North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina Senate Bill S531 Compare Versions

OldNewDifferences
11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-S 1
4-SENATE BILL 531
3+S D
4+SENATE BILL DRS15216-NI-95
5+
56
67
78 Short Title: Extended Inpatient Treatment Reimbursable. (Public)
89 Sponsors: Senator Burgin (Primary Sponsor).
9-Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
10-March 26, 2025
11-*S531 -v-1*
10+Referred to:
11+
12+*DRS15216 -NI-95*
1213 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1314 AN ACT TO REIMBURSE PRIVATE ENTITIES FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT 2
1415 SERVICES PERFORMED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS UNDER A COMMITMENT 3
1516 ORDER AND EXTENDING BEYOND THIRTY DAYS. 4
1617 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
1718 SECTION 1. Article 4 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes is amended by adding 6
1819 a new section to read: 7
1920 "ยง 122C-146A. Reimbursement for extended inpatient treatment. 8
2021 An LME or LME/MCO, as appropriate, shall reimburse the costs incurred by private entities 9
2122 for inpatient treatment services extending beyond 30 days performed on behalf of clients under 10
2223 a commitment order." 11
2324 SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to treatment by 12
2425 private entities beginning on or after that date. 13
26+FILED SENATE
27+Mar 25, 2025
28+S.B. 531
29+PRINCIPAL CLERK