Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Contracts.
The commissioner may, upon receipt of an application described
in this section, contract with any institution or reporting entity in
compliance with part 4606.3304 for the following purposes:
A. providing more efficient, expedient, and
complete cancer registry and reporting systems for those required to report
under part 4606.3303;
B. extending
the capability and efficiency of the commissioner to meet the mandate
established under Minnesota Statutes, sections
144.671
to
144.69;
and
C. maintaining and validating
the quality, accuracy, and completeness of cancer case data.
Subp. 2.
Notice of
availability of funds.
The commissioner shall publish and distribute a notice of
availability of funds and request for contract proposals to all hospitals,
medical laboratories, tumor registries, and medical clinics required to report
under part 4606.3303.
Subp.
3.
Content of application.
Applications made under this section shall address all of the
following information requirements, including:
A. Full corporate or company name, address,
and tax identification number of applicant institution, or in the case of
multiple institutions, the full corporate or company name, address, and tax
identification number of the principal applicant institution, and the full
corporate or company names and addresses of other institutions participating in
the application.
B. A description
of the individual components of the reporting systems to be provided by the
applicant. The quality assurance standards in part 4606.3305 shall be
incorporated into all applications. For each component to be provided, the
application must describe, but not be limited to:
(1) the specific objectives to be achieved
during the funding period;
(2) the
methods by which each objective will be achieved;
(3) the institutions to be involved in the
registry or reporting system;
(4)
criteria to be used to evaluate achievement of objectives;
(5) budget and budget justification;
and
(6) a summary of the training
and experience relevant to the components to be provided by the key
personnel.
C. Assurance
that services will be provided in accordance with state and federal laws and
rules.
D. Assurance that the
privacy of all data will be maintained in accordance with law and acceptable
medical practice.
Subp.
4.
Priority.
Priority will be given to applications proposing to provide
cancer reporting systems addressing one or more of the following
criteria:
A. the highest quality and
completeness of data;
B. services
to the greatest number of persons;
C. services to the largest geographic area;
and
D. demonstrated capacity to
perform on the proposal.
Statutory Authority: MS s
144.05;
144.671
to
144.69
