Ohio § 3701.261 Ohio cancer incidence surveillance system

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§ 3701.261 — Ohio cancer incidence surveillance system

Ohio § 3701.261

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3701Department of Health

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3701.261 (2026).

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(A)As used in this section, "state university" has the same meaning as in section3345.011of the Revised Code.

(B)The director of health shall:

(1)Establish a population-based cancer registry, which shall be known as the Ohio cancer incidence surveillance system, to monitor the incidence of various types of malignant diseases in Ohio, make appropriate epidemiologic studies to determine any causal relations of such diseases with occupational, nutritional, environmental, or infectious conditions, and alleviate or eliminate any such conditions;

(2)Advise, consult, cooperate with, and assist, by contract or otherwise, agencies of the state and federal government, agencies of the governments of other states, agencies of political subdivisions of this state, universities, privat

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(A) As used in this section, "state university" has the same meaning as in section3345.011of the Revised Code.

(B) The director of health shall:

(1) Establish a population-based cancer registry, which shall be known as the Ohio cancer incidence surveillance system, to monitor the incidence of various types of malignant diseases in Ohio, make appropriate epidemiologic studies to determine any causal relations of such diseases with occupational, nutritional, environmental, or infectious conditions, and alleviate or eliminate any such conditions;

(2) Advise, consult, cooperate with, and assist, by contract or otherwise, agencies of the state and federal government, agencies of the governments of other states, agencies of political subdivisions of this state, universities, private organizations, corporations, and associations for the purposes of division (B)(1) of this section;

(3) Accept and administer grants from the federal government or other sources, public or private, for carrying out any of the functions enumerated in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section.

(C) The Ohio cancer incidence surveillance system shall follow a model of cancer data collection as set forth by the survey epidemiology and end results system (SEERS).

(D) The department may, by contract, designate a state university as an agent to implement some or all of this section and section3701.262of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under those sections.