§ 63-1-540. Information campaign on DES.  


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  • The State Commissioner of Health shall establish special programs with regard todiethylstilbestrol, hereinafter referred to as DES, which shall:

    1.  Inform the public as to the potential hazards and afflictions which may be related to exposure to DES and the symptoms and prevention of associated malignancies, through the establishment of a public information campaign on DES to identify and encourage persons exposed to the drug to seek medical care for the prevention or treatment of any malignant condition; and

    2.  Include programs for DES-exposed persons in existing comprehensive screening units.

Laws 1980, c. 73, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 1980.