Are there any federal mandates associated with a states central cancer registry?
Congress established the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) in 1992 by enacting The Cancer Registries Amendment Act (Public Law 102-515). Public Law 102-515 authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide funds to states to improve existing cancer registries; to plan and implement registries where they do not exist; to develop model legislation and regulations for states to enhance viability of registry operations; to set standards for completeness, timeliness, and quality; and to provide training. One requirement for retention of federal funding is that The State has a law authorizing formation of a statewide registry and legislation or regulation in support of all 8 criteria outlined in Public Law 102-515. One criterion is completeness, defined as collection of data on at least 95% of cancer cases diagnosed or treated in the state each year. When Missouris existing legislation was enacted in 1984, the completeness criterion could be met with colle
