Bill Summary for H 106 (2019-2020)
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- Courts/Judiciary
- Criminal Justice
- Corrections (Sentencing/Probation)
- Government
- Public Safety and Emergency Management
- State Agencies
- Department of Public Safety
- Office of State Human Resources (formerly Office of State Personnel)
- Health and Human Services
- Health
- Health Insurance
- Social Services
- Public Assistance
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AN ACT TO IMPROVE INMATE HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT AND INTERNAL PROCESSES AND TO ESTABLISH A TELEMEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM; IN ADDITION TO DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MEDICATIONS FOR INMATES, TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ISSUE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA 340B PROGRAM ENTITIES AND THE FOUR NORTH CAROLINA PRISON REGIONS, TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH SYSTEM TO SHIFT PRESCRIBING AUTHORITY ON CERTAIN MEDICATIONS, AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO SUBMIT VARIOUS REPORTS TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE FISCAL RESEARCH DIVISION.Intro. by Horn, Farmer-Butterfield, Lucas, R. Turner.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.
Eliminates the requirement for the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to include in its plan to increase the use of the Central Prison Healthcare Complex (CPHC) all expenditures for inmate health care services in a DPS, Health Services Section, budget code, and options for eliminating the inmate health care services structural deficit.
Deletes the changes to GS 143B-707.3(a) that required that any contracts and extensions of contracts (was, extension of contracts only) for medical services provided to inmates by contracted providers and facilities include the specified reimbursement rates and required any contracts and extensions for medical services provided to inmates by contracted providers and facilities to include the specified reimbursement rates, unless greater cost savings can be demonstrated through the use of an alternative rate.
Makes a conforming deletion of a provision in the act's effective date that required any contracts or extension of contracts or medical services provided to inmates by contracted providers and facilities entered into by or after July 1, 2019, to include the reimbursement rates in GS 143B-707.3(a).