North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H160: Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
Status: In committee, April 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act to direct the university of north carolina school of medicine's area health education centers to compile and disseminate information on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy information to health care practitioners and provide a corresponding report to the joint legislative oversight committee on health and human services.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS TO COMPILE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY INFORMATION TO HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDE A CORRESPONDING REPORT TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. The University of North Carolina School of Medicine's Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) shall consult with the North Carolina Medical Board, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Medical Society, North Carolina Pediatric Society, North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, North Carolina Board of Nursing, North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, and the North Carolina Nurses Association to gather evidence-based information on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy from publications and nonprofit organizations to create standard information to provide to all health care practitioners in this State. The information shall include, at a minimum, current and evidence-based information about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy risk factors and conditions and contact information for nonprofit organizations that provide support services for epilepsy conditions. The information shall be made available on NC AHEC's website and readily accessible to health care practitioners in this State. No later than September 1, 2025, NC AHEC shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight …
Sponsors
- Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120) · primary sponsor
- Potts, Larry W. (R, 81) · primary sponsor
- White, Donna McDowell (R, 26) · primary sponsor
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Baker, Amber M. (D, 72)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 04/08/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Joel H. Crisp Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Awareness Law. Second Reading (April 8, 2025): 113 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH EDUCATION, DHHS, REPORTS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEALTH, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UNC, DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS
Common questions
- What is H160?
- H160 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
- What does H160 do?
- In its own words: An act to direct the university of north carolina school of medicine's area health education centers to compile and disseminate information on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy information to health care practitioners and provide a corresponding report to the joint legislative oversight committee on health and human services.
- What is the status of H160?
- In committee as of April 9, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (April 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored H160?
- Gillespie, Karl E. (R, 120), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H160?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H160
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