N.J. Stat. tit. 26, ch. 2W

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-1 Cancer Awareness Education and Research Program.

1. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program to provide the following: support for cancer medical research; physician education and awareness; and patient education and screening services, particularly for members of minority groups. L.1999, c.361, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.316.

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-2 Rules, regulations.

2. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1999, c.361, s.2; amended 2012, c.17, s.317.

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-3 Breast cancer public awareness campaign.

1. a. The Commissioner of Health shall establish a breast cancer public awareness campaign, as a component of the Cancer Awareness, Education and Research Program established pursuant to P.L.1999, c.361 (C.26:2W-1 et seq.), to promote awareness and outreach throughout the State in regard to breast cancer screening services. The public awareness campaign shall be established in accordance with accepted public health practice and recommendations of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and within the limits of funds appropriated pursuant to this act and any other resources available for the purposes thereof. b. For the purposes of this act, the commissioner shall, at a minimum: (1) develop and implement a Statewide plan to promote public awareness among members of the public, community-based organizations, and health care providers, and encourage more referrals to breast cancer screening services; (2) distribute promotional incentives for free or discounted items to be provided to women by local retail businesses that will encourage them to undergo mammography and become educated about breast cancer; (3) provide for the use of public service announcements and printed materials in both English and Spanish; (4) seek to disseminate information through a variety of entities, including, but not limited to, primary care sites, health care facilities, local health departments and clinics, county offices on the aging, pharmacies, libraries, YWCAs and YMCAs, senior centers, houses of worship, programs that serve victims of domestic violence, other community-based outreach programs and organizations, and the Internet; (5) consult and seek to collaborate with at least the following entities to effectuate the public awareness campaign: the New Jersey Primary Care Association, the American Cancer Society, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the New Jersey Hospital Association, Planned Parenthood, AARP, the New Jersey Advisory Commission on the Status of Women, the New Jersey State Commission on Cancer Research, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the New Jersey Pharmacists Association, the Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey, and The Peer Review Organization of New Jersey, Inc.; (6) establish and publicize the availability of a toll-free telephone number operated by the Department of Health to provide information and referral to members of the general public about breast screening services, with particular emphasis on facilitating free and reduced charge screening for low-income and uninsured women; and (7) seek to secure the use of such funds or other resources from private nonprofit or for-profit sources or the federal government to effectuate the purposes of this act as may be available therefor, which shall be used to supplement and shall not supplant State funds used to carry out the purposes of this act. L.2001, c.196, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.318.

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-4 Short title.

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2019." L.2019, c.113, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-5 Firefighter cancer registry.

2. a. The Commissioner of Health shall develop and maintain a firefighter cancer registry, which shall be a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect relevant history and occupational information from firefighters that can be linked to available cancer registry data collected by existing State cancer registries. b. The commissioner shall seek to include the following information for each firefighter included in the firefighter cancer registry: (1) the age and demographic information of the firefighter; (2) the status of the firefighter as either a paid or volunteer firefighter; (3) the number of years working as a firefighter; (4) the number of fire incidents attended to by the firefighter, including the number of incidents involving a residential house fire, the number of incidents involving a commercial fire, and the number of incidents involving any other type of fire; (5) whether the firefighter's history includes smoking or drug use; (6) relevant physical examination and medical history information; and (7) any additional information that is deemed necessary by the commissioner. c. For the purpose of developing and maintaining the firefighter registry established pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall consult experts with experience in developing and maintaining cancer registries, studying cancer incidence, diagnosing and treating cancer, and firefighting. L.2019, c.113, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-6 DOH to review data, provide availability to public.

3. a. The Department of Health shall review data reported to the registry to identify trends in cancer incidence among firefighters throughout the State, including identifying any regional disparities in cancer incidence and developing strategies to mitigate risk factors for firefighters developing cancer. The department shall make registry data available to the public and shall furnish epidemiological registry data, without fee, to any entity requesting the data for research purposes. The department may authorize the use of registry information in journal articles and other print and Internet-based publications. Data made available pursuant to this section shall include, but shall not be limited to, raw, de-identified data, cancer incidence statistics, and trends and other findings identified based on the department's review of registry data. b. The commissioner shall periodically review the cancer registry to identify and implement improvements to registry infrastructure and Statewide monitoring of cancer incidence data, as well as to develop a strategy for increasing awareness of the firefighter cancer registry and maximizing the voluntary reporting of information to the registry. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any confidential or personal identifying information. L.2019, c.113, s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-7 Report to Governor, Legislature.

4. Commencing one year after the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, concerning its findings regarding trends in cancer incidence among firefighters in New Jersey, including any recommendations for reducing the cancer rate and risk factors for developing cancer among firefighters, and any recommendations for legislative, administrative, or other action as may be appropriate to reduce cancer incidence among firefighters or to improve the functioning of, and participation in, the cancer registry. L.2019, c.113, s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 26:2W-8 Confidentiality of information.

5. Names and individual identification data collected pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be disclosed unless required by law, and nothing in this act shall be construed to require disclosure of any private or confidential health information in violation of State or federal privacy laws. Information reported to the registry shall not be admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding, and shall not constitute the basis for any professional or administrative disciplinary action against an individual reporting the individual's own information to the registry. L.2019, c.113, s.5.

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