Bill Summary for H 673 (2025-2026)

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Apr 2 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 673 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 1, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT.
Intro. by Alston, T. Brown.

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Appropriates $656,000 in recurring funds from the General Fund for each year of the 2025-27 biennium to the UNC Board of Governors to be allocated to the UNC Health Care System to cover the aggregate costs of transportation services, including ambulance services, for neonatal patients from a hospital in the UNC Health Care System to another hospital in situations where insurance payors or insurance companies deny coverage for transportation and mileage fees. The Board of Governors must submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing the amount of funds expended, the number of neonatal transports covered, and any other data deemed relevant regarding the effectiveness of the funding in reducing delays in neonatal care. Effective July 1, 2025.