North Carolina 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H743 Introduced / Bill

Filed 04/02/2025

                    GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 
SESSION 2025 
H 	D 
HOUSE BILL DRH10293-NL-65  
 
 
 
Short Title: Allow Live-In DSPs in Group Homes. 	(Public) 
Sponsors: Representative Crawford. 
Referred to:  
 
*DRH10293 -NL-65* 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 
AN ACT TO ALLOW LIVE-IN DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS IN GROUP HOMES. 2 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3 
SECTION 1. The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health 4 
Service Regulation (DHSR), shall adopt rules necessary to allow direct support professionals 5 
providing services to a client being served in a facility licensed under 10A NCAC 27G 6 
.5601(c)(3) to permanently reside in that facility. 7 
SECTION 2. DHSR shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on 8 
Health and Human Services by September 30, 2025, on its progress toward implementing the 9 
changes under this act. This report shall include any requested legislative changes. 10 
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 11 
H.B. 743
Apr 2, 2025
HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK