GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	1
SENATE BILL 568

 
 
Short Title:	Diabetes Prevention and Control Funds.	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Lucas and Gulley.	
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.	
March 21, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APProPRIATE FUNDS FOR DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year and the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year for diabetes prevention and control. These funds may be used for community‑based diabetes awareness and education programs, coalition‑building, outreach for early detection and intervention, enhanced provider training in the prevention and self‑management of diabetes and its health consequences, and a strengthened focus on minority populations experiencing disparities in the burden of diabetes.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.