An Act To Fund the Screening and Early Detection Elements of the Statewide Cancer Plan
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0701
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: STRANG BURGESS, MARRACHE, AUSTIN, BEAULIEU, BERRY, BLODGETT, BROWNE, BURNS, CAIN, CAMPBELL, CASAVANT, CHASE, CROCKETT, CUSHING, DAVIS, DILL, EATON, EDGECOMB, EVES, FITTS, FLAHERTY, FOSSEL, GIFFORD, GILES, HUNT, JOY, KNAPP, KNIGHT, LEWIN, MAZUREK, NELSON, NUTTING, PEOPLES, PERRY, PINKHAM, PLUMMER, PRESCOTT, SAVIELLO, STUCKEY, THIBODEAU, TILTON, TUTTLE, WAGNER, WELSH, BARTLETT, BOWMAN, COURTNEY, DAMON, GOOLEY, HOBBINS, JACKSON, RECTOR, SIMPSON, SULLIVAN

Legislative Document 
No. 
H.P.484 
House of Representatives, Febmary ~4, 2009 
An Act To Fund the Screening and Early Detection Elements of the 
Statewide Cancer Plan 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative STRANG BURGESS of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Senator MARRACHE of Kennebec and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: AUSTIN of Gray;AYOTTE of Caswell, BEAULIEU of Aliburn, BERRY of 
Bowdoinham, BLODGETT of Augusta, BRlGGS of Mexico, BROWNE of Vassalboro, BURNS of 
Whiting, CAIN of Orono, CAMPBELL of Newfield, CASAVANT of Biddeford, CHASE of Wells, 
CRA Y of Palmyra, CROCKETT of Augusta, CUSHING of Hampden, DAVIS of Sangerville, DILL of 
Cape Elizabeth, DRlSCOLL of Westbrook, EATON of Sullivan, EDGECOMB of Caribou, EVES of 
North Berwick, FITTS of Pittsfield, FLAHERTY of Scarborough, FOSSEL of Alna, GIFFORD of 
Lincoln, GILES of Belf&st, HUNT of Buxton, JOY of Crystal, KNAPP of Gorham, KNIGHT of 
Livermore Falls, LEWIN of Eliot, MAZUREK of Rockland, NELSON of Falmouth, NUTTING of 
Oakland, PEOPLES of Westbrook; PERCY of Phippsburg, PERRY of Calais, PINKHAM of Lexington 
Township, PLUMMER of Windham, PRESCOTT of Topsham, SAVIELLO of Wilton, STUCKEY of 
Portland, THIBODEAU of Winterport, TILTON of Harrington, TUTTLE of Sanford, WAGNER of 
Lyman, WAGNER of Lewiston, WELSH of Rockport, Senators: BARTLETT of Cumberland, 
BOWMAN of York, COURTNEY of York, DAMON of Hancock, GOOLEY of Franklin, HOBBINS 
of York, JACKSON of Aroostopk, RECTOR of Knox, SIMPSON of Androscoggin, SULLIVAN of 
York. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. PL 2007, c. 341, §2 is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
Sec. 2. Maine cancer plan implementation. The Department of Health and 
Human Services shall, contingent upon availability of funding, establish a comprehensive 
cancer screening, detection and prevention program· pursuant to the' Maine Revised 
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Statutes, Title 22, section 1407, subsection 1, paragraph E based on the implementation 
strategy developed by the Maine Cancer Consortium for "The Maine Comprehensive 
Cancer Control Plan. " 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEAL TB AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DBS) 
Comprehensive Cancer Screening, Detection and Prevention Z054 
Initiative: Provides funds for comprehensive cancer screening. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
All Other 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
SUMMAR.Y 
2009-10 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
2010-11 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
This bill 'provides funding for a portion of the comprehensive cancer screening, 
detection and prevention program by providing an ongoing appropriation from the Fund 
for a HealthyMaine. 
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