A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE NC INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE TO USE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE 2007 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONTINUE ITS HEALTH ACCESS STUDY GROUP.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The NC Institute of Medicine (IOM) may use funds appropriated for the 2007‑2009 fiscal biennium to continue the work of its Health Access Study Group to study issues related to cost, quality, and access to appropriate and affordable health care for all North Carolinians.  The Health Access Study Group may include in its study the matters contained in Sections 31.1, 31.2, and 31.3 of S.L. 2008‑181, and may also monitor federal health‑related legislation to determine how the legislation would impact costs, quality, and access to health care.  The Institute shall make an interim report to the Joint Legislative Health Care Oversight Committee no later than January 15, 2010, which may include recommendations and proposed legislation, and shall issue its final report with findings, recommendations, and suggested legislation to the 2011 General Assembly upon its convening. In the event members of the General Assembly serve on the IOM Health Access Study Group, they shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances in accordance with G.S. 120‑3.1.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.