Includes whereas clauses.

Appropriates $1,678,400 in recurring funds and $629,873 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, for 2025-26, and $1,678,400 in recurring funds and $613,250 in nonrecurring funds for 2026-27 to be allocated in the specified amounts to be used in the following ways: (1) distributed to the six specified comprehensive sickle cell medical centers to support the multifaceted needs of individuals with sickle cell disease, including social and behavioral health services and assistance for young adults transitioning from pediatric to adult care; (2) used by each of those six comprehensive sickle cell medical centers to create one full-time, permanent Transition Coordinator position at each medical center to conduct transition readiness assessments and other coordination activities to ensure a seamless referral process for individuals with sickle cell disease who are transitioning from pediatric to adult care; (3) provide grants to one or more nonprofit corporations to provide services to individuals with sickle cell disease, with priority given to community-based, nonprofit organizations providing a comprehensive array of services to individuals with sickle cell disease, their families, and the surrounding community in counties lacking these services (grantees are required to use some funds to facilitate the transition of individuals with sickle cell disease from pediatric to adult care at the local level); and (4) provide funding to the Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section of the Division of Public Health to support the operations of the North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome Program (Program) with funds used for positions to support the work of the Program, to purchase office equipment to be used by those positions, and for the dissemination and implementation of a sickle cell disease toolkit for use by emergency departments.

Effective July 1, 2025.