S382 - Disaster Relief-3/Budget/Various Law Changes. (SL 2024-57)

Session Year 2024

Overview: Section 2B.2 of S.L. 2024-57 extends the deadlines by six months for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to implement the changes as enacted by the 2023 Appropriations Act to the Child Fatality Prevention System.

DHHS must ensure all Local Teams are provided guidelines, training and have begun utilizing the System by January 1, 2026.

Establishment of North Carolina Citizen Review Panels (G.S. 108A-15.20) becomes effective July 1, 2025, and participation in the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System (G.S. 7B-1413.5) becomes effective January 1, 2026.

The remainder of the changes to the North Carolina Child Fatality Prevention System and to disclosure in child fatality or near fatality cases become effective July 1, 2025, instead of January 1, 2025.

This bill was vetoed by the Governor on November 26, 2024, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on December 11, 2024. This act became effective December 11, 2024.

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