Bill Summary for H 248 (2017-2018)

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Jun 14 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 248 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 2, 2017
AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ADULT CARE HOME AND NURSING HOME ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO CONFORM TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING RULES AND RECENT CHANGES TO THE STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO STUDY THE HOPE ACT AND RELATED FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
Intro. by Dobson, Presnell, White, Carney.

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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Changes the long title.

Deletes the provisions of Section 1, which authorized the cochairs of the Joint Legislative Committee on Health and Human Services to consider appointing a Subcommittee on Aging to examine the state's delivery of services for older adults in order to determine their service needs and to make recommendations to the Oversight Committee on how to address those needs.

Repeals SL 2012-171, which directed the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that Critical Access Behavioral Agencies (CABHAs) are the only providers of community support team, intensive in-home, and child and adolescent day treatment Medicaid services, and sets out requirements of CABHAs. Repeals GS 108C-3(e)(3), which designates CABHAs as a "moderate" level risk provider for purposes of Medicaid and Health Choice enrollment screening. Makes conforming changes to GS 108C-3(g)(2), removing reference to CABHAs.

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance, to submit a State Plan Amendment request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to remove references to CABHAs and to make any other necessary changes to implement the above provisions. 

Establishes that providers enrolled as a CABHA as of the date this act becomes law remain in the provider screening, enrollment, and revalidation categorical risk level "moderate" for purposes of GS 108C-3 for 12 months from the date this act becomes law.

Makes technical change to the introductory language of Section 2(a).