North Carolina HB 343: Courts/Procedure and Fee Amendments.-AB

Status: Signed by Gov. 6/30/2013 (as of 2013-06-30)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2013 · Bill: HB 343

Subjects: CHILD SUPPORT, COUNTIES, COURT COSTS & FEES, COURTS, DEEDS, FEES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MEDIATION & ARBITRATION, MINORS, MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC, PUBLIC RECORDS, RATIFIED, RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS, REGISTER OF DEEDS, SESSION LAWS, SUNSETS, CHAPTERED

Sponsors: R. Brawley, S. Martin, Shepard, Turner

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 343

Short Title: Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Cunningham and Cotham (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 11, 2025
*H343-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 2
SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES, TO ENHANCE 3
PROTECTIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES BY MOVING 4
THE STATE'S LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM TOWARD NATIONAL 5
STANDARDS. 6
Whereas, Ombudsmen serve and protect some of the most vulnerable and needy 7
citizens in our State—residents of nursing homes, adult care homes, and family care homes; and 8
Whereas, Ombudsmen advocate for residents' rights; work to improve the quality of 9
care provided in facilities; and assist residents, family members, and providers in resolving 10
potentially contentious issues without resorting to formal complaint processes, thereby saving 11
the State and residents time and resources; and 12
Whereas, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging and 13
Adult Services, oversees the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; Now, therefore, 14
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 15
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 16
Health and Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, the sum of three hundred 17
eighty thousand dollars ($380,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum 18
of three hundred ninety-seven thousand dollars ($397,000) in recurring funds for the 2026-2027 19
fiscal year, to create four full-time ombudsman positions within the Office of the State 20
Long-Term Care Ombudsman in the Division of Aging and Adult Services, in order to move 21
North Carolina toward national standards for long-term care ombudsman programs. 22
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 23

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