New Hampshire Comprehensive Cancer Plan Fund

In July, 2007 the New Hampshire (NH) Cancer Plan Fund was established by the legislature under RSA 126-A:64 in the office of the state treasurer, to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Fund is non-lapsing and continually appropriated to the Department and shall be used to implement the provisions of the NH Cancer Plan, entitled Cancer in NH-A Call to Action 2010 as developed by the NH Comprehensive Cancer Collaboration. In May 2008, House Bill 1231 granted the NH Comprehensive Cancer Plan Fund Oversight Board the authority to allocate the funding for programs and repealed the initial percentage allocations designated for specific categories.

New Hampshire Comprehensive Cancer Plan Fund Oversight Board

In July, 2007 the NH legislature established a comprehensive Cancer Plan Oversight Board to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services’ allocation of moneys from the Cancer Fund. RSA 126-A:65 designates who the core members of this Board should be and includes representatives of::

• American Cancer Society
• Cancer Survivors in NH
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Healthcare System
• NH Department of Health and Human Services
• NH Hospital Association
• NH House of Representatives
• NH Senate

Other interested persons or agencies can join this Board as needed and upon approval of the Board. The Board reports annually to the legislature regarding the use of the funds and the progress toward meeting the goals of the NH Cancer Plan. Meeting schedules are posted in the NH legislative calendar and records of the Board meetings are posted at www.NHCancerPlan.org.

In 2009, the state budget called for a review of all study committees and commissions and other similar bodies. The Committee on Committees was formed for this review process. In January, 2010 the OB responded to some questions about its purpose, utility, and functioning.

The current fund is due to sunset June 30,2011. This was intentional in order to include updated strategies and priorities from the 2010-2014 Cancer Plan. New legislation will be needed to renew the fund. Work groups are involved in prioritizing objectives that need funding. The Collaboration's Board of Directors will make the final determination of the funding request. It is anticipated that new legislation will be dratted by December 2010 and introduced in January 2011.

Comprehensive Cancer Plan Fund Oversight Board Membership List

Comprehensive Cancer Plan Fund Oversight Board Meeting Information