GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1985 SESSION

CHAPTER 145 
HOUSE BILL 251 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PUBLIC HOSPITAL BIDDING PROCEDURES. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  The first sentence in G.S. 143-129 is amended by inserting immediately after the phrase "ten thousand dollars ($10,000), except in cases of": "group purchases made by hospitals through a competitive bidding purchasing program or in cases of". 
Sec. 2.  G.S. 143-129 is further amended by adding a new sentence after the first sentence in the first paragraph to read: "For purposes of this Article, a competitive bidding group purchasing program is a formally organized program that offers purchasing services at discount prices to two or more hospital facilities." 
Sec. 3.  G.S. 143-56 is amended by deleting the period after "($5000)" in the second sentence and adding the following: "or for group purchases made by hospitals through a competitive bidding purchasing program, as defined in G.S. 143-129." 
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of May, 1985.