Medicaid Telehealth Services.
SB 369 aims to ensure that certain telehealth providers can enroll as Medicaid providers in North Carolina. The bill specifies that individual health care providers, licensed by the state and offering services exclusively through telemedicine, do not need a physical presence in the state to be eligible for Medicaid enrollment. Additionally, medical provider groups that exclusively offer telemedicine services will not be required to have an in-state service address to enroll as Medicaid provider groups. This measure directly affects telehealth providers and Medicaid recipients by clarifying requirements for remote healthcare services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Apr 28, 2025
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What changed between versions
Edition 1
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Edition 2
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove the names of the original sponsors and the committee referral information, while updating the bill version number. The core policy provisions regarding telehealth provider enrollment requirements remained substantively unchanged, though minor wording adjustments were made to clarify terminology from 'telemedicine' to 'telehealth' and to specify 'provider' instead of 'provider' in certain contexts.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to allow telehealth providers to enroll in Medicaid without a physical presence in North Carolina.
TECHNICAL
Removed the names of the original sponsors (Senators Galey, Sawrey, and Burgin) and the committee referral information from the header section.
Added a 'Health Care Committee Substitute Adopted 4/9/25' designation to indicate this is a committee substitute version of the bill.
Updated the bill version identifier from 'S369-v-1' to 'S369-v-2' to reflect the amendment.
DEFINITION
Changed the term 'telemedicine' to 'telehealth' in Section 1 and Section 2 to align with current terminology used in healthcare policy.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Apr 15, 2025
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Galey
RRepublican
P
Benton Sawrey
RRepublican
Co
Caleb Theodros
DDemocratic
Co
Danny Britt
RRepublican
Co
Gale Adcock
DDemocratic
Co
Gladys Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Burgin
RRepublican
Co
Joyce Waddell
DDemocratic
Co
Kandie Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Lowe
DDemocratic
Co
Val Applewhite
DDemocratic
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