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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 572
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH40337-LM-109
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5	6
6	7
7	8		Short Title: Veterans/eTMS Pilot Program. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Willis, B. Jones, Campbell, and Chesser (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Health, if
11		-	favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
12		-	April 1, 2025
13		-	H572 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Willis.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH40337 -LM-109
14	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
15	14		AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERAN S AFFAIRS 2
16	15		TO SELECT A PROVIDER TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PILOT PROGRAM TO 3
17	16		MAKE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM COMBINED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC 4
18	17		STIMULATION TREATMENT AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, 5
19	18		AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. 6
20	19		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
21	20		SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs shall select a 8
22	21		provider to establish a statewide pilot program to make eTMS available for veterans, first 9
23	22		responders, and immediate family members of veterans and first responders experiencing one or 10
24	23		more of the conditions listed in subsection (b) of this section. For purposes of this act, the 11
25	24		following definitions shall apply: 12
26	25		(1) Electroencephalogram combined Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 13
27	26		Treatment (eTMS). – Treatment in which transcranial magnetic stimulation 14
28	27		frequency pulses are tuned to the patient's physiology and biometric data. 15
29	28		(2) Immediate family. – A spouse, child, stepchild, parent, or stepparent. 16
30	29		(3) Veteran. – A person who (i) served in the Armed Forces of the United States 17
31	30		on active duty, for reasons other than training, and has been discharged under 18
32	31		other than dishonorable conditions, (ii) served in a reserve component as 19
33	32		defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(27), and (iii) served in the National Guard of any 20
34	33		state. 21
35	34		SECTION 1.(b) The conditions that shall be the subject of the pilot program are the 22
36	35		following: 23
37	36		(1) Substance use disorders. 24
38	37		(2) Mental illness. 25
39	38		(3) Sleep disorders. 26
40	39		(4) Traumatic brain injuries. 27
41	40		(5) Sexual trauma. 28
42	41		(6) Posttraumatic stress disorder and accompanying comorbidities. 29
43	42		(7) Concussions. 30
44	43		(8) Other brain trauma. 31
45	44		(9) Quality of life issues affecting human performance, including issues related 32
46	45		to or resulting from problems with cognition and problems maintaining 33
47		-	attention, concentration, or focus. 34 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48		-	Page 2 House Bill 572-First Edition
49		-	SECTION 1.(c) The provider selected by the Department to conduct the pilot 1
50		-	program must display a history of serving veteran and first responder populations at a statewide 2
51		-	level. The provider shall establish a network for in-person and off-site care with the goal of 3
52		-	providing statewide access. Consideration shall be provided to locations with a large population 4
53		-	of first responders and veterans. In addition to traditional eTMS devices, the provider may utilize 5
54		-	nonmedical portable magnetic stimulation devices to improve access to underserved populations 6
55		-	in remote areas or to be used to serve as a pre-post treatment or a stand-alone device. The provider 7
56		-	shall be required to establish and operate a clinical practice and to evaluate outcomes of such 8
57		-	clinical practice. 9
58		-	SECTION 1.(d) At a minimum, the pilot program shall include all of the following: 10
59		-	(1) The establishment of a peer-to-peer support network by the provider made 11
60		-	available to all individuals receiving treatment under the program. 12
61		-	(2) The requirement that each individual who receives treatment under the 13
62		-	program also must receive neurophysiological monitoring, monitoring for 14
63		-	symptoms of substance use and other mental health disorders, and access to 15
64		-	counseling and wellness programming. Each individual who receives 16
65		-	treatment must also participate in the peer-to-peer support network established 17
66		-	by the provider. 18
67		-	(3) The establishment of protocols which include the use of adopted stimulation 19
68		-	frequency and intensity modulation based on EEGs done on days 0, 10, and 20
69		-	20 and motor threshold testing, as well as clinical symptoms, signs, and 21
70		-	biometrics. 22
71		-	(4) The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any treatment provided by 23
72		-	the clinical practice shall be collected and reported by the provider not later 24
73		-	than September 15, 2026, to the Department, the Joint Legislative Oversight 25
74		-	Committee on General Government, and the Fiscal Research Division. The 26
75		-	report shall include the bio-data metrics and all expenditures made using State 27
76		-	funds. 28
77		-	SECTION 1.(e) The Department may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this 29
78		-	act. 30
79		-	SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 31
	46	+	attention, concentration, or focus. 34
	47	+	SECTION 1.(c) The provider selected by the Department to conduct the pilot 35
	48	+	program must display a history of serving veteran and first responder populations at a statewide 36
	49	+	H.B. 572
	50	+	Mar 27, 2025
	51	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	52	+	Page 2 DRH40337-LM-109
	53	+	level. The provider shall establish a network for in-person and off-site care with the goal of 1
	54	+	providing statewide access. Consideration shall be provided to locations with a large population 2
	55	+	of first responders and veterans. In addition to traditional eTMS devices, the provider may utilize 3
	56	+	nonmedical portable magnetic stimulation devices to improve access to underserved populations 4
	57	+	in remote areas or to be used to serve as a pre-post treatment or a stand-alone device. The provider 5
	58	+	shall be required to establish and operate a clinical practice and to evaluate outcomes of such 6
	59	+	clinical practice. 7
	60	+	SECTION 1.(d) At a minimum, the pilot program shall include all of the following: 8
	61	+	(1) The establishment of a peer-to-peer support network by the provider made 9
	62	+	available to all individuals receiving treatment under the program. 10
	63	+	(2) The requirement that each individual who receives treatment under the 11
	64	+	program also must receive neurophysiological monitoring, monitoring for 12
	65	+	symptoms of substance use and other mental health disorders, and access to 13
	66	+	counseling and wellness programming. Each individual who receives 14
	67	+	treatment must also participate in the peer-to-peer support network established 15
	68	+	by the provider. 16
	69	+	(3) The establishment of protocols which include the use of adopted stimulation 17
	70	+	frequency and intensity modulation based on EEGs done on days 0, 10, and 18
	71	+	20 and motor threshold testing, as well as clinical symptoms, signs, and 19
	72	+	biometrics. 20
	73	+	(4) The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any treatment provided by 21
	74	+	the clinical practice shall be collected and reported by the provider not later 22
	75	+	than September 15, 2026, to the Department, the Joint Legislative Oversight 23
	76	+	Committee on General Government, and the Fiscal Research Division. The 24
	77	+	report shall include the bio-data metrics and all expenditures made using State 25
	78	+	funds. 26
	79	+	SECTION 1.(e) The Department may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this 27
	80	+	act. 28
	81	+	SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 29