---
type: "Bill"
title: "LME/MCO Enrollee Grievances & Appeals."
description: "LME/MCO Enrollee Grievances & Appeals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2013"
identifier: "SB 553"
citation: "North Carolina SB 553 (2013)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DHHS", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INSURANCE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "MANAGED CARE", "MEDICAID", "MENTAL HEALTH", "POVERTY", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "RATIFIED", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "TITLE CHANGE", "CHAPTERED", "LMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-03-28"
last_action: "2013-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0094476-0aa6-4334-9b58-64addbb785db"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=S553&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "1125f54c25e346f58cb7f466a3483e0483a17802b5bf328ae4de0b551be4164d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
---

# North Carolina SB 553 (2013) — LME/MCO Enrollee Grievances & Appeals.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S553v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S553v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S553v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S553v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S553v4.pdf)
6. **SL2013-397** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/Senate/PDF/S553v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt Third Reading — **39–2** (pass) · upper
- R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hise — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-08-23** Ch. SL 2013-397 `became-law`
- **2013-08-23** Signed by Gov. 8/23/2013 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-26** Pres. To Gov. 07/29/2013 `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-26** Ratified
- **2013-07-26** Ordered Enrolled
- **2013-07-26** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2013-07-26** Conf Report Adopted 3rd
- **2013-07-25** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2013-07-25** Conf Report Adopted 2nd
- **2013-07-24** Placed On Cal For 07/25/2013
- **2013-07-24** Ruled Material
- **2013-07-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-24** Placed On Cal For 07/25/2013
- **2013-07-24** Conf Com Reported
- **2013-07-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-17** Conf Com Appointed
- **2013-07-16** Failed Concur In H Com Sub
- **2013-07-15** Placed On Cal For 07/16/2013
- **2013-07-15** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2013-07-11** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-07-11** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-07-10** Postponed To 07/11/2013
- **2013-07-10** Added to Calendar
- **2013-07-10** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2013-07-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-07-10** Serial Referral To Judiciary Subcommittee A Stricken
- **2013-05-16** Ref to the Com on Health and Human Services, if favorable, Judiciary Subcommittee A `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-16** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-05-15** Rec From Senate
- **2013-05-14** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2013-05-13** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-05-02** Re-ref Com On Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-02** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2013-05-02** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-01** Ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary II `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-28** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0094476-0aa6-4334-9b58-64addbb785db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).