Bill Summary for S 461 (2021-2022)

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Apr 1 2021

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Senate Bill 461 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 1, 2021
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES BY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS TO TARGET RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES.
Intro. by Robinson, Murdock, Mohammed.

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Appropriates $2 million for 2021-22 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Central Management and Support, to be allocated equally among the following health centers, for programs or initiatives targeting racial and ethnic health disparities in diabetes, high blood pressure, and health conditions attributed to food insecurity: (1) The C.W. Williams Community Health Center, Inc., in Mecklenburg County; (2) Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc., in Durham County; (3) Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine, Inc., in Guilford County; (4) Greene County Healthcare, Inc., in Greene, Pitt, and Pamlico Counties. Effective July 1, 2021.