SUPPORT STATEWIDE TELEPSYCHIATRY PROGRAM.

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House Bill 209 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 2, 2021
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO EXPAND THE STATEWIDE TELEPSYCHIATRY PROGRAM (NC-STEP).
Intro. by K. Baker, Lambeth, White, Sasser.

Status: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Mar 4 2021)
H 209

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 2 2021 - View Summary

    Appropriates $1 million in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Central Management and Support, Office of Rural Health for each year of the the 2021-23 biennium. Requires allocation of the funds to the ECU Center for Telepsychiatry and e-Behavioral Health for the statewide telepsychiatry program established under specified State law, to establish five new NC-STeP sites in underserved areas across the State in an integrated care model of community-based behavioral health. Requires the program to be embedded in currently operational primary care clinics and provide evidence-based, outpatient mental health care to patients who currently lack access to this care. Effective July 1, 2021.