Directs the Commission for Public Health to amend 10A NCAC 44 .0204 regarding the fee paid by the state to a hospital when a county medical examiner orders a body taken to the hospital and later examines the body in that facility. Requires the State to pay a $40 fee to funeral directors who transport dead bodies, by order of a county medical examiner, to a hospital or funeral home for examination, unless a fee has already been paid to a hospital to transport the body.
Requires that the fee amount be adjusted every four years for inflation according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index. Adjustments begin January 1, 2027.
PAY FUNERAL DIR. FOR TRANSPORTING DEAD BODIES.
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER TO PAY A FEE TO FUNERAL DIRECTORS WHO, BY ORDER OF A COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER, TRANSPORT DEAD BODIES TO HOSPITALS OR FUNERAL HOMES FOR EXAMINATION; AND REQUIRING THAT THE AMOUNT OF THIS FEE BE ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS.Intro. by Sawyer.
Status: Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action) (Mar 15 2023)
Bill History:
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Thu, 9 Mar 2023 Senate: Filed
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Mon, 13 Mar 2023 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 13 Mar 2023 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 13 Mar 2023 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 13 Mar 2023 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Wed, 15 Mar 2023 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Bill S 268 (2023-2024)Summary date: Mar 9 2023 - View Summary
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