Senate amendment to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Amends the definition of health benefit mandate in GS 120-272 to include a regulation impacting a health benefit plan or the State Health Plan that requires a health benefit plan or State Health Plan include coverage for any healthcare service or treatment by a provider or group of providers other than an individual licensed under GS Chapter 90, Article 1 (practice of medicine), Article 4A (NC Pharmacy Practice Act), or Article 9A (Nursing Practice Act) (was, other than a licensed physician). Also amends the statute by adding that if an actuarial note required for the bill under GS 120-114 indicates that there would be a decrease in cost because of the health benefit mandates in a piece of legislation, then the portions of the statute concerning the required repeal of health benefit mandates and the appropriation of recurring funds for the health benefit mandates do not apply.