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H576 • 2025

Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions.-AB

Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions.-AB

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Sponsor
Potts, Cunningham, McNeely, G. Pierce, Reeder, White, Willingham
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-27
Effective date
2025-06-27

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-27

  2. 2025-06-27 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 6/27/2025

  3. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/26/2025

  4. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-26 House

    Ordered Enrolled

  6. 2025-06-26 House

    Concurred In S Amend SA1

  7. 2025-06-25 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/26/2025

  8. 2025-06-25 House

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  9. 2025-06-25 House

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Amend

  10. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Special Message Sent To House

  11. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  12. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  13. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 06/25/2025

  14. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Withdrawn From Cal

  15. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 06/24/2025

  16. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Withdrawn From Cal

  17. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Amendment Withdrawn A2

  18. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 06/19/2025

  19. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Withdrawn From Cal

  20. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Amend Pending A2

  21. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Amend Adopted A1

  22. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  23. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  24. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  25. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  26. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  27. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  28. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  29. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  30. 2025-05-01 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  31. 2025-04-30 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  32. 2025-04-30 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  33. 2025-04-29 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025

  34. 2025-04-29 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  35. 2025-04-29 House

    Reptd Fav

  36. 2025-04-17 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  37. 2025-04-17 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  38. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  39. 2025-04-15 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  40. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On Finance

  41. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  42. 2025-04-01 House

    Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  43. 2025-04-01 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  44. 2025-03-31 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H576-SMBC-102(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 1.1: Designate the Department of Health and Human Services as the State Agency Responsible for Managing School Nurse Funds
H576-SMBC-103(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 3.1: Align Capacity of Medical Foster Homes Operating in the State Under the Supervision of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs with Federal Regulations
H576-SMBC-104(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-29): Sec. 4.1: Revise the Composition of Local Child Fatality Review Teams to Support Greater Efficiency
H576-SMBC-105(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 4.6: Extend the Option for North Carolinians to Donate a Portion of Their Tax Refunds to the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
H576-SMBP-18(e1)-v-11
(2025-04-15): Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions.
H576-SMBP-31(e2)-v-2
(2025-04-30): Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions.
H576-SMBP-55(e2)-v-2
(2025-06-11): Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions.
H576-SMBP-56(e2)-v-2
(2025-06-12): Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions.
H576-SMBP-70(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 3.2: Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to Inspect Residences or Facilities Believed to be Operating as Adult Care Homes Without a License and Increase Penalties for Unlawful Adult Care Home Operations
H576-SMBP-71(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-24): Sec. 4.2: Remove Erroneous References to the Commission for Public Health from Statutes Governing the Statewide Chemical Alcohol Testing Program Administered by the Forensic Tests for Alcohol Branch
H576-SMBP-72(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-24): Sec. 5.1: Authorize Magistrates to Accept for Filing Petitions for Adult Protective Services Emergency Orders After Business Hours and to Hear Ex Parte Motions Regarding the Petitions When a District Court Judge is Unavailable
H576-SMCI-111(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-24): Sec. 2.3: Conform North Carolina Law to Federal Requirements for Medicaid Categorical Risk Levels for Provider Screenings
H576-SMCI-117(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-24): Sec. 3.4: Repeal North Carolina New Organizational Vision Award Program.
H576-SMCI-118(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-29): Sec. 4.4: Authorize Local Registrars at Local Health Departments to Remove Outdated References to Paper Format Vital Records
H576-SMCI-119(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 5.3: Align Dissemination of Background Check Information for Prospective Adoptive Parents and Foster Care Parents with Federal Policy, Law, and Standards
H576-SMDC-51(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 3.5: Designate the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services as the Entity Responsible for Approving Individuals to Administer Epinephrine
H576-SMDC-52(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-24): Sec. 4.5: Align State Law with Updated Federal Guidelines Concerning the Communication of Mammographic Information to Patients
H576-SMDC-53(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-24): Sec. 6.1: Support Implementation of Capacity Restoration Pilot Programs
H576-SMTR-37(sl)-v-10
(2025-09-24): Sec. 3.3: Align Hospital Reporting Requirements under the Hospital Violence Protection Act with the Hospital License Renewal Process
H576-SMTR-38(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 4.3: Remove References to the North Carolina Medical Society's Defunct Cancer Committee
H576-SMTR-39(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 5.2: Align State Law with the Federal Prohibition on Conditional Employment of Applicants of Child Care Institutions Prior to Obtaining Criminal History Record Check Results
H576-SMTR-43(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 2.2: Clarify Enrollment in Medicaid Managed Care After Release from Incarceration
H576-SMTR-44(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-24): Sec. 2.1: Temporarily Extend Option to Decrease Medicaid Enrollment Burden on County Departments of Social Services
H576-SMTR-45(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-24): Sec. 2.4: Clarify Medicaid Subrogation Rights in Managed Care Environment