A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO SUPPORT THE PERINATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA PEDIATRIC SOCIETY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of  five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 2007‑2008 fiscal year and the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year.  These funds shall be allocated to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine to support the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC). PQCNC is a network of stakeholders (providers, families, hospital administrators, health experts, and payers) committed to improving clinical and health systems issues in perinatal care. The purpose of PQCNC is to use a refined neonatal data set linked to other State databases and expert input from all stakeholders to implement quality improvement initiatives, which will reduce perinatal disease burden, optimize use of State medical funds, and meet the needs of North Carolina families as they receive perinatal care.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.