Bill Summary for H 766 (2015-2016)

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Jun 11 2015

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 766 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 14, 2015
AN ACT AMENDING THE EXEMPTION FOR USE OR POSSESSION OF HEMP EXTRACT AND PERMITTING THE USE OF HEMP EXTRACT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY WITHOUT PARTICIPATING IN A PILOT STUDY AND REPEALING THE EPILEPSY ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT ACT IN 2021.
Intro. by McElraft.

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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Amends the effective date of SL 2014-53, concerning the Intractable Epilepsy Alternative Treatment Pilot Study Program and Registry, now providing that all provisions of SL 2014-53 are effective upon becoming law (previously, Section 3 of the act concerning exemption for use or possession of hemp extract was only effective upon the adoption of certain temporary administrative rules). 

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and adopt rules to implement the provisions of the act.