A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct a joint study of creating a system of no‑fault compensation for injuries resulting from care provided at nursing homes, homes for the elderly, other long‑term care facilities, and assisted living facilities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Commissioner of Insurance, the North Carolina Industrial Commission, and the Department of Health and Human Services shall jointly study the utility, efficacy, and advisability of creating a system of no‑fault compensation, with such compensation based on scheduled amounts and subject to limits on total compensation paid, for injuries resulting from regular and ordinary course of care provided at nursing homes, homes for the elderly, other long‑term care facilities, and assisted living facilities. The results of this study, including findings and recommendations for suggested legislation, shall be reported to the 2007 General Assembly on or before January 1, 2007.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.