North Carolina HB 673: Neonatal Transport Assistance.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 673

Short Title: Neonatal Transport Assistance. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Alston and T. Brown (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 3, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NEONATAL CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund the recurring sum of six 4
hundred fifty-six thousand dollars ($656,000) for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to 5
the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to be allocated to the UNC Health 6
Care System solely for covering the aggregate costs of transportation services, including 7
ambulance services, for neonatal patients from a hospital in the UNC Health Care System to 8
another hospital in situations where insurance payors or insurance companies deny coverage for 9
transportation and mileage fees. The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina 10
shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing the amount of funds expended, 11
the number of neonatal transports covered, and any other data deemed relevant regarding the 12
effectiveness of funding for the purpose in this act in reducing delays in neonatal care. 13
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 14