Section 1436.3 - Legislative intentIt is the intent of the General Assembly:
(1) To provide the public with information and education to create greater public awareness of the prevalence of and measures available to detect, diagnose and treat prostate cancer and related chronic prostate conditions.(2) To ensure that:(i) Medical professionals, insurers, patients and governmental agencies are educated about risk factors and screening guidelines.(ii) Medical professionals provide patients with sufficient information about treatment options to enable patients to make an informed choice as part of informed consent and to respect the autonomy of that choice.(iii) Pennsylvania government agencies provide unbiased information regarding screening, diagnosis and treatment options.(iv) Uniform screening guidelines are established for prostate cancer in Pennsylvania.Added by P.L. TBD 2015 No. 66, § 3, eff. 11/24/2015.