GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 188
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-361 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-361. Department to establish nutrition program.
(a) The Department shall
establish and administer a nutrition program to promote the public health by
achieving and maintaining optimal nutritional status in the population through
activities such as nutrition screening and assessment; dietary counseling and
treatment; nutrition education; follow-up; referral; and the direct provision
of food. The program shall may also include, but shall not
be limited to, establishing policies and standards for nutritional practices;
monitoring and surveillance of nutritional status; promoting interagency
cooperation, professional education and consultation; providing technical
assistance; conducting and supporting field research; providing direct care;
and advising State and private institutions and other State and local agencies
and departments in the establishment of food, nutrition and food service
management standards.
(b) The Commission for Health Services shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 3rd day of June, 1991.
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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives