Bill Summary for H 128 (2025-2026)
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Feb 13 2025
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AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A PROSTATE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM.Intro. by R. Pierce, Reeder, Campbell, Brody.
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Bill summary
Appropriates $2 million in recurring funds both for 2025-26 and 2027-28 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health (Division) to be used to establish and administer a statewide Prostate Cancer Control Program that provides free or low-cost prostate cancer screenings and follow-up to any man residing in North Carolina who meets all of the four listed criteria, including being uninsured or underinsured and income qualifications. Effective July 1, 2025.