§ 130A-209. Incidence reporting of cancer; charge for collection if failure to report. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 130A‑209.  Incidencereporting of cancer; charge for collection if failure to report.

(a)        All health carefacilities and health care providers that detect, diagnose, or treat cancer orbenign brain or central nervous system tumors shall report to the centralcancer registry each diagnosis of cancer or benign brain or central nervoussystem tumors in any person who is screened, diagnosed, or treated by thefacility or provider. The reports shall be made within six months of diagnosis.Diagnostic, demographic and other information as prescribed by the rules of theCommission shall be included in the report.

(b)        If a health carefacility or health care provider fails to report as required under thissection, then the central cancer registry may conduct a site visit to thefacility or provider or be provided access to the information from the facilityor provider and report it in the appropriate format. The Commission may adoptrules requiring that the facility or provider reimburse the registry for itscost to access and report the information in an amount not to exceed onehundred dollars ($100.00) per case. Thirty days after the expiration of the six‑monthperiod for reporting under subsection (a) of this section, the registry shallsend notice to each facility and provider that has not submitted a report as ofthat date that failure to file a report within 30 days shall result incollection of the data by the registry and liability for reimbursement imposedunder this section. Failure to receive or send the notice required under thissection shall not be construed as a waiver of the reporting requirement. Forgood cause, the central cancer registry may grant an additional 30 days forreporting.

(c)        As used in thissection, the term:

(1)        "Health carefacility" or "facility" means any hospital, clinic, or otherfacility that is licensed to administer medical treatment or the primaryfunction of which is to provide medical treatment in this State. The termincludes health care facility laboratories and independent pathologylaboratories;

(2)        "Health careprovider" or "provider" means any person who is licensed orcertified to practice a health profession or occupation under Chapter 90 of theGeneral Statutes and who diagnoses or treats cancer or benign brain or centralnervous system tumors. (1949, c. 499; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 345,s. 2; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1999‑33, s. 1; 2005‑373, s. 1.)