Bills Ratified by the 2001 N.C. General Assembly
That Affect N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 97

During the 2001 Session, the N.C. General Assembly ratified the following bills affecting N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 97:

House Bills

• House Bill 338—Session Law 2001-487 (An Act to Make Technical Corrections and Conforming Changes to the General Statutes as Recommended by the General Statutes Commission; And to Make Various Other Changes to the General Statutes and Session Laws)—Ratified December 6. Signed by Governor Michael F. Easley on December 16.
   
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• House Bill 748—Session Law 2001-489 (An Act to Provide Transitional Provisions for the Repeal of the Highway Use Tax Cap on Noncommercial Motor Vehicles, to Temporarily Modify the Taxation of HMOs and Medical Service Corporations, and to Clarify the Sales Tax Exemption for Prepared Food)—Ratified December 5. Signed by Governor Michael F. Easley on December 19.
   
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• House Bill 1045—Session Law 2001-216 (An Act to Restore Stability Under the Workers’ Compensation Act by Overturning the Case Decided by the 2000 Court of Appeals of North Carolina Entitled Hansen v. Crystal Ford-Mercury, Inc., by Providing That Insurers That Provide Health Benefit Plans, Disability Income Plans, or Any Other Health Insurance Are Not Real Parties in Interest in Any Proceeding or Settlement Under the Workers’ Compensation Act and Prohibiting Insurers That Provide Health Benefit Plans from Offsetting Against Provider Reimbursement Any Charge for Medical Services Unless the Specific Medical Charges Were Found to Be Compensable According to a Final Adjudication Under the Workers’ Compensation Act or a Settlement Agreement Under the Act Approved by the North Carolina Industrial Commission)—Ratified June 7. Signed by Governor Michael F. Easley on June 15.
   
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• House Bill 1070—Session Law 2001-413 (An Act to Amend the Provisions for the Resignation, Removal, and Renunciation of Trustees and for the Appointment of Successor Trustees, to Make Various Changes in the Law of Fiduciaries and Decedents' Estates, and to Make Technical Corrections to House Bill 1073, Senate Bill 815, and Senate Bill 842, as Enacted by the General Assembly)—Ratified September 13. Signed by Governor Michael F. Easley on September 14.
   
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Senate Bills

• Senate Bill 199—Session Law 2001-446 (An Act to Improve Patient Access to Health Care Advice, Information, and Services to Covered Persons Under Health Benefit Plans by Providing for: Continuity of Care in HMOs, Extended or Standing Referral to a Specialist, Selection of Specialist as Primary Care Provider, Direct Access to Pediatricians, Access to Nonformulary and Restricted Access Prescription Drugs, Establishment of the Managed Care Patient Assistance Program, Patient's Right to Choose the Provider of Services Under a Health Benefit Plan and Prohibition of Discrimination Against Providers as Participating Providers Based on the Provider's License or Certification, Prohibition on Certain Managed Care Provider Incentives, Managed Care Reporting and Disclosure Requirements, Provider Directory Information, Disclosure of Payment Obligations, Mandated Coverage for Clinical Trials and Newborn Hearing Screening, and Standards for Independent Review of Noncertifications by an Insurer or Managed Care Plan; and to Hold Managed Care Entities Liable for Harm Caused to Insureds or Enrollees by the Failure to Exercise Ordinary Care in Making Health Care Decisions)—Ratified on October 17. Signed by Governor Michael F. Easley on October 18.
   
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