GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 245

Short Title:  GPAC/DOC Claims Processing.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Martin of Guilford.
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Referred to:  Government Performance Audit.
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February 18, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR MEDICAL PLAN TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION IN EFFORTS TO SECURE AUTOMATED CLAIMS PROCESSING SUPPORT FROM A CONTRACTOR.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The General Assembly finds that medical claims processing within the the Department of Correction for health care services provided to inmates is handled manually.
Sec. 2.  The Division of Medical Assistance of the Department of Human Resources and the Teachers' and State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan shall assist the Department of Correction in discussions and possible negotiations with the claims processing contractors used by those agencies in order to secure a contractor to provide automated processing of medical claims for the Department of Correction.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.