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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Enacts MOMnibus Act to Fund Maternal Health Programs and Mandate Implicit Bias Training
Last action · April 3, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: von Haefen and 24 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts the MOMnibus Act, appropriating millions of dollars for maternal care grants, lactation training programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and mobile health initiatives while requiring perinatal health care professionals to complete training.
Licensed health care professionals involved in must complete an approved training program to renew their licenses, and community-based organizations can apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 to improve maternal health outcomes.
- Maternal mortality rates in the United States remain among the highest in the developed world, with stark racial disparities affecting Black birthing individuals disproportionately. context
- The North Carolina General Assembly operates on a biennial budget cycle, with the 2025 session addressing major state agency appropriations and public health policy. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health care professionals engaged in perinatal care
Must complete mandated implicit bias training and provide proof of completion to renew their professional licenses.
Perinatal care facilities
Must provide patients with a written copy of their rights upon admission or as soon as practical.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Receive state funding to support, expand, and sustain lactation consultant training programs.
Key Facts
- The Department of Health and Human Services must establish a Maternal Care Access Grant Program to award competitive grants between $10,000 and $50,000 to eligible community-based organizations.
- The bill appropriates $5,000,000 in recurring funds annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to fund the Maternal Care Access Grant Program and a dedicated Public Health Program Coordinator IV position.
- All health care professionals licensed to perform perinatal care must complete an evidence-based implicit bias training program, with existing licensees required to finish the course by December 31, 2026.
- Perinatal care facilities must provide patients with a written copy of their rights upon admission, including the right to non-discrimination, participation in medical decisions, and information on filing complaints.
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- The bill appropriates $2,500,000 in recurring funds annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to establish and administer the implicit bias training program.
- The University of North Carolina Board of Governors receives $3,000,000 in nonrecurring funds annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to support and diversify lactation consultant training programs at five HBCUs.
- A Perinatal Education Grant Program is established with $3,000,000 in nonrecurring funds annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to fund education programs in rural, underserved, or low-wealth areas, expiring on June 30, 2027.
- The Momni-Bus Initiative is created with an annual appropriation of $6,500,000 for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, which includes a $1,500,000 directed grant to March of Dimes, Inc. and $5,000,000 for competitive community grants.
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Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 3, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 2, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Mandatory Implicit Bias Training for Perinatal Providers
The bill shifts state policy by making implicit bias training a mandatory condition for health care professional license renewals.
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