Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1725-B. Department of Health

(1) From money appropriated for general government operations, sufficient money shall be included for the coordination of donated dental services.

(2) From money appropriated for diabetes programs, $100,000 shall be allocated for Type I diabetes awareness, education and outreach.

(3) From money appropriated for adult cystic fibrosis and other chronic respiratory illnesses.  The following apply:

(4) Money appropriated for Lyme disease includes $750,000 for costs related to free tick testing for residents performed in conjunction with a university that is part of the State System of Higher Education, including outreach and marketing.

(5) Money appropriated for lupus programs shall be distributed proportionately to each entity that received funding in fiscal year 2018-2019.

(6) Money appropriated for biotechnology research shall include allocations for regenerative medicine research, for regenerative medicine medical technology, for hepatitis and viral research, for drug research and clinical trials related to cancer, pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, for genetic and molecular research for disease identification and eradication, for vaccine immune response diagnostics, for nanotechnology and for the commercialization of applied research.

(7) From the appropriation for leukemia and lymphoma, $200,000 shall be allocated to a branch of an eastern Pennsylvania chapter of a nonprofit organization, where the branch is located within a city of the third class that is located in two counties of the third class, dedicated to awareness, education, patient assistance and outreach related to blood cancer.

(8) Funds appropriated for hemophilia services shall be distributed to grantees in the same proportion as distributed in fiscal year 2019-2020.

(9) Funds appropriated for sickle cell anemia services, including camps for children with sickle cell anemia, shall be distributed to grantees in the same proportion as distributed in fiscal year 2019-2020.

(10) Funds appropriated for diagnosis and treatment for Cooley's anemia shall be distributed to grantees in the same proportion as distributed in fiscal year 2019-2020.

(11) Funds appropriated for services for children with special needs shall be distributed to grantees in the same proportion as distributed in fiscal year 2019-2020.