The Department of Health and Environmental Control, in conjunction with hospitals and entities throughout the State, shall formulate a plan for cancer prevention, detection, and surveillance programs and for care of persons suffering from cancer to meet standards of care set forth by nationally recognized and approved accrediting bodies.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-611; 1952 Code Section 32-611; 1942 Code Section 5008; 1939 (41) 464; 1972 (57) 2498; 1996 Act No. 352, Section 2.