by Associated Press
Published: Wed, June 03, 2009 - 3:52 pm CST
Last Updated: Wed, June 03, 2009 - 3:54 pm CST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a new lawto expand breast cancer screening although no money has been
appropriated to pay for it.
Crist signed the bill (HB 1269) Wednesday during a ceremony at a
Tallahassee hospital.
The governor downplayed the lack of money, saying it doesn't
cost a lot to make screening referrals.
The bill creates an early detection and referral program for
women at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and who
lack health insurance coverage for screening.
It's expected to make at least 723,000 women eligible for
screening.
State Sen. Durell Peaden, one of the sponsors, said the law will
let doctors refer women for screenings when they come to emergency
rooms for other reasons.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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