House File 505 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the department of public health to conduct a
  2    study regarding the occurrence and treatment of certain
  3    diseases and health issues affecting African=Americans and
  4    making an appropriation.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 1998HH 82
  7 nh/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  DISEASES AFFECTING AFRICAN=AMERICANS.  The
  1  2 department of public health shall conduct a study regarding
  1  3 the rate of occurrence and treatment of diseases and other
  1  4 medical conditions disproportionately affecting
  1  5 African=Americans in this state including but not limited to
  1  6 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune
  1  7 deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, heart disease and
  1  8 hypertension, respiratory disorders, diabetes, sickle cell
  1  9 anemia, infant mortality, and keloids.  The study shall
  1 10 include issues such as access to appropriate health care
  1 11 providers, rates of occurrence, and types of treatment.  The
  1 12 department shall report the findings of the study, and any
  1 13 recommendations associated therewith, to the general assembly
  1 14 by January 14, 2008.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the
  1 16 general fund of the state to the department of public health
  1 17 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June
  1 18 30, 2008, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1 19 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
  1 20    For conducting a study regarding the rate of occurrence and
  1 21 treatment of diseases and other medical conditions
  1 22 disproportionately affecting African=Americans in this state:
  1 23 .................................................. $     20,000
  1 24                           EXPLANATION
  1 25    This bill requires the department of public health to
  1 26 conduct a study regarding diseases and other medical
  1 27 conditions disproportionately affecting African=Americans in
  1 28 the state and to report its findings to the general assembly
  1 29 by January 14, 2008.  The bill makes an appropriation to the
  1 30 department for fiscal year 2007=2008 for purposes of the
  1 31 study.
  1 32 LSB 1998HH 82
  1 33 nh:rj/je/5.1