Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends statutes throughout the act to make the language gender-neutral.

Provides that any person who has met the qualifications for licensure and has been issued a license by the State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators on or before the effective date of Section 1 of the act is deemed to have complied with the licensure requirements of GS 90-278(1). Makes Section 1 of the act effective January 1, 2015, with the remainder of the act effective when the act becomes law.