§285a–11b — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

§285a–11b Best practices for long-term follow-up services for pediatric cancer survivors

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part Part C— - Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › Subpart subpart 1— - national cancer institute › § 285a–11b

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services can help find and share the best ways to care for children and teens who survive cancer. To do that, the Secretary may talk with experts from eight groups: oncologists (including pediatric oncologists), primary care providers who handle survivorship care, survivors and parents, nurses and social workers, mental health professionals, allied health workers (for example, physical and occupational therapists), and others the Secretary chooses.

Title 42, §285a–11b

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services may facilitate the identification of best practices for childhood and adolescent cancer survivorship care, and, as appropriate, may consult with individuals who have expertise in late effects of disease and treatment of childhood and adolescent cancers, which may include—

(1)oncologists, which may include pediatric oncologists;

(2)primary care providers engaged in survivorship care;

(3)survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer;

(4)parents of children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with and treated for cancer and parents of long-term survivors;

(5)nurses and social workers;

(6)mental health professionals;

(7)allied health professionals, including physical therapists and occupational therapists; and

(8)others, as the Secretary determines appropriate.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018, also known as the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

§285a–11b Best practices for long-term follow-up services for pediatric cancer survivors

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Title 42, §285a–11b

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