaii established the program following federal passage of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000, which allowed states to provide treatment coverage through Medicaid for eligible women diagnosed through screening programs.

Effective date of July 1, 2050.