Section 701.11 - Texas Cancer PlanThe Institute shall develop, implement, continually monitor, and revise the Texas Cancer Plan as necessary.
(1) The intent of the Texas Cancer Plan is to reduce the cancer burden across the state and improve the lives of Texans by providing a coordinated, prioritized, and actionable framework that will help guide statewide efforts to fight the human and economic burden of cancer in Texas.(2) Activities undertaken by the Institute to monitor the Texas Cancer Plan will be described in the Annual Public Report required by Texas Health and Safety Code § 102.052.(3) The Institute will periodically update the Texas Cancer Plan by issuing a revised version of the Texas Cancer Plan every seven (7) years, unless a different timeline for a revised version of the Texas Cancer Plan is approved by a simple majority of the Oversight Committee.(4) The Institute may solicit input from public or private institutions, government organizations, non-profit organizations, other public entities, private companies, and individuals affected by cancer to assist the Institute in monitoring, implementing, and revising the Texas Cancer Plan.(5) The most recent version of the Texas Cancer Plan shall be posted on the Institute's Internet website.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 701.11
The provisions of this §701.11 adopted to be effective March 2, 2014, 39 TexReg 1380; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 36, September 6, 2024, TexReg 7044, eff. 9/12/2024