Bill Summary for H 631 (2017-2018)

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Apr 19 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 631 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 6, 2017
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A WORKGROUP TO EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW TO ELIMINATE ADMINISTRATIVE DUPLICATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH, INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROVIDERS.
Intro. by Stone, Dobson, Murphy.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

Changes the act's short and long titles.

Modifies the act's directive to now direct the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to establish a workgroup to examine current administrative requirements for mental health, intellectual/developmental disability, and substance use disorder providers (previously, to examine current administrative requirements for behavioral health providers) and how best to integrate these requirements with similar administrative requirements for physical health providers in order to avoid duplication and enhance efficiency. Makes conforming changes.

Adds that the workgroup is to include state legislation, statutes, contractual requirements, federal Medicaid and managed care law in identifying the federal or State entity that created each requirement examined by the workgroup, and recommend whether that requirement should remain or be eliminated or redesigned (previously, only provided for recommending the requirement be eliminated or redesigned).