GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 551

Short Title:  Fund Children w/Craniofacial Anomalies.  	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Cooper, Little, Forrester, Perdue, Martin of Guilford, and Hobbs.

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Referred to:  Appropriations

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April 3, 1995

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 three hundred forty-three thousand dollars ($343,000) for the 1995-96 fiscal year and the sum of three hundred forty-three thousand dollars ($343,000) 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, 1995.