H190 - Department of Health and Human Services Revisions. (SL 2023-65)

Overview: S.L. 2023-65 makes the following changes listed below.

• Implements the Emergency Solutions Grant Program.
• Equalizes State-County Special Assistance eligibility regardless of residence property value.
• Amends contract language pertaining to nonprofit grantees receiving government funds.
• Makes conforming name changes for the new Division of Child and Family Well-Being.
• Clarifies duties of the Medical Care Commission.
• Makes managed care related changes for local management entity/managed care organization (LME/MCO) populations.
• Changes "Substance Abuse" to "Substance Use" in the name of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services Division.
• Allows the newborn screening equipment fund to be used to maintain and support equipment.
• Expands the professionals who can serve as county medical examiners.
• Lengthens the duration of the County Plan for Work First/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
• Removes a requirement for the child abuse and neglect document required for public school students. This change became effective June 29, 2023, and applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
• Amends definitions in the child support statutes and strengthens enforcement.
• Recognizes child welfare training completed in another state.
• Clarifies maximum daily rate setting for adult day care services.
• Renames the "Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services" to the "Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities".
• Amends the education and experience requirements for registered environmental health specialists. These changes became effective October 1, 2023.
• Authorizes opioid treatment program medication units and mobile units. The language requiring the adoption of rules related to these treatment programs became effective June 29, 2023. The remaining language becomes effective on the effective date of the emergency rules adopted by the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services.
• Adds gabapentin to the Controlled Substance Reporting System. The changes related to a veterinarian who prescribes gabapentin become effective March 1, 2025, the remaining changes become effective March 1, 2024.
• Requires electronic prescribing of codeine cough syrup in an effort to address forgery of prescriptions. This change became effective January 1, 2024.
• Adds over-the-counter opioid antagonists to the treatment and immunity statutes.
• Makes technical and clarifying changes to paid parental leave enacted by S.L. 2023-14. These changes became effective July 1, 2023, and apply to requests for paid parental leave related to births occurring on or after that date.
• Makes technical and clarifying changes to the informed consent to medical abortion law (G.S. 90-21.83A) enacted by S.L. 2023-14. This change became effective July 1, 2023.
• Makes technical and conforming changes to S.L. 2023-14 that became effective July 1, 2023.

Except as otherwise provided, the act became effective June 29, 2023.