GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1311

Short Title:  Craniofacial Anomalies Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Cooper; and Perdue.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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May 27, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALIES INCLUDING CLEFT LIP/PALATE.
Whereas, approximately 200 infants are born in North Carolina each year with craniofacial anomalies including cleft lip/palate; and
Whereas, it is critical that prompt and comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services be provided to these children to maximize their health and development; and
Whereas, children who are uninsured or underinsured are generally referred to the Craniofacial Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and
Whereas, the Center does not have the financial resources to meet the demand for these critical services; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Maternal and Child Health, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for the 1996-97 fiscal year to provide comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for uninsured and underinsured children in North Carolina with craniofacial anomalies including cleft lip/palate.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1996.