Bill > H743

This bill directs the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) to create new rules that will allow direct support professionals (DSPs), who provide services to clients in specific group home facilities, to live permanently in those same facilities. The bill requires DHSR to submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services by September 30, 2025, detailing their progress in implementing these changes and including any recommended legislative modifications. The specific group homes referenced are those licensed under the regulatory code 10A NCAC 27G .5601(c)(3), which likely refers to a specific category of residential care facilities. The legislation takes effect immediately upon becoming law, with the primary goal of providing more consistent and potentially more personalized care for clients by allowing support professionals to reside in the same facility where they work.

Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H743