(1) The executive director of the department shall appoint an advisory board which shall recommend guidelines for the services of the program and such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effect the purposes of this part 15. Members of the advisory board shall be persons interested in health care and the promotion of breast cancer screening drawn from both the private and public sectors. The board of health shall have the authority to approve recommendations of the advisory board and the authority to promulgate rules and regulations recommended by the advisory board.
The department is authorized to accept any grant or award of funds from the federalgovernment or private sources for the furtherance of the purposes of this part 15. Any moneys thus received shall be credited to the fund. Any expenses incurred in the solicitation of donations to the fund shall be paid from the fund.
Any program of breast cancer screening conducted pursuant to this part 15 shall beconducted so as to make such screening available to persons who are at or below two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty line and who are at least forty years of age but less than sixtyfive years of age.
The department may adopt a schedule of fees to be charged for breast cancer screening. The schedule of fees shall be determined so as to make such screening available to the largest possible number of women. The department shall, where practical, collect any available insurance proceeds or other reimbursement payable on behalf of any recipient of a breast cancer screening under this part 15 and may adjust the schedule of fees to reflect insurance contributions. All fees collected shall be credited to the fund.
Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1014, § 1, effective April 7. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 2775, § 471, effective July 1. L. 95: (4) amended, p. 488, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 941, § 28, effective June 2. L. 2010: (3) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2101, § 109, effective August 11.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2005 act amending subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 241, Session Laws of Colorado 2005.