North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 12 D cosponsors

SB 571 — MOMnibus 3.0.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    2 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 571, some language has been clarified regarding how service providers should support patients and recommendations for future funding opportunities in healthcare. Additionally, certain technical terms and references to existing statutes have been adjusted for consistency. These changes aim to improve the clarity and effectiveness of the bill, ensuring that it better addresses the needs of patients and community health programs. This matters because clearer guidelines can lead to better implementation and oversight of healthcare services.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 571 Short Title:
571 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS55021-MGa-77A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE NORTH CAROLINA MOMNIBUS ACT.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE NORTH CAROLINA MOMNIBUS ACT.
– Sensitive to and respectful of the preferred cultural values, beliefs, world view, and practices of the patient, and aware *DRS55021-MGa-77A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 that cultural differences between patients and health care providers or other service providers must be proactively addressed to ensure that patients receive equitable, high-quality services that meet their needs.
– Sensitive to and respectful of the preferred cultural values, beliefs, world view, and practices of the patient, and aware *S571-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 that cultural differences between patients and health care providers or other service providers must be proactivelyaddressed to ensure that patients receive equitable, high-quality services that meet their needs.
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DRS55021-MGa-77A Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
Senate Bill 571-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
Recommendations for future grant programs to be administered by the Department and for future funding opportunities for community-based organizations to improve maternal health outcomes for black women through programs and resources that are aligned with evidence-based practices for improving maternal health outcomes for black women.
Recommendations for future grant programs to be administered bythe Department and for future fundingopportunities for community-based organizations to improve maternal health outcomes for black women through programs and resources that are aligned with evidence-based practices for improving maternal health outcomes for black women.
The Department of Health and Human Services may use up to one percent (1%) of these funds for administrative purposes relatedto thegrant program.
The Department of Health and Human Services may use up to one percent (1%) of these funds for administrative purposes related to thegrant program.
– A bias in judgment or behavior that results from subtle cognitive processes, including implicit prejudice and implicit stereotypes, that Page 4 DRS55021-MGa-77A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 often operate at a level below conscious awareness and without intentional control.
– A bias in judgment or behavior that results from subtle cognitive processes, including implicit prejudice and implicit stereotypes, that Page 4 Senate Bill 571-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 often operate at a level below conscious awareness and without intentional control.
– The unconscious attributions of particular qualities to amemberofacertainsocialgroupthatareinfluencedby experienceandbased on learned associations between various qualities and social categories, including race and gender.
– The unconscious attributions of particular qualities to amemberofacertainsocialgroupthatareinfluencedbyexperienceandbased on learned associations between various qualities and social categories, including race and gender.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 90 or Chapter 93B of the General Statutes, oranyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,allhealthcareprofessionalsarerequiredto complete the implicit bias training program established under this section as follows:
(c) Notwithstanding anyprovision of Chapter 90 or Chapter 93B of the General Statutes, oranyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,allhealthcareprofessionalsarerequiredto complete the implicit bias training program established under this section as follows:
A health care professional licensing authority shall not renew the license, registration, accreditation, or certification of a health care professional unless the health care professional DRS55021-MGa-77A Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 provides proof of completion of the training program established under this section within the 24-month period leading up to the date of the renewal application.
A health care professional licensing authority shall not renew the license, registration, accreditation, or certification of a health care professional unless the health care professional Senate Bill 571-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 provides proof of completion of the training program established under this section within the 24-month period leading up to the date of the renewal application.
(5) Emergency department employees, emergency medical technicians, and other specialized health care providers who interact with pregnant and postpartum individuals.
(5) Emergencydepartment employees, emergencymedical technicians, and other specialized health care providers who interact with pregnant and postpartum individuals.
(b) Each perinatal care facilityshall provideto eachperinatalcarepatient uponadmission to the facility, or as soon as reasonably practical following admission to the facility, a written copy of the rights enumerated in subsection (a) of this section.
(b) Each perinatal care facilityshall provideto each perinatalcarepatient uponadmission to the facility, or as soon as reasonably practical following admission to the facility, a written copy of the rights enumerated in subsection (a) of this section.
The facility may provide this information to the patient by electronic means, and it may be provided with other notices regarding patient rights." SECTION 2.1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium Page 6 DRS55021-MGa-77A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 to establish and administer the implicit bias training program for health care professionals engaged in perinatal care authorized by G.S.
The facility may provide this information to the patient by electronic means, and it may be provided with other notices regarding patient rights." SECTION 2.1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium Page 6 Senate Bill 571-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 to establish and administer the implicit bias training program for health care professionals engaged in perinatal care authorized by G.S.
(1) Leasing orothercosts for teaching facilitiesorapprovedclinical trainingsites.
(1) Leasingorothercosts for teachingfacilitiesorapproved clinical trainingsites.
DRS55021-MGa-77A Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.1.(d) By May 1, 2028, the Department of Health and Human Services shall evaluate and submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the benefits received by the State as a result of funding the lactation consultant training programs at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and Johnson C.
Senate Bill 571-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.1.(d) By May 1, 2028, the Department of Health and Human Services shall evaluate and submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the benefits received by the State as a result of funding the lactation consultant training programs at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and Johnson C.
(1) The total number of lactation consultants who received training at one of the State-funded HBCUlactationprograms, brokendownby (i)raceand ethnicity and (ii) chosen work site, such as hospital, provider office, or community-based organization.
(1) The total number of lactation consultants who received training at one of the State-funded HBCUlactationprograms, brokendownby(i) raceandethnicity and (ii) chosen work site, such as hospital, provider office, or community-based organization.
Page 8 DRS55021-MGa-77A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (3) Offer programs and resources that are aligned with evidence-based practices for improving maternal health outcomes for black women.
Page 8 Senate Bill 571-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (3) Offer programs and resources that are aligned with evidence-based practices for improving maternal health outcomes for black women.
By October 1, 2027, and October 1, 2028, the DPH DRS55021-MGa-77A Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division on grants awarded under this subdivision.
By October 1, 2027, and October 1, 2028, the DPH Senate Bill 571-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division on grants awarded under this subdivision.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

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Not signed on (167)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 571?
SB 571 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Julie Mayfield (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Sydney Batch (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 571?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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