YOUTH PLACEMENT STUDY.

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View NCGA Bill Details2025-2026 Session
House Bill 1201 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 30, 2026
AN ACT TO CONDUCT A TEMPORARY PLACEMENT PILOT PROGRAM THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO STUDY AND REPORT ON VARIOUS LICENSURE AND YOUTH PLACEMENT REFORMS.
Intro. by K. Brown.
Status: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (May 5 2026)

Bill History:

H 1201

Bill Summaries:

  • Bill H 1201 (2025-2026)
    Summary date: May 4 2026 - View Summary

    Section 1.

    Establishes a Temporary Placement Pilot Program (Program), administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to provide high-acuity youth, who would require placement in a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF), and be eligible for temporary placement in a lower-level setting that assures safety for the youth through sufficient wrap-around services and support, as described. Focuses on providing those youth with therapeutic alternatives to other temporary placements used during high-volume periods.

    Section 2.

    Requires DHHS to study the outcomes of the Program as well as the four specified matters that relate to youth mental health. Requires DHHS to report its results to the specified NCGA committee by October 1, 2026.

    Section 3.

    Appropriates $100,000 from the General Fund to DHHS to conduct the Program. Effective July 1, 2026.

    Government, Budget/Appropriations, State Agencies, Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, Mental Health
    APPROP, STUDY
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