Louisiana § RS 40:5.12 - Cancer investigation and intervention
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:5.12 — Cancer investigation and intervention, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:5.12. Cancer investigation and intervention
A. Cancer control is hereby declared to be an urgent public health priority of this state.
B. The state health officer and the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health are hereby authorized to operate a program of cancer investigation and subsequent intervention if sufficient funding is available for this purpose.
C. The source of monies for the cancer investigation and intervention program provided for in this Section may be any appropriation by the legislature, including appropriations of federal funds; appropriations from the Health Excellence Fund created by Article VII, Section 10.8(A)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana, and appropriations from the Louisiana Fund created by Article VII, Section 10.9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana; any public or private donations, gifts, or grants from individuals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, or other business entities; and any other monies which may be provided by law.
D. The state health officer and the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health shall engage and collaborate with the Louisiana Tumor Registry, the Louisiana Cancer Research Center, and the Louisiana Advisory Committee on Populations and Geographic Regions With Excessive Cancer Rates in administering the cancer investigation and intervention program provided for in this Section.
E. The program provided for in this Section shall be conducted in addition to the activities of, and shall not replace or supplant, the Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs of the School of Public Health of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.
Acts 2017, No. 373, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:5.12 ("Cancer investigation and intervention") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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