HOUSE BILL REPORT

2SHB 2077

As Amended by the Senate

BYHouse Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Brooks, Dellwo, Ballard, Rust, Rector, Grant, Anderson, Wolfe, Miller, Winsley, D. Sommers, Ferguson, Crane and Jacobsen)

Establishing a network for the reporting of cancer cases.

House Committe on Health Care

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (11)

      Signed by Representatives Braddock, Chair; Day, Vice Chair; Brooks, Ranking Republican Member; Cantwell, Chandler, Morris, Prentice, Sommers, Sprenkle, Vekich and Wolfe.

House Staff:Bill Hagens (786-7131)

Rereferred House Committee on Appropriations

Majority Report:  The second substitute bill be substituted therefor and the second substitute bill do pass.  (24)

      Signed by Representatives Locke, Chair; Grant, Vice Chair; Silver, Ranking Republican Member; Youngsman, Assistant Ranking Republican Member; Appelwick, Belcher, Bowman, Brekke, Doty, Ebersole, Hine, Inslee, May, McLean, Nealey, Padden, Peery, Rust, Sayan, Spanel, Sprenkle, Valle, Wang and Wineberry.

House Staff:      Michelle Hauth (786-7384)

AS PASSED HOUSE FEBRUARY 9, 1990

BACKGROUND:

Presently, there is no statewide tumor registry system in Washington State. Most tumor surveillance activity is undertaken by either the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in Seattle or the Blue Mountain Oncology Program (BMOP) in Walla Walla. There are also 25 community hospitals that have limited programs.

SUMMARY:

The secretary of Health is authorized to contract with a recognized cancer entity to establish a statewide tumor registry.  The Department of Health shall adopt rules as to which types of cancer are to be reported.  Registry information shall include, at least, the following information about the person who has cancer:  name, address, sex, race, birth date, social security number, treating physician, hospital used, type(s) of cancer, date of diagnosis, and vital status.

The Department of Health and its contractor shall ensure that access to registry data complies with federal and state law concerning human subjects review.

No liability is created by providing registry information.  Confidentiality requirements are established.

The state Board of Health is required to promulgate implementation rules.

EFFECT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS:  The enumeration of the types of data to be collected for the register is deleted.  The authority to promulgate rules is changed from the Board of Health to the Department of Health.

Appropriation:    None.

Fiscal Note:      Available.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    (Health Care)  Mike Ryherd, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research and Kay Hicks, Blue Mountain Oncology Program.

(Appropriations)  Representative Brooks, Prime Sponsor; and Mike Ryherd, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

House Committee - Testified Against:      (Health Care)  No one.

(Appropriations)  No one.

House Committee - Testimony For:    (Health Care)  By creating a statewide cancer registry, research institutions will be better able to study the prevalence and problems surrounding the incidence of cancer in our state.

(Appropriations)  This legislation is necessary for both Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Blue Mountain Tumor Registry to compile statewide data on cancer tumors.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      (Health Care)  None.

(Appropriations)  None.

VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Yeas 94, Excused 4

Excused:    Representatives Basich, Chandler, Schmidt, Sommers D