§ 23-67-2. The Rhode Island research and treatment fund for breast and cervical cancer — Uses
of the fund.
(a) There is hereby established a fund to be called the Rhode Island research and treatment
fund for breast and cervical cancer which shall be administered by the general treasurer
in accordance with the same laws and fiscal procedures as the general funds of the
state. The general treasurer is authorized to accept any grant, devise, bequest, donation,
gift, services in kind, assignment of money, bonds or other valuable securities for
deposit in and credit of the fund. Taxpayer funds shall not be co-mingled as deposited
in this fund.
(b) The monies received under this chapter shall be made available by the treasurer annually
by September 30 to qualified organizations and shall be distributed equally among
all qualified organizations which have been certified by the department of health
for the funding year.
(c) Upon distribution to qualified organizations, the monies shall be used exclusively
for prevention research and for further diagnostic testing and treatment.
(d) Any eligible organization which seeks qualified organization status for a funding
year shall submit an application to the department of health not later than July 15
of the year for which they seek qualified organization status. The application must
include:
(1) The specific nature of the services the eligible organization is proposing to provide
and which type of cancer said services are proposed to be provided to;
(2) Eligible services that the eligible organization has provided in the past year or
is currently providing and the annual cost of the services;
(3) Whether the monies sought under this chapter will be used to fund new or existing
programs for eligible services; and
(4) Any other information the department of health deems necessary to facilitate the purposes
of this chapter.
(e) Upon receipt of the annual application from eligible organizations as provided in
this section, the director of the department of health shall review each application
to determine if it complies with the intent and requirements of this chapter. Upon
a finding by the director of the department of health that the application so complies,
the director of the department of health shall certify that the eligible organization
has been designated as a qualified organization for the funding year. The director
of the department of health shall provide notice of approval or denial of certification
not later than September 15 to each eligible organization which has submitted an annual
application.
(f) The director of the department of health is hereby authorized to promulgate any rules
or regulations and prescribe forms necessary to facilitate the provisions of this
chapter.