Kan. Stat. § 65-1,170

Current through 2024 Session Acts Chapter 111 and 2024 Special Session Acts Chapter 4
Section 65-1,170 - Same; uses of nonconfidential data

Uses of registry data which are not confidential in nature include, but are not limited to:

(a) The production of statistical data which outline the frequency, distribution, severity at diagnosis, treatment and survival for each type of cancer;
(b) the design and implementation of cancer screening programs which have been demonstrated to decrease cancer mortality;
(c) assessing the cancer risk in the Kansas population;
(d) assessing the possible cancer risk of abortion;
(e) identifying previously unrecognized risk factors and causes of cancer;
(f) monitoring the potential health impact of environmental exposures;
(g) monitoring health care access and utilization and effectiveness of services for the prevention and treatment of cancer; and
(h) quantifying costs associated with cancer care.

K.S.A. 65-1,170

L. 1997, ch. 110, § 3; July 1.