A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to ensure that patients have the option of selecting their Athletic trainer under their health benefit plan.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 58‑50‑30(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	This section applies to the following provider types:
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(16)	An athletic trainer licensed by the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners pursuant to Article 34 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015, and applies to health benefit contracts issued, renewed, or amended on or after that date.