House Bill 1001 requires programs approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing to train, educate, and credential sexual assault nurse examiners to submit an annual report to the Board. The report must be filed each October 1 and include the total number of graduates from each approved program, the county where each graduate is employed, and, if known, where each graduate plans to work or is currently employed.
The bill is primarily a data-collection and reporting measure rather than a substantive change to licensure or clinical practice. It adds a new section to Chapter 90 of the General Statutes governing nursing and authorizes the Board of Nursing to adopt rules to carry out the law. The act is scheduled to take effect August 1, 2025, and would affect Board-approved sexual assault nurse examiner training programs and the Board’s oversight responsibilities.
HB1001 would amend North Carolina’s nursing statutes by creating a new reporting requirement for sexual assault nurse examiner training programs under the Board of Nursing. It does not change who may become a sexual assault nurse examiner or alter patient-care standards, but it does expand the Board’s information-gathering authority and creates a recurring obligation for approved programs to track and report graduate outcomes by employment county and, when available, intended or actual work location. This could help the state monitor workforce distribution and availability of trained examiners across counties.
Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials, the bill appears to be a straightforward administrative measure with no documented opposition in the available record. Its focus on workforce data collection and program accountability suggests a generally practical, noncontroversial purpose. The referral to the House Health Committee indicates it was being considered as a health-policy measure, but no recorded sentiment from discussion is available here.
No specific points of contention are reflected in the provided transcripts or voting history, since none were supplied. Potential areas of concern, if raised later, could include the reporting burden on training programs, privacy or tracking issues related to graduate employment information, and whether the Board of Nursing should have additional rulemaking authority. However, none of these concerns are documented in the materials provided.