Bill Summary for H 2 (2011-2012)

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Jan 31 2011

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View NCGA Bill Details2011-2012 Session
House Bill 2 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 26, 2011
TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH INSURANCE.
Intro. by Stam, Barnhart, Hollo, Murry.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends proposed GS 58-49A-1(a), to provide that health care services or medical treatments, as used in the subsection, do not include drug testing, drug screening, or communicable disease controls. Also provides that the subsection does not apply to persons in custody of the Department of Correction or a local confinement facility, or to persons who have not completed all sentence requirements imposed as a result of a criminal conviction, including, but not limited to, probation, parole, or post-release supervision.
Amends proposed GS 58-49A-1(b) to add that the following five items will not be expanded, limited, or modified by the statute: (1) any law regarding newborn screenings for metabolic or other hereditary and congenital disorders, (2) any law regarding health care services or medical treatment ordered under the Workers’ Compensation Act, (3) any law regarding health care services or medical treatment related to involuntary commitments for mental illness or substance abuse, (4) any law relating to the taking of DNA or other bodily fluid upon arrest, or (5) any law requiring the provision of health insurance to employees as a condition of state economic incentives receipt.