GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 939

Short Title:  Reportable Disease Changes.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Lucas, Hobbs, and Forrester.

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Referred to:  Children and Human Resources

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May 2, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE, ILLNESS, AND INJURY REPORTING LAW.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-455 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-455.  Reportable illnesses and injuries.
The Commission shall adopt rules establishing a list of serious and preventable occupational injuries that occur while working on a farm, and serious and preventable occupational illnesses to be reported to the Department.  Occupational illnesses are defined as those illnesses which result from exposure to a health hazard in the workplace.  The Commission may also require reporting of elevated blood lead levels associated with workplace exposure.  The Commission shall adopt rules establishing the specific information to be submitted when making a report required by this Article, time limits for reporting, and the form of the report.  The rules adopted by the Commission shall avoid duplication of reporting and minimize the cost to the physicians, medical facilities, laboratories, or other persons reporting under this act."
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 1995.