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3277
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State law gives individuals the right to make advance directives concerning their health care - for example, in times when they are unable to make decisions. The state must also insure that others do not make decisions a person does not request.
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3565
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Many individuals wish to make their own choices about the medical care and health treatment they receive. This is especially so for preparing for situations in which they will be unavailable to speak for themselves.
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1160
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The health-care reform debate continues between business/insurance interests and proponents of a universal health care system. Yeoman contends that lobbyist money from corporations and insurance companies weakens the resolve of reform-minded legislators.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 11 Issue 27, July 1993,
p8-11, il
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28723
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Beginning August 5, 1993, North Carolina governmental employers will have a new obligation to grant up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year to their employees. A leave request may be based on an employee’s medical condition or need to care for a child.
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870
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As NC cracks down on alternative medical practices, some unconventional healers move out of state.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 45, Nov 1992,
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903
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North Carolina's registered health care lobbyists are listed.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 14 Issue 1, May 1992,
p96, bibl, f
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26260
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As organ-transplant operations become more common and the demand for suitable organs increases, hospitals throughout North Carolina may expect to become increasingly involved in procedures for donating and removing organs. North Carolina adopted the Anatomical Gift Statute to prescribe mechanisms for individuals or their survivors to donate organs.
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26261
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The 1983 session of the General Assembly of North Carolina saw substantial changes made in health legislation. These changes included new health planning efforts, health care funds, statute revisions, and enactments regulating the health professions, provision of health services, health maintenance organizations, medical records, and the right to a natural death.
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26267
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The 1982 session of the General Assembly made significant changes in North Carolina health laws. Its major emphasis was on regulating both health workers and costs of care at the state and local government levels and in the private sector.
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26276
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North Carolina law provides for the appointment of a guardian who can give substitute consent for incompetent patients. There are many problems with the present statute, but the most obvious is that the present proceedings are unconstitutional. An alternative guardianship statute is proposed to provide for a limited guardianship for handicapped adults.
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31082
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One of the most high-pressured campaigns in the United States is reaching a climax: government medical care for the aged. Under the social security system and increased taxation, if passed this would be the most expensive single piece of welfare legislation in the country's history.
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