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This bill appropriates $2.5 million in recurring funds annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health, specifically to provide competitive grants to nonprofit community health centers for purchasing and distributing long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). LARCs are defined as birth control methods that: (1) provide effective contraception for an extended period without requiring user action, (2) are temporary and can be discontinued by the user, (3) have been FDA-approved as contraceptives, and (4) are obtained via prescription from a licensed healthcare provider. The grants are intended to help underserved, uninsured, or medically indigent patients access these contraceptive methods. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and aims to improve reproductive healthcare access for populations with limited medical resources.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S352