North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H513 Compare Versions

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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 513
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH30172-MGa-94
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7	8		Short Title: Strengthen Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Buansi, Iler, Price, and Cotham (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11		-	March 26, 2025
12		-	H513 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Buansi.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH30172 -MGa-94
13	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
14	14		AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 2
15	15		SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING, TO STRENGTHEN NORTH CAROLINA 'S 3
16	16		LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM BY FUNDING ADDITIONAL 4
17	17		OMBUDSMAN POSITIONS TO MOVE NORTH CAROLINA TOWARDS NATIONAL 5
18	18		STANDARDS FOR LONG -TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS. 6
19	19		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
20	20		SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 8
21	21		Health and Human Services, Division of Aging, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in 9
22	22		recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to be allocated and used as 10
23	23		follows: 11
24	24		(1) The sum of one hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($145,000) for the 12
25	25		2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred six thousand seven hundred 13
26	26		fifty dollars ($106,750) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to support the 14
27	27		operational expenses of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, including 15
28	28		costs associated with equipment, supplies, and transportation. 16
29	29		(2) The sum of eight hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($855,000) for the 17
30	30		2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum of eight hundred ninety-three thousand two 18
31	31		hundred fifty dollars ($893,250) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to fund nine 19
32	32		additional full-time Regional Ombudsman positions to move North Carolina 20
33	33		toward national standards for long-term care ombudsman programs. These 21
34	34		nine positions shall be dedicated to the Regional Ombudsman Programs 22
35	35		within the Area Agencies on Aging most in need of additional ombudsman 23
36	36		support, as determined by the Office of the State Long-Term Care 24
37	37		Ombudsman. 25
38	38		SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 26
	39	+	H.B. 513
	40	+	Mar 25, 2025
	41	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK