A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER to compile and disseminate information on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy INFORMATION to health care practitioners and provide a corresponding report to the joint legislative oversight committee on health and human services.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The University of North Carolina School of Medicine's Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) shall consult with the North Carolina Medical Board, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Medical Society, North Carolina Pediatric Society, North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, North Carolina Board of Nursing, North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, and the North Carolina Nurses Association to gather evidence‑based information on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy from publications and nonprofit organizations to create standard information to provide to all health care practitioners in this State. The information shall include, at a minimum, current and evidence‑based information about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy risk factors and conditions and contact information for nonprofit organizations that provide support services for epilepsy conditions. The information shall be made available on The University of North Carolina School of Medicine's Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) website and readily accessible to health care practitioners in this State. No later than April 1, 2024, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine's Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services a completed summary or booklet of information provided to health care practitioners in the report.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.