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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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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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26327
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The North Carolina General Assembly is considering a number of public health matters. New laws are being made for liberalization of abortion, public drunkenness, administrative inspections and warrants. Legislation is also creating a new State agency to administer a program for water and air pollution control and water resource management.
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6.Ambulances, Hospitals, Jails, and Medical Examiners by Health Law Bulletin Vol. Issue 14, Aug 1967
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26326
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Recent changes in legislation include granting new state and local authorities to cope with the ambulance service problem, the abolishment of defense of charitable immunity, the initiation to improve conditions of local jails, and the establishment of a statewide system for post-mortem medicolegal investigations involving coroners and requiring a medical examiner in every county.
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26339
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The first issue of the bulletin initiates a public health service for officials in North Carolina. Questions have been raised regarding public health records, physician-patient confidentiality, the duty of physicians to make reports to health departments, and handling of health department funds.
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17986
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Health legislation enacted in the 1969 North Carolina General Assembly cut across a number of state agencies and affected the practice of several health professions. Measures included increased medical assistance to the needy, financial assistance to two private medical schools in the state, and the education and certification of nurses.
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18073
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Legislation in the 1971 North Carolina General Assembly focused on the appropriations for state health agencies and special programs, special funding for health education, and regulations over home health agencies.
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26311
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Health professionals are being called to assist in the formulation and consideration of health care legislation. North Carolina faces an overwhelming number of issues, including issues related to health manpower, blood bank operations, first aid, and dentistry.
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17681
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Cochrane discusses the changes in health from the beginning of North Carolina's history to the present. Laws have been and still continue to be changed in hopes of coinciding with changes in public health.
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26315
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Health legislation enacted in the 1969 General Assembly did not meet all of the funding requests, but made appropriations to Medicaid, two private medical schools, nursing, mental health programs, and alcoholic rehabilitation. Other significant legislation affects licensing laws, environmental health, ambulances, hospitals and vital statistics.
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26308
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Organization of North Carolina state government will be changed during the upcoming months for more efficiency and effectiveness in public health regulation and expenditures. The state assumes more responsibility for medical care for the poor, planning for health facilities and training, initiating comprehensive studies of public health, and addressing environmental pressures.
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17228
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When the legislature convened everyone knew that North Carolina's program for health and hospitals would come in for a major consideration given war-time conditions. At the 1945 General Assembly, a foundation was laid for extensive future development.
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26337
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The third bulletin covers the United States Supreme Court Rules on the validity of health inspections without a search warrant, the authority of cities to regulate keeping of hogs and cows within one mile of city limits, and the Attorney General’s opinion on Compulsory Polio Law.
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