Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 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
