North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H727: Limit Medicaid Reimb. for Facility Fees.
Status: Introduced, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act to limit medicaid reimbursement for certain facility fees.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO LIMIT MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN FACILITY FEES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) To the extent allowed under federal law, the Department of Health and Human Services is directed to ensure that the Medicaid program does not reimburse for facility fees unless the services are provided on a hospital's main campus, at a facility that includes an emergency department, or at an ambulatory surgical facility. SECTION 1.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Ambulatory surgical facility. - As defined in G.S. 131E-176. (2) Campus. - Any of the following: a. The main building of a hospital. b. The physical area immediately adjacent to a hospital's main building. c. Other structures not contiguous to the main building of a hospital that are within 250 yards of the main building. d. Any other area that has been determined to be part of a hospital's campus by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (3) Facility fee. - Any fee charged or billed by a health care provider for outpatient services provided in a hospital-based facility that is (i) intended to compensate the health care provider for the operational expenses of the health care provider, (ii) separate and distinct from a professional fee, and (iii) charged regardless of …
Sponsors
- Reeder, Timothy (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Wheatley, Diane (R, 43) · primary sponsor
- Gable, Wyatt (R, 14) · primary sponsor
- Ward, Bill (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Cal
- : Placed On Cal For 05/13/2026
- : Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Regular Message Sent To House
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Votes
- Limit Medicaid Reimb. for Facility Fees. Second Reading (May 6, 2026): 41 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Marriage/Family Therapy Modifications. Second Reading (May 7, 2025): 111 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COUNSELING, HOSPITALS, EMPLOYMENT, TESTING, FAMILY ISSUES, DHHS, HEALTH SERVICES, POVERTY
Common questions
- What is H727?
- H727 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Limit Medicaid Reimb. for Facility Fees.
- What does H727 do?
- In its own words: An act to limit medicaid reimbursement for certain facility fees.
- What is the status of H727?
- Introduced as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored H727?
- Reeder, Timothy (R, 9), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H727?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H727
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