North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S863: Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections.
Status: Introduced, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act to streamline the inspection process for adult care homes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STREAMLINE THE INSPECTION PROCESS FOR ADULT CARE HOMES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 131D-2.11 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: "(d) Streamlining of Inspections. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent permissible under federal law and regulation, if an adult care home licensed under this Article has passed an inspection related to its facility, real property, workplace, or workplace safety conducted by the Adult Care Licensure Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation of the Department in the immediately preceding three months before a substantially similar routine inspection is conducted by any other State or local department, agency, board, or commission, then the passing results of the inspection by the Adult Care Licensure Section shall be accepted by the other inspecting entity as if it had conducted its own inspection, and the other inspecting entity shall deem the substantially similar inspection as having been passed. This subsection shall not apply to any complaint investigation, follow-up inspection, monitoring visits, investigation of abuse, neglect, resident harm, exploitation, or any inspection or investigation based on a specific allegation, incident, referral, or concern involving resident health, safety, welfare, or resident rights. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary, the …
Sponsors
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Sawrey, Benton G. (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Com Substitute Adopted
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Subjects: BUDGETING, DHHS, CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC, INSPECTIONS, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is S863?
- S863 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections.
- What does S863 do?
- In its own words: An act to streamline the inspection process for adult care homes.
- What is the status of S863?
- Introduced as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored S863?
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S863?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S863
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