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26331
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The 1965 Legislature dealt principally with bills clarifying and expanding the existing laws, continuing present programs, rearranging the responsibilities of some departments and agencies, and revising various procedures relating to health affairs.
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2.1967 General Assembly Legislation Affecting Health by Health Law Bulletin Vol. Issue 15, Sept 1967
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26325
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Significant developments in North Carolina state health policy include establishment of new agency for air and water pollution, funding for nursing schools, regulation of LSD, and liberalization of abortion
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26285
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This year’s legislative session addressed issues of accessibility of care, systems utilization, agency organization, and program structure and content. Actions were taken to deal with septic-tank regulation, abortion, immunization requirements, and a number of other problems.
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26281
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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors received funds to develop a new residency program for graduate training in family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology. Residency positions will be at Area Health Education Centers in larger community hospitals, which will also provide continuing education for nursing and other health professions.
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19955
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The 1977 North Carolina General Assembly focused on a variety of health care issues. There were a number of nationwide concerns which the legislature provided a response to, such as--Should minors receive contraceptives without parental consent? and Do terminally ill patients like Karen Ann Quinlan have a right to die?
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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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26272
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Decisions from the 1979 General Assembly of North Carolina broadened the powers of local health directors, amended several licensing laws, and clarified the brain-death law. One very significant change was an act allowing pharmacists to substitute less expensive generic drugs for brand-name drugs that are prescribed.
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26268
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State legislators met last year for both a regular session and a special budget session on the impact of federal budget cuts. Nursing homes, midwives, nurses, and septic tanks were among the many subjects that received legislative attention. Much of the significant new health legislation addresses occupational licensure, malpractice liability, regulation of hospital rates, and abortion.
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19928
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This bulletin summarizes acts of the 1993 session of the North Carolina General Assembly that affect mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services.
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19929
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This bulletin describes legislation enacted during the 1994 regular session of the 1993 North Carolina General Assembly that relates to mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services.
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19930
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This bulletin contains a summary of legislation of interest to public officials and others interested in health care.
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7730
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During the 2005 legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted over sixty bills and special budget provisions that affect public health, government health insurance, health care facilities, and health care professions. The legislation includes expanded local authority to regulate smoking in public places, mandatory accreditation for local health departments, and regulation of food products sold in school vending machines.
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8207
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The North Carolina General Assembly was very active in the environmental health area during the 2006 legislative session. Legislation enacted in many key fields of environmental health practice included drinking water, on-site wastewater, food and lodging, and childhood lead poisoning. Wall summarizes the legislation and discusses how the new and amended laws will affect local health departments and their employees.
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26273
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In 1981, the Governmental Evaluation Commission will conduct an appraisal of the performance of state professional licensing boards in the health care field. A critical area in licensing legislation is the language authorizing boards to enforce a code of professional conduct. In several cases, the state supreme court has found such statutes to be an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority from the General Assembly to the licensing board.
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26277
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Recent Supreme Court decisions have radically altered North Carolina’s laws concerning a minor’s consent to treatment. Minors have the right to consent to abortions during the first three months of pregnancy, the right to obtain pregnancy tests, and may receive family planning services without their parents’ permission.
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