§ 41-91-7. Board to adopt rules and regulations; powers of board

MS Code § 41-91-7 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) The board may adopt rules and regulations that the board considers necessary to implement this chapter.

(2) The board in its rules and regulations shall specify the types of information to be provided to cancer registry and the persons and entities who are required to provide such information to the cancer registry.

(3) The department may:

(a) Execute contracts that the department considers necessary;

(b) Receive the data from medical records of cases of cancer that are in the custody or under the control of clinical laboratories, hospitals, physician’s offices and cancer treatment centers or other health-care providers to record and analyze the data related to those diseases;

(c) Compile and publish statistical and other studies derived from the patient data obtained under this chapter to provide, in an accessible form, information that is useful to physicians, other medical personnel and the general public;

(d) Comply with requirements as necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amounts and most advantageous proportions possible; and

(e) Receive and use gifts made for the purpose of this chapter.