Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 214.560 – Lung Cancer Screening Program -- Definitions and limitations for KRS 214.560 to 214.564.

(1) As used in KRS 214.560 to 214.564:
1. (a)
2. (b) "Department" means the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; and "Program" means the Lung Cancer Screening Program.
(2) The Lung Cancer Screening Program is hereby established within the department Increasing lung cancer screening; for the purpose of:
1. (a)
2. (b) Reducing morbidity and mortality from lung cancer; and
3. (c) Reducing the cost of treating lung cancer among citizens of the Commonwealth.
(3) The requirements of KRS 214.560 to 214.564 shall be limited to the amount of appropriations to the department for the Lung Cancer Screening Program.

Effective: July 14, 2022

History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2022). 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 5, provides that the Act, which created KRS 214.560 to 214.564, may be cited as the Margaret M. Poore Lung Cancer Screening Act.