effectuate the provisions of this act as determined by the
department.
(b) Required reporting.--Individuals in charge of hospitals
and laboratories shall be required by the department, in
accordance with regulations adopted with the advice of the
board, to report cases of cancer on forms furnished by the
department.
(c) Confidentiality of information.--The reports required
under this act shall be confidential and not open to public
inspection or dissemination. This subsection shall not restrict
the collection and analysis of data by the department or those
with which the department contracts, nor shall it restrict the
department from permitting the use of the reports and data
contained in the reports for research purposes, subject to
strict supervision by the department to ensure that the use of
the reports is limited to specific research purposes.
Section 7. Repeals.
Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeals under
paragraphs (2) and (3) are necessary to effectuate this act.
(2) Article II-B of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343,
No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is repealed.
(3) The act of December 18, 1980 (P.L.1241, No.224),
known as the Pennsylvania Cancer Control, Prevention and
Research Act, is repealed.
Section 8. Continuation.
This act is a continuation of Article II-B of the act of
April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code.
Except as otherwise provided in this act, all activities
initiated under Article II-B of The Fiscal Code shall continue
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