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NC H1088

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/26/2022

Primary Sponsor

Julie von Haefen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $300,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health for the 2022-2023 fiscal year
  • Directs funds to be awarded on a competitive basis to nonprofit community health centers to purchase long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs)
  • Requires grant recipients to distribute LARCs to underserved, uninsured, or medically indigent patients
  • Defines long-acting reversible contraceptives as FDA-approved contraceptive drugs or devices that provide extended protection without user action, are reversible, and are obtained by prescription
  • Becomes effective July 1, 2022

Legislative Description

Community Health Center Grants for LARCs

Appropriations

Last Action

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

5/27/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations5/27/2022

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