GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 929

Short Title:  Funds for Mobile Health Services.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Mosley; Melton, Hurley, and Alexander.

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Referred to:  Appropriations.

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April 6, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR MOBILE HEALTH SERVICES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to Pink Ribbon Committee, Inc., a nonprofit organization, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 1999-2000 fiscal year.  These funds shall be used to provide health screening and education services for North Carolina's economically disadvantaged citizens.  Screening and educational services will be provided at no charge for mammograms, pap smears, prostate testing, and bone density testing.  These funds may also be used to contribute to the purchase of a mobile van equipped to provide these screenings and services in communities around the State.
Section 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.