MO HB2065

Establishes the Prostate Cancer Pilot Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services to provide screening, treatment, and education services for prostate cancer.

Makes the program available to uninsured or economically challenged men age 50 and older, and to men ages 35-49 at high risk for prostate cancer (on physician advice or individual request).

Program services include prostate cancer screening, referral and diagnostic services, treatment for diagnosed cases, and outreach and education activities.

Department shall distribute grants to local health departments and federally qualified health centers to administer the program upon appropriation by the General Assembly.

Requires the Department to report by September 1, 2012 on the number of individuals screened and treated (with racial and ethnic data) and any cost savings from early detection; program automatically sunsets three years after enactment unless reauthorized.