Bill Summary for H 98 (2023-2024)

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Bill: RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS. (NEW)

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Mar 29 2023
S.L. 2024-36

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 98 (Public) Filed Monday, February 13, 2023
AN ACT TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS THE RIGHT TO TRY INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND DEVICES TO TREAT LIFE-THREATENING OR SEVERELY DEBILITATING ILLNESSES.
Intro. by Biggs, Hardister, N. Jackson, Lambeth.

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House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Amends new GS 130A-158.3 (prohibiting COVID-19 vaccination requirements and setting forth certain exemptions) to clarify that neither a State nor local public health official may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination unless certain exemptions apply. (Previously, act just referred to a public health official.) Amends the effective date so that new GS 143-162.6 applies to employment actions taken on or after January 1, 2024.