North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 14 D · 2 R · 1 I cosponsors

HB 974 — DHHS Study/Hospice Patient Complaints.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    3 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (14 D · 2 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 974 adds more sponsors, including Representatives Cervania, White, and Wheatley, which may indicate broader support for the legislation. Additionally, the changes suggest a focus on addressing common complaints of hospice care patients and their families, improving the relevancy and responsiveness of the bill to stakeholders’ needs. This matters because it enhances the bill's impact as it seeks to directly respond to patient and family concerns in hospice care settings.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 974 Short Title:
974 Apr 10, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10433-MG-40A Short Title:
Representative G.
Representatives G.
Pierce.
Pierce, Cervania, White, and Wheatley (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON WAYS TO ENCOURAGE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY BY HOSPICE CARE FACILITIES FOR COMPLAINTS BY HOSPICE CARE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON WAYS TO ENCOURAGE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY BY HOSPICE CARE FACILITIES FOR COMPLAINTS BY HOSPICE CARE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
The report shall include, at a minimum, a summary ofthemost common complaints by hospicecare patients andtheirfamilies and recommendations on best practices for hospice care facilities to implement clear and accessible patient complaint procedures, ensure timely and thorough investigations of patient complaints, foster open and effective communication with hospice care patients and their families regarding patient complaints, and empower families as active members of the care team.
The report shall include, at a minimum, a summary ofthemost common complaints byhospicecare patients and theirfamilies andrecommendations on best practices for hospice care facilities to implement clear and accessible patient complaint procedures, ensure timely and thorough investigations of patient complaints, foster open and effective communication with hospice care patients and their families regarding patient complaints, and empower families as active members of the care team.
*DRH10433-MG-40A*
*H974-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 974?
HB 974 is sponsored by Phil Rubin (Democratic), James Roberson (Democratic), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Nasif Majeed (U), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Diane Wheatley (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Maria Cervania (Democratic), and Garland E. Pierce (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 974?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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