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H128 • 2025

Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program.

Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
R. Pierce, Reeder, Campbell, Brody, Ager, Almond, Ball, Belk, G. Brown, K. Brown, T. Brown, Butler, Carney, Clark, Cohn, Colvin, Goodwin, Greenfield, Harrison, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Logan, Lopez, Majeed, Morey, G. Pierce, Price, Quick, Rubin, von Haefen, Ward, Willingham
Last action
2025-02-17
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program.

Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program.

What This Bill Does

  • Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-17 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-02-17 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-02-13 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 128

Short Title: Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives R. Pierce, Reeder, Campbell, and Brody (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 17, 2025
*H128-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 2
SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A 3
PROSTATE CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 6
Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of two million dollars 7
($2,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum of two million dollars 8
($2,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2026 -2027 fiscal year to be used to establish and 9
administer a statewide Prostate Cancer Control Program that provides free or low -cost prostate 10
cancer screenings and follow -up to any man residing in North Carolina who meet s all of the 11
following criteria: 12
(1) Is uninsured or underinsured. 13
(2) Is not a beneficiary of Medicare Part B or Medicaid. 14
(3) Is between 50 and 70 years of age and without a family history of prostate 15
cancer or is between 40 and 70 years of age with a fa mily history of prostate 16
cancer. For the purpose of this subdivision, a man with a family history of 17
prostate cancer means any man with at least one first -degree relative who (i) 18
was diagnosed with prostate cancer, (ii) developed prostate cancer, (iii) die d 19
as a result of prostate cancer, (iv) was diagnosed with a cancer known to be 20
associated with increased risk of prostate cancer, or (v) has a genetic alteration 21
known to be associated with increased risk of prostate cancer. 22
(4) Has a household income belo w two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the 23
federal poverty level. 24
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 25