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NC S268

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/9/2023

Primary Sponsor

Vickie Sawyer

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • State will pay funeral directors $40.00 per transport when ordered by a county medical examiner to move dead bodies to hospitals or funeral homes for examination
  • Payment applies only when no hospital fee has already been paid for transporting the same body
  • Commission for Public Health must adjust the fee amount for inflation beginning January 1, 2027, and every four years thereafter using the Consumer Price Index
  • All adjustments rounded to the nearest cent
  • Effective immediately upon passage and applies to all transports occurring after enactment

Legislative Description

Pay Funeral Dir. for Transporting Dead Bodies

Commerce; Death & Dying; Dhhs; Fees; Funeral Services; Health Services; Hospitals; Medical Examiners; Public; Public Officials;

Last Action

Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

3/15/2023

Committee Referrals

Health Care3/15/2023
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/13/2023

Full Bill Text

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