H1043 - 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act. (SL 2020-4)

Overview: Section 3.3(25) of S.L. 2020-4 requires the Office of State Budget and Management to allocate $6 million of the funds appropriated from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine for a community- and rural-focused primary care workforce response to COVID-19, including, but not limited to: i) supporting community testing initiatives, (ii) providing treatment in community-based health care settings, (iii) monitoring rural populations, (iv) educating health professionals on best practices for a pandemic response, and (v) supporting rural communities through primary care.

No later than September 1, 2020, the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine is required to report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on the progress of the requirements of this subdivision and the use of appropriated funds.

This section became effective May 4, 2020.