Bill Summary for H 106 (2019-2020)
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- Department of Public Safety
- Office of State Human Resources (formerly Office of State Personnel)
- Health and Human Services
- Health
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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 1st edition makes the following changes.
Amends proposed changes to GS 143B-707.3 to require 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. Specifies that any contracts or extension of contracts for medical services provided to inmates by contracted providers and facilities entered into on or after July 1, 2019, must include the reimbursement rates provided in GS 143B-707.3(a).
Makes clarifying and organizational changes to proposed GS 143B-707.5.
Adds that by October 1, 2019, and quarterly thereafter until full implementation is achieved, the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Health and Human Services must jointly report to the specified NCGA committees on progress in receiving federal reimbursement for performing Medicaid eligibility activities for inmates. Also requires by October 1, 2019, that the Department of Public Safety report to the specified NCGA committee on the implementation of the documentation of criteria for the submission of Medicaid applications and the electronic submission of Medicaid applications.
Deletes the provision in Section 6 about performance measures for the telemedicine pilot program and replaces it with the following. Requires the Department of Public Safety, Health Services Section, to establish a telemedicine pilot program to provide physical health services to inmates in remote correctional facilities, to initially be established in two correctional facilities serving male inmates, one located in the eastern portion of the state and one located in the western portion. Requires consultation with specified entities and reports when designing the pilot program. Requires the pilot to connect the two correctional facility pilot sites with the Central Prison Healthcare Complex and its contracted providers' facilities and be operational by October 1, 2019. Specifies service areas that are to be included in the pilot. Requires documentation of rationale for not including any particular service area in the pilot. Specifies a non-exhaustive list of measures that are to be used to assess the pilot program. Requires an interim report on the assessment criteria by October 1, 2020, to the specified NCGA committees. Requires a report to the specified NCGA committees by October 1, 2021, on the assessment criteria and recommendations on whether to expand the pilot to additional sites.
Makes additional technical changes.