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| SPONSOR: | McKibben | DATE TYPED: | 1/27/00 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | Community-Based Cancer Patient Services | SB | 144 | ||||
| ANALYST: | Esquibel | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 225.0 | Recurring | General Fund | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to HB102, SB20
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Department of Health did not respond
Health Policy Commission did not respond
UNM Health Sciences Center did not respond
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
The bill appropriates $225.0 to contract for comprehensive community-based cancer patient support services including education services, library services, support group services and provision of one-to-one matches between cancer patients and cancer veterans. These services would be available to cancer patients suffering from any type of cancer.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The bill appropriates $225.0 in general fund in FY01 to the Department of Health.
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