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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
 SESSION 2025
-S 1
-SENATE BILL 1038
+S D
+SENATE BILL DRS15455-NBa-48A
 
 Short Title: Henry's Law. (Public)
 Sponsors: Senator Lee (Primary Sponsor).
-Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
-May 4, 2026
-*S1038-v-1*
+Referred to:
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+*DRS15455-NBa-48A*
 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
-AN ACT TO REQUIRE DE NTISTS TO REPORT ADV ERSE EVENTS TO THE N ORTH 2
-CAROLINA BOARD OF DE NTAL EXAMINERS AND T O DIRECT THE 3
-COLLABORATORY TO CON DUCT A STUDY OF ANES THESIA PROVIDER 4
+AN ACT TO REQUIRE DENTISTS TO REPORT ADVERSE EVENTS TO THE NORTH 2
+CAROLINA BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS AND TO DIRECT THE 3
+COLLABORATORY TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF ANESTHESIA PROVIDER 4
 REQUIREMENTS AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE. 5
 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
 SECTION 1.  Article 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 7
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 "§ 90-30.3.  Reports of adverse events. 9
 (a) A dentist who holds a permit to administer general anesthesia or sedation shall submit 10
 an adverse event report to the Board within 72 hours after each adverse event if the patient dies 11
-or has permanent organic brain dysfunction within 24 hours after the ad ministration of general 12
+or has permanent organic brain dysfunction within 24 hours after the administration of general 12
 anesthesia or sedation. Sedation permit holders shall cease administration of sedation until the 13
 Board has investigated the death or permanent organic brain dysfunction and approved 14
 resumption of permit privileges. General anesthesia permit holders shall cease administration of 15
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 hours after the administration of general anesthesia or sedation. 21
 (c) A dentist who holds a permit to administer general anesthesia or sedation shall submit 22
 an adverse event report to the Board within 30 days after each adverse event. 23
-(d) The adverse event report shall be in writing and shall incl ude, at a minimum,  all of 24
+(d) The adverse event report shall be in writing and shall include , at a minimum,  all of 24
 the following: 25
 (1) Dentist's name, license number, and permit number. 26
 (2) Date and time of the occurrence. 27
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 (e) Upon receipt of an adverse event report under this section, the Board shall investigate 34
 and shall take disciplinary action if the evidence demonstrates that a licensee has violated this 35
 Article. 36
+FILED SENATE
+Apr 30, 2026
+S.B. 1038
+PRINCIPAL CLERK
 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
-Page 2  Senate Bill 1038-First Edition
+Page 2  DRS15455-NBa-48A
 (f) For the purposes of this section, the term "adverse event" means any of the following 1
 clinical emergencies: anaphylaxis, aspiration, cardiac arrest, or unplanned advanced airway 2
 placement." 3
 SECTION 2.  The North Carolina Policy Collaboratory at the University of North 4
-Carolina at Chapel Hill shall conduct a study  to evaluate whether a second health care provider 5
+Carolina at Chapel Hill shall conduct a study to evaluate whether a second health care provider 5
 who is qualified to provide anesthesia services is needed when utilizing drugs that can lead to 6
 deep sedation, such as propofol. The Collaboratory shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative 7
-Oversight C ommittee on Health and Human Services by April 1, 2027, with any legislative 8
+Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services by April 1, 202 7, with any legislative 8
 recommendations addressing this issue. 9
 SECTION 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors 10
 of The University of North Carolina to allocate to the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory at the 11
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) 12
 in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to conduct the study under Section 2 of this 13
 act. 14
-SECTION 4.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective October 1, 2026. Section 3 of 15
+SECTION 4.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective October 1, 202 6. Section 3 of 15
 this act becomes effective July 1, 2026. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes 16
 law. 17