§ 35-25-202 — Definitions

Wyoming § 35-25-202

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 25: PUBLIC PROGRAMS
• Art. 2: WYOMING CANCER CONTROL ACT

Text

(a) As used in this act:
(i) "CDC" means the federal center for disease
prevention and control;
(ii) "County cancer resource coordinator program"
means a program undertaken through a private organization,
county hospital, hospital district hospital or city or county
health department which provides local level education,
outreach, patient navigation services, community planning and
data collection in order to lessen the impact of cancer on
Wyoming people;
(iii) "Department" means the department of health;
(iv) "Evidence based" means relying on scientifically
valid evidence. Scientifically valid evidence relies on studies
and experiments including systematic reviews of multiple
randomized controlled trials or epidemiological studies, one (1)
or more randomized controlled trials, one (1) or more
epidemiological studies and the recommendations of nationally
and internationally recognized groups of experts in the field;
(v) "Medicaid" means the joint federal and state
program of health care financing for the poor authorized by
Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and title 42 of the
Wyoming statutes;
(vi) "Statewide comprehensive cancer control steering
committee" means a committee whose mission is defined by the
2006-2010 Wyoming cancer control plan and which provides advice
and guidance to the Wyoming comprehensive cancer control
program. The committee is a private entity whose members
include government employees;
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 35-25-201 through