North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 10 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 294 — Reduce Maternal Morbidity/Mortality/Medicaid.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Senate Bill 294 involve the addition of a line concerning Medicaid rate payments for obstetrics and maternal bundle payments related to pregnancy care. This change specifies that a rate increase will support these provider payments, which is important because it may enhance care for pregnant individuals by ensuring that providers receive adequate compensation for their services. Additionally, the timeline for reporting to the Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice has been clarified to March 1, 2024, helping to establish clear expectations for when details will be provided.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 9, 2023 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 294 Short Title:
294 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS55019-MRa-57A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RATE INCREASES FOR OBSTETRICS MATERNAL BUNDLE PAYMENTS FOR PREGNANCY CARE AND ADDITIONAL MEDICAID ADD-ON RATES AND COVERED SERVICES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 13, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RATE INCREASES FOR OBSTETRICS MATERNAL BUNDLE PAYMENTS FOR PREGNANCY CARE AND ADDITIONAL MEDICAID ADD-ON RATES AND COVERED SERVICES.
SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB), shall increase to at least seventy-one percent (71%) of the Medicare rate the Medicaid ratepaid forobstetrics maternal bundlepayments forpregnancy care.
SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB), shall increase to at least seventy-one percent (71%) of the Medicare rate the Medicaid ratepaid forobstetrics maternal bundle payments forpregnancycare.
Theseproviderpayments maybeused by aproviderto establish incentivesforMedicaidbeneficiarypatientstoattendgroupprenatalcarevisits.Thisrateincrease shall be implemented as soon as practicable.
Theseproviderpayments maybeused byaproviderto establish incentivesforMedicaidbeneficiarypatientstoattendgroupprenatalcarevisits.Thisrateincrease shall be implemented as soon as practicable.
DHB shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice nolater than March 1, 2024,regarding the details of the Medicaid coverage of healthcare services provided by a doula, the specific reimbursement for these services, and the estimated recurring cost to the State of providing this coverage.
DHB shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice nolater than March 1, 2024, regardingthe details of the Medicaid coverage of healthcare services provided by a doula, the specific reimbursement for these services, and the estimated recurring cost to the State of providing this coverage.
These funds shall provide a State match for five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000) in recurring federal funds for each year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, and those federal funds are appropriated to the *DRS55019-MRa-57A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 Division of Health Benefits to pay for costs associated with the Medicaid-related changes outlined in this act.
These funds shall provide a State match for five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000) in recurring federal funds for each year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, and those federal funds are appropriated to the *S294-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 Division of Health Benefits to pay for costs associated with the Medicaid-related changes outlined in this act.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Withdrawn From Com

  4. Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 294?
SB 294 is sponsored by Jim Burgin (Republican), Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Krawiec, Gale Adcock (Democratic), Sydney Batch (Democratic), Bode, Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Hunt, Marcus, Julie Mayfield (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Woodard, and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 294?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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