A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to clarify medicaid reimbursements for ocular prosthetists, as recommended by the joint legislative administrative procedure oversight committee.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 10.11(a)(23) of S.L. 2005‑276 reads as rewritten:
"(23)	Medically necessary prosthetics or orthotics. – Reimbursement in accordance with the State Plan approved by the Department of Health and Human Services, except that in order to be eligible for reimbursement, providers must be Board certified, or in the case of ocular prosthetists Board certified or accredited, not later than July 1, 2005. Medically necessary prosthetics and orthotics are subject to prior approval and utilization review."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.