Appropriates $500,000 for 2016-17 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to be used as follows: (1) $300,000 to fund the Project Caregiver Alternatives to Running on Empty Program and (2) $200,000 to create two full-time equivalent staff positions within the Division of Aging and Adult Services to oversee development and implementation of the No Wrong Door to Accessing Benefits initiative, which must include three specified elements. Effective July 1, 2016.
Requires DHHS to report by October 1, 2016, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice on options for expanding the number of slots and the types of services available under North Carolina’s Medical Home and Community Based Services Waiver programs. Specifies items that must be included in the report.
APPROPRIATE FUNDS/DEMENTIA CAREGIVER PROGRAMS.
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AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT CAREGIVER ALTERNATIVES TO RUNNING ON EMPTY PROGRAM AND THE NO WRONG DOOR TO ACCESSING BENEFITS INITIATIVE AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO EXPLORE AND REPORT ON POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF NORTH CAROLINA'S MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES WAIVER PROGRAMS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Intro. by Pate, Robinson.
Status: Ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget (Senate Action) (Apr 26 2016)
S 735
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Bill S 735 (2015-2016)Summary date: Apr 25 2016 - View Summary
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Identical to H 1001 introduced on 4/27/16.