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S531 • 2025

Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable.

Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Burgin
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable.

Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable.

What This Bill Does

  • Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 531

Short Title: Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Burgin (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
*S531-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REIMBURSE PRIVATE ENTITIES FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT 2
SERVICES PERFORMED O N BEHALF OF CLIENTS UNDER A COMMITMENT 3
ORDER AND EXTENDING BEYOND THIRTY DAYS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Article 4 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes is amended by adding 6
a new section to read: 7
"§ 122C-146A. Reimbursement for extended inpatient treatment. 8
An LME or LME/MCO, as appropriate, shall reimburse the costs incurred by private entities 9
for inpatient treatment services extending beyond 30 days performed on behalf of clients under 10
a commitment order." 11
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to treatment by 12
private entities beginning on or after that date. 13