GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1646*

Short Title:  Birth Defects Program Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Morris; Alexander, Arnold, Baddour, Barbee, Berry, Blue, Bowie, Boyd-McIntyre, Brubaker, Buchanan, Cansler, Capps, Clary, Cox, Culp, Cunningham, Daughtry, Davis, Dockham, Edwards, Ellis, Esposito, Gardner, Gillespie, Goodwin, Gray, Gulley, Hensley, Hiatt, Holmes, Howard, Hunter, Jeffus, Kiser, Luebke, McCombs, McLawhorn, McMahan, Melton, Miller, Mitchell, Nesbitt, Oldham, Preston, Rayfield, Russell, Setzer, Sexton, Teague, Thomas, Wainwright, Walend, Warren, West, G. Wilson, and Womble.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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May 22, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE BIRTH DEFECT MONITORING PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.  These funds shall be used as follows:
(1)	To implement the Birth Defect Monitoring Program established under Part 7 of Article 5 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes;
(2)	To provide analysis of all birth defect data;
(3)	To provide dissemination of birth defect data to health care providers, public health personnel, members of the North Carolina General Assembly, and to the general public; and
(4)	To collect and analyze data on low-birth weight babies and premature babies.
Section 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2000.