Cancer Reporting Legislation
New AnnouncementOn October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 344 into law (SB 344 Chaptered), authored by the California Legislature. This legislation makes amendments to the Health and Safety Code § 103885 and will go into effect on January 1, 2024. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Cancer reporting is regulated by federal and state laws. Together, these laws establish the requirements for reporting and the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of reporting, as well as protecting patient confidentiality. In recent legislation passed in 2016, California Assembly Bill 2325 (AB 2325) mandated that all pathologists report electronically before January 1, 2019.
President Nixon signs the National Cancer Act into law, invoking a “war on cancer” and budgeting governmental funds to support the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for the first time.
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All pathologists are required to report cancer diagnoses electronically before January 1, 2019.
Learn more about implementing AB 2325.
