A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the department of correction to provide medical liability insurance for its employees and contractual service providers.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Current Operations Appropriations Act or any other provision of law, the Department of Correction may provide medical liability insurance coverage not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) per incident on behalf of employees of the Department or contractual service providers licensed to practice medicine or dentistry for incidents that occur at correctional institutions or other Department facilities. This coverage may include commercial insurance or self‑insurance and shall cover those persons for their acts or omissions only while they are engaged in providing medical and dental services pursuant to State employment or pursuant to contractual agreements with the State for the provision of those services.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.