AN ACT exempting the north carolina state health plan for teachers and state employees from the enforcement mechanism that requires the withholding of state funds from entities that fail to comply with the mandatory connection and submission requirements of the statewide health information exchange network known as nc healthconnex.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑414.3 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

(19)    State‑funded health care. – For the purposes of this Article, the term does not include the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.