Adds four new rights to the Adult Care Home Residents’ Bill of Rights (GS 131D-21) and the Nursing Home Patients’ Bill of Rights (GS 131E-117) as follows:

To receive prompt and ongoing coordination between the resident's patient's attending physician and any specialist for the purpose of providing appropriate treatment to the resident/patient.

To have the facility provide family members who are legally authorized to receive information about the resident patient with a response to an information request by the family members within 72 hours after receiving the request.

To the extent allowed under applicable State and federal laws, to have the facility provide information to family members about the resident's/patient’s prognosis when the resident/patient is diagnosed with a late stage disease.

To receive immediate and adequate care when the resident/patient has an adverse reaction to a prescription drug used to treat a complex or rare disease, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis.

Effective October 1, 2023.