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Committee discussion focused on clarifying the order of individuals authorized to provide informed consent for incapacitated adults and minors and ensuring that parents and primary caregivers are included in the decision-making order. A committee member said the revised language clearly begins the minor section with \"unless otherwise determined by a court order, a parent may make\" medical decisions, which the member said was clearer than the prior draft.

Senator Clemens and Senator Rohrer discussed wording that would preserve customary medical-decision practices—such as joint decisions with biological parents or grandparents who have primary caregiving responsibility—while retaining court oversight where appropriate. One committee member observed that the amended language would allow customary joint decision-making arrangements to continue: \"This is broad enough that I think we could do all of that because you really do want to involve important health decisions with biological families as much as you can,\" the member said.

The committee moved and seconded approval of the amendment and then moved and seconded the bill as amended. Roll call votes were unanimous on both the amendment and the final passage recommendation, recorded as 6-0.

Votes at a glance: Senate Bill 2297 — Amendment approved 6-0; amended bill recommended (do pass) 6-0.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Human Services - Feb 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Human Services Committee approved an amendment and then gave a unanimous do-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 2297, which reorganizes the order of decision-makers for medical consent involving incapacitated individuals and minors and clarifies who may act absent a court order.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature North Carolina, North Carolina","taxId",77692,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6326939,"Committee moves bill to centralize autopsy records and clarify release rules",853,1425000,2278000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323585-fe3c55a7c3d69612707bcc5429a6e950&start=1425&end=2278","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323585-fe3c55a7c3d69612707bcc5429a6e950/thumbnail_1425000.jpg","/articles/6326939/North-Carolina/Committee-moves-bill-to-centralize-autopsy-records-and-clarify-release-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326939-9b3dde1c91d6c61e13d15fc07f9766ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971258&Signature=iV256QUclhug4fWxX~CzSDPThRrm2pxDovO7jkP45g2cGEOFMwBPaKbs1ZGDD3vs5U8nFFAlLHxw2dSm5LAz5cIsUV3mLpT~oLpablMYyEc6WK6qXjRf0qqJEDWSsawoS-xzTDyicI0GdXXfK1uK7AdrTK663HY8YIlIx7dvEpuIm5At9NI3M2VGFb4RB0xu0K-H2GEYO5k2gDrKRoh3~KaPBMQq2nu5pUpdjLS~jwwXA8YtsX4n8E36bI6Rls7Qp-ZZF54gD777KzfpLfGWluCQNAMuL9DB3bwceNsSpvjeUdmGQyaVE3AIC4USHUDf0E1UGLaEJcpAQa5bKfSfrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Human Services Committee voted 6-0 to give a do-pass recommendation to House Bill 1068, which consolidates statutory language about autopsy records, working papers and visual materials and clarifies the conditions under which those records may be released.

Kirby Krueger, director of Disease Control and Forensic Pathology at the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, told the committee the bill moves provisions from North Dakota Century Code 44-04-18.18 into Title 23 to create a single statutory location for records and image-release rules. \"All of the current authorized releases outlined and currently outlined in century code 44 0 4 18.18 have been carried over to '23,\" Krueger said.

Krueger outlined three bill sections: clarifying definitions (distinguishing autopsy reports from notes and working papers), moving rules about autopsy photographs and other images into Title 23, and amending funeral-practice language to permit funeral home employees to perform gravesite services in the same manner as the public. The bill also specifies that a decedent's child must be 18 or older to request and receive a copy of the autopsy report and authorizes the maternal mortality review committee and the suicide fatality review commission to receive autopsy reports under specific conditions.

Committee members asked about what becomes public and the role of county coroners. Krueger said the statutorily defined \"report of death\" — the part that identifies the individual and the cause and manner of death — becomes a public record eight days after completion. He confirmed that county coroners have access to necessary information and described variation in county coroner qualifications across the state: \"It can be a medical provider... it defaults to the sheriff, or the sheriff's designee,\" Krueger said.

Krueger said the state forensic pathologist position at the Department of Health and Human Services was vacant at the time of testimony and that the department contracts with the University of North Dakota for eastern cases; \"Doctor Mazzello ... works 2 days a week for us,\" Krueger said.

After testimony and questions the committee moved and seconded a do-pass recommendation; the roll call was unanimous. Committee members who sponsored the funeral-practice amendment included a House member with funeral-industry experience, which Krueger said explained the amendment’s origin.

Votes at a glance: House Bill 1068 — Do pass recommendation; committee vote 6-0.","House Bill 1068, which reorganizes language on autopsy reports, working papers and images into Title 23 and clarifies who may receive those records, received a unanimous do-pass recommendation from the Senate Human Services Committee.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6326942,"Senate committee advances bill to set pay rate for senior training program at $12 an hour",0,1912000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2323585-fe3c55a7c3d69612707bcc5429a6e950&start=1912&end=1912","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2323585-fe3c55a7c3d69612707bcc5429a6e950/thumbnail_1912000.jpg","/articles/6326942/North-Carolina/Senate-committee-advances-bill-to-set-pay-rate-for-senior-training-program-at-12-an-hour","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326942-1a75a3577b9cc1d5cac5d5dfee0fc9a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770971258&Signature=WKxYX1h5T92O8eCEIHL0zIyTuZaE4BNYXKPio2qD0ph5XK0HTp8ck4Tp1ApeJ8jXimoVx9vjv3jfn-4tlC~uDGBa3DRvFMlYxjskH4Le2P2L9j46yPdnm1X~ex9X99BU2xPlpk31WJRSAot9UQ9~SC7caLeYOM~9WdoZWOTKrrzPS-kqAqrjghH7Cs~xXGPq7uJIEXQbCt4MPIqXSmZdNoBLzAaWERoUu4zUp9uqjSBTmAhO5D0-01~QQs0K7Gz~IlElL5E6Rb52rS2pI54PhoLlLJrZGpPlvPjYuOdivvqmSpIZPSVW120ezNDQfw~bjdOLBS2jPT3Yfbs~eNGz8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Human Services Committee on a 6-0 vote recommended passage of House Bill 1066, which would set an initial $12 per hour compensation rate for participants in the Senior Community Service Employment Program, a federally funded training program for low-income residents age 55 and older.

Jim Fleming, interim director of the Vocational Rehabilitation program at the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services and child support director, told the committee the change is intended to increase program participation and avoid returning federal funds. \"We are asking for your permission to spend more money so we can save yet even more money,\" Fleming said. He said the state receives $7,800,000 a year under the Older Americans Act and that the CSEP allotment is $480,000 per year.

Fleming explained program mechanics and constraints: by federal rule CSEP participants must be paid the applicable minimum wage; because North Dakota’s prevailing entry-level wages approach $20 an hour, the current federal-based floor reduced participation. He said the bill would create a compensation rate limited to CSEP participants and allow the department to adopt a different rate by administrative rule. \"We would roll with the $12 an hour for a while to see how that impacts participation,\" Fleming said.

Committee members asked for operational details. Fleming said the program is authorized for 49 slots statewide but currently averages 20 to 25 participants, and that participation hours vary; the program is administered by three temporary CSEP coordinators who work with nonprofits and local governments to place trainees. Fleming added the program’s allowable administrative cost is capped at 13 percent of total expenditures; increasing paid training could raise the federal-funded portion and reduce the state share of administrative costs.

Several senators questioned whether $12 will be competitive in local labor markets and whether specifying the rate in statute was preferable to setting it by rule. Fleming said the bill provides flexibility: the department could lower the rate by rule if demand outstrips grant dollars. \"49 slots times 20 hours at $12 will surpass what we have in grant funds. So we're gonna have to watch supply and demand for the program,\" he said.

The committee chair called for a motion; a \"do pass\" recommendation was moved and seconded and the roll call showed unanimous support. The committee recorded a 6-0 favorable recommendation and asked for a volunteer to carry the bill to the floor.

If enacted, the bill would not appropriate additional state dollars according to the department’s revised fiscal note, and the department said the change is intended to increase the use of federal grant funds and reduce the state’s administrative expense burden.

Votes at a glance: House Bill 1066 — Do pass recommendation; committee vote 6-0.","The Senate Human Services Committee voted 6-0 to give a \"do pass\" recommendation to House Bill 1066, which sets an initial $12 hourly compensation rate for participants in the Senior Community Service Employment Program to increase federal fund use and reduce state administrative costs.","actionData","errors"]

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