North Carolina · HB 681 · 2025Partial Progress

Update Opioid Abatement Treatment Program Rules

Would direct state regulators to update rules governing outpatient opioid treatment programs to increase conformity with federal regulations.

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Requires health plans to cover nonopioid pain management options so patients and doctors have alternatives to opioid prescriptions.

Supports access to rapid whole-genome sequencing to help diagnose critically ill patients, especially infants, faster.

Sets flu vaccination requirements for hospital staff to protect patients during flu season.