Bill Summary for H 679 (2017-2018)

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Apr 10 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 679 (Public) Filed Monday, April 10, 2017
AN ACT RESTORING NET GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE STATE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS BY DIRECTING THE OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TO REALIGN AFFECTED BASE BUDGETS TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, FOR ALLOCATION TO LOCAL MANAGEMENT ENTITIES/MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DIRECTLY ALLOCATED TO THE STATE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS.
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Repeals SL 2015-241, Section 12F.12 (allocating funds to local management entities/managed care organizations for alcohol and substance abuse treatment services, instead of to State-operated alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers). Directs the Office of State Budget and Management (Office), in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to realign the affected DHHS base budgets to ensure that funds appropriated to DHHS, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, for allocation to the local management entities/managed care organizations for each year of the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, be directly allocated to the State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers. Directs the Office to amend and certify the affected Department of Health and Human Services base budgets.

Effective July 1, 2017.