HB 343 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act.

HB 343 appropriates $380,000 for 2025-26 and $397,000 for 2026-27 to create four full-time ombudsman positions within North Carolina’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. This directly affects residents of nursing homes, adult care homes, and family care homes by enhancing advocacy for their rights and care quality. The bill’s key provision funds staff to move the state’s program toward national standards for resolving facility issues without formal complaints. It becomes effective July 1, 2025, with no advocacy language - only a concrete funding mechanism for expanded protections.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was updated from its initial filing to its first edition with minor formatting and sponsorship information changes. The primary substantive change is the addition of a second primary sponsor (Representative Cotham) and the inclusion of a reference to the General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list. The bill's core purpose remains unchanged - it seeks to enhance protections for long-term care residents by moving the state's ombudsman program toward national standards.

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Added Representative Cotham as a primary sponsor alongside Representative Cunningham, and added a reference to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

Updated bill identification numbers from DRH40141-MGa-80 to H343-v-1 and adjusted session formatting.

Changed the referral date from March 10, 2025 to March 11, 2025 and added committee assignments (Appropriations, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House).

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Mar 11, 2025

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Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Mar 10, 2025

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3 primary · 23 co-sponsors