§1105.3. Powers; duties
The president shall:
(1) Collaborate with each participating health care provider and radiation center in
the state of Louisiana to establish a uniform statewide registry system for collecting cancer
incidence data and shall promulgate rules and regulations therefor in accordance with
policies established by the board.
(2) Establish quality control programs and a training program for health care
providers and the personnel of the participating radiation centers.
(3) Cooperate with the National Cancer Institute, the United States Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and other national and international cancer surveillance
programs designated by the Louisiana Tumor Registry in providing cancer data.
(4) Comply with reporting procedures and requirements established by the state, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Cancer Institute.
(5) Collaborate in studies with clinicians and epidemiologists and publish reports on
the results of such studies, and
(6) Establish, in accordance with policies of the board, rules and regulations to
provide for the confidentiality of a patient's records.
(7) Establish and promulgate, in accordance with policies established by the board,
the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Part.
(8) Contract with private tumor registries for the collection and furnishing of data
to the statewide registry and for the necessary planning and coordination incident thereto.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 653, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 812, §1; Acts 1995,
No. 1197, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 197, §1; Acts 2003, No. 225, §1;
Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.82 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4; Acts
2024, No. 404, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.