A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE Department of Health and Human Services, OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND RURAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, TO EVALUATE THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN HOKE COUNTY AND OTHER health professional shortage AREAS OF THE STATE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Research, Demonstrations, and Rural Health Development, shall evaluate the health care needs in Hoke County and other health professional shortage areas of the State without inpatient services and with a high percentage of uninsured residents. The Department shall report on its evaluation to the Joint Legislative Health Care Oversight Committee not later than January 1, 2006, and shall submit a final report not later than April 1, 2006.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.