Bill Text: NC H909 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Study/Increase Assisted Living In Rural Areas
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-9)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-15 - Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House [H909 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2013-H909-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
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HOUSE BILL 909
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Short Title: Study/Increase Assisted Living In Rural Areas. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Tine, Collins, G. Graham, and Whitmire (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House. |
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April 15, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT requiring the department of health and human services to examine STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING the number of assisted living RESIDENCES in rural areas of the state.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services shall examine strategies for increasing the number of assisted living residences in rural areas of the State. As part of its examination, the Department shall examine the advantages and disadvantages of exempting adult care homes, including adult care homes that serve only elderly persons, from certificate of need review. As used in this section, the term "assisted living residences" is as defined in G.S. 131D‑2.1.
SECTION 1.(b) By no later than February 1, 2014, the Department shall make a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislative changes, to the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division.
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
