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Legislation Tracker: Human Services
| Bill: | HB4
| | Sponsors: | Ross (D38); Weiss (D35); Jackson (D39) | | Title: | DISAPPROVE CLOSURE OF DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL | | Related: | 2011:SB53 | | Status: | 01/31/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
| | Comments: | Pursuant to the procedures set forth in NCGS 122C-181, this bill disapproves the closure of Dorothea Dix Hospital by the Secretary of NC DHHS. The closure will not become effective if the bill is enacted into law. However, if the bill receives an unfavorable vote, or is not acted on prior to the end of the legislative session, the Secretary can move forward with the closure. |
| Bill: | HB28
| | Sponsors: | Burr (R67); Guice (R113); Ingle (R64); Randleman (R94) | | Title: | DHHS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION | | Status: | 02/03/2011 First reading in the House
| | Comments: | DHHS shall provide information to law enforcement about a client receiving DHHS services, for the purpose furthering an investigation or locating a fugitive. The request shall be in writing on a form created by DHHS. Only limited information can be obtained about the individual and that information does not become public record, but shall be admissible as evidence in court. |
| Bill: | HB30
| | Sponsors: | Moore, T. (R111) | | Title: | ALLOW WAGE GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS | | Status: | 05/25/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
| | Comments: | Modifies GS 1-362 regarding debtors property that can be subject to attachment or garnishment. Adds a new Article 15 to GS Chapter 1C-Garnishment of Wages to Enforce Judgments. Provides for garnishment of nonexempt earnings to satisfy a final judgment awarding monetary damages. Earnings paid by a city, county, state, or local govt authority are not exempt from garnishment. Article allows employer to deduct a fee not to exceed five dollars per pay period. Article also sets forth priority of garnishment orders. |
| Bill: | HB53
| | Sponsors: | Barnhart (R82); Avila (R40); Crawford (D32); Glazier (D45) | | Title: | HOSPITAL MEDICAID ASSESSMENT/PAYMENT PROGRAM | | Related: | 2011:SB32 | | Status: | 02/09/2011 House Committee On Finance
| | Comments: | Companion to SB-32 |
| Bill: | HB55
| | Sponsors: | Stevens, S. (R90); Cleveland (R14); Glazier (D45) | | Title: | RELIEF FROM INCORRECT PATERNITY DETERMINATION | | Status: | 03/03/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
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| Bill: | HB57
| | Sponsors: | Burr (R67); Dollar (R36); Murry (R41) | | Title: | PAYMENTS FOR LIEAP/CIP/UTILITY PAYMENTS ONLY | | Status: | 02/10/2011 House Committee On Appropriations
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| Bill: | HB78
| | Sponsors: | Insko (D56); Earle (D101); Alexander, M. (D106); Brisson (D22) | | Title: | EVALUATE EFFICACY OF CABHA MODEL | | Related: | 2011:SB331 | | Status: | 02/15/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | HB79
| | Sponsors: | Earle (D101); Farmer-Butterfield (D24); Brisson (D22); Insko (D56) | | Title: | REPORT ON MH SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSP. ERS | | Related: | 2011:SB330 | | Status: | 02/15/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | HB84
| | Sponsors: | Insko (D56); Farmer-Butterfield (D24); Brisson (D22) | | Title: | EXPAND INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC BEDS/FUNDS | | Related: | 2011:SB334 | | Status: | 02/14/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Priority Goal
| | Comments: | This bill would appropriate nearly $40 million for 2011‑12 to purchase 50 additional local inpatient psychiatric beds or bed days. This would help achieve the Association's priority legislative goal to "ensure adequate mental health funding." |
| Bill: | HB127
| | Sponsors: | Insko (D56); Barnhart (R82); Alexander, M. (D106) | | Title: | ALLOW EXPANSION OF CAPITATED WAIVER | | Related: | 2011:SB337 | | Status: | 02/21/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | HB255
| | Sponsors: | McLawhorn (D9) | | Title: | DV FUNDING | | Status: | 03/09/2011 House Committee On Appropriations
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| Bill: | HB337
| | Sponsors: | Tolson (D23); Johnson (R83) | | Title: | SMART CARD BIOMETRICS AGAINST MEDICAID FRAUD | | Related: | 2011:SB307 | | Status: | 03/15/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
| | Comments: | Companion bill SB 307 |
| Bill: | HB382
| | Sponsors: | Jordan (R93); Glazier (D45); Randleman (R94); Stevens, S. (R90) | | Title: | JUVENILE CODE REVISIONS.-AB | | Status: | 06/24/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | HB387
| | Sponsors: | Glazier (D45); Stevens, S. (R90); Parfitt (D44) | | Title: | ACCESS CONFIDENTIAL INFO/CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT.-AB | | Status: | 05/23/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
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| Bill: | HB423
| | Sponsors: | Hurley (R70) | | Title: | ENACT FIRST EVALUATION PROGRAM | | Related: | 2011:SB437 | | Status: | 05/12/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | HB424
| | Sponsors: | Barnhart (R82); Ingle (R64); Insko (D56) | | Title: | ADD'L SECTION 1915 MEDICAID WAIVER SITES | | Related: | 2011:SB316 | | Status: | 03/23/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | HB425
| | Sponsors: | Barnhart (R82) | | Title: | MEDICAID BILLING BY LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS | | Related: | 2011:SB245 | | Status: | 03/23/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | HB477
| | Sponsors: | Howard (R79); LaRoque (R10); Randleman (R94) | | Title: | CONSOLIDATE COUNTY DSS ADMIN. FUNCTIONS | | Related: | 2011:SB410 | | Status: | 03/29/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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| Bill: | HB580
| | Sponsors: | Barnhart (R82); Gillespie (R85) | | Title: | LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | | Related: | 2011:SB433 | | Status: | 04/04/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Legislative Goal
| | Comments: | This bill, in part, eliminates the population threshold (currently greater than 425,000) required in G.S. 153A-77 for a county to restructure human services and assume direct control of activities under the separate boards of social services, health, and mental health. Of the three counties that currently exceed the population threshold, Mecklenburg and Wake have exercised this option. |
| Bill: | HB600
| | Sponsors: | Insko (D56); Glazier (D45); Cotham (D100); Harrison (D57) | | Title: | ALLOW/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FELONY/WK 1ST/SNAP | | Status: | 04/05/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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| Bill: | HB734
| | Sponsors: | Warren, H. (R77); Brown, L. (R73); Lewis (R53); Moore, T. (R111) | | Title: | REQUIRE PHOTO ID/FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM | | Status: | 04/20/2011 House Committee On Finance
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| Bill: | HB808
| | Sponsors: | Burr (R67) | | Title: | REVISE LAWS ON ADULT CARE HOMES | | Status: | 06/23/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | HB812
| | Sponsors: | Torbett (R108) | | Title: | HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION | | Status: | 04/07/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | HB897
| | Sponsors: | Rapp (D118) | | Title: | FUNDS FOR NC FAST | | Status: | 05/05/2011 House Committee On Appropriations
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| Bill: | HB916
| | Sponsors: | Barnhart (R82); Dollar (R36); Burr (R67); Insko (D56) | | Title: | STATEWIDE EXPANSION OF 1915(B)/(C) WAIVER | | Status: | 06/23/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
| | Comments: | This statewide expansion of the 1915 (b)(c) waiver program would further consolidate Local Management Entities, which would be forced to meet a population threshold of 300,000 by July 2012 and 500,000 by July 2013. Full implementation would be in place prior to January 2014, when major components of the federal healthcare reform initiative become effective. Counties would not be financially liable for waiver cost overruns. The bill was passed by the House on June 1 and was approved by the Senate without any changes on June 9. |
| Bill: | SB32
| | Sponsors: | Brunstetter (R31); Clodfelter (D37) | | Title: | HOSPITAL MEDICAID ASSESSMENT/PAYMENT PROGRAM | | Related: | 2011:HB53 | | Status: | 03/25/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
| | Comments: | Allows for hospital assessments to improve funding for payments for hospital services provided to Medicaid and uninsured patients. Does not authorize a political subdivision of the state to license a hospital or impose a tax or assessment on a hospital. |
| Bill: | SB33
| | Sponsors: | Apodaca (R48); Brown, H. (R6); Rucho (R39) | | Title: | MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORMS | | Status: | 07/25/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB53
| | Sponsors: | Stein (D16); Blue (D14) | | Title: | DISAPPROVE CLOSURE OF DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL | | Related: | 2011:HB4 | | Status: | 02/10/2011 Senate Committee On Mental Health & Youth Services
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| Bill: | SB112
| | Sponsors: | Purcell (D25) | | Title: | DISAPPROVE PHARMACY BOARD RULE | | Status: | 02/24/2011 Senate Committee On Health Care
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| Bill: | SB121
| | Sponsors: | Rouzer (R12) | | Title: | ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC ASSISTANCE | | Status: | 02/24/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | SB167
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | ALLOW EXPANSION OF CAPITATED WAIVER | | Related: | 2011:HB127 | | Status: | 03/10/2011 Senate Committee On Mental Health & Youth Services
| | Comments: | This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to expand the capitated 1915(b)/(c) Medicaid waiver "to any additional local management entity catchment area upon demonstrating to the satisfaction of the General Assembly that the expansion (i) is allowable under Medicaid, (ii) will result in savings to the State, and (iii) will provide outcomes equal to or better than those that could be achieved without the proposed expansion." |
| Bill: | SB203
| | Sponsors: | McKissick (D20); East (R30) | | Title: | SET ASIDE PATERNITY/CHILD SUPPORT | | Status: | 06/27/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB245
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | MEDICAID BILLING BY LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS | | Related: | 2011:HB425 | | Status: | 05/26/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB307
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | SMART CARD BIOMETRICS AGAINST MEDICAID FRAUD | | Related: | 2011:HB337 | | Status: | 06/13/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB316
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | ADD'L SECTION 1915 MEDICAID WAIVER SITES | | Related: | 2011:HB424 | | Status: | 06/02/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB330
| | Sponsors: | Nesbitt (D49) | | Title: | REPORT ON MH SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSP. ER'S | | Related: | 2011:HB79 | | Status: | 03/14/2011 Senate Committee On Mental Health & Youth Services
| | Comments: | Companion bill H79 |
| Bill: | SB331
| | Sponsors: | Nesbitt (D49) | | Title: | EVALUATE EFFICACY OF CABHA MODEL | | Related: | 2011:HB78 | | Status: | 03/14/2011 Senate Committee On Mental Health & Youth Services
| | Comments: | Companion to HB 78 |
| Bill: | SB334
| | Sponsors: | Nesbitt (D49) | | Title: | EXPAND INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC BEDS/FUNDS | | Related: | 2011:HB84 | | Status: | 04/27/2011 Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget
| | Comments: | Companion to HB 84 |
| Bill: | SB384
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | CONFORMING CHANGES/PERSONS W/DISABILITIES ACT | | Related: | 2011:HB530 | | Status: | 05/26/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB410
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36); Clary (R46); Clodfelter (D37) | | Title: | CONSOLIDATE COUNTY DSS ADMIN. FUNCTIONS | | Related: | 2011:HB477 | | Status: | 03/24/2011 First reading in the Senate
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| Bill: | SB433
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | | Related: | 2011:HB580 | | Status: | 11/29/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Legislative Goal
| | Comments: | This bill would accomplish an NCACC legislative goal to "allow county flexibility to organize local human services" by eliminating the stipulation that only counties with populations of at least 425,000 can merge their human services functions into a consolidated board. |
| Bill: | SB437
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | ENACT FIRST EVALUATION PROGRAM | | Related: | 2011:HB423 | | Status: | 06/27/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB465
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | PED STUDY LME GOVERNANCE | | Status: | 06/09/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | SB536
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDY | | Status: | 04/12/2011 First reading in the Senate
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| Bill: | SB551
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | ESTABLISH STATE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY | | Status: | 04/12/2011 Senate Committee On Health Care
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| Bill: | SB552
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROV | | Status: | 06/13/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
| | Comments: | Because of concerns voiced by county health departments, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (Cabarrus) has removed the population threshold (first 100,000, then 75,000) from the earlier version of S552. The revised language still requires a county to be either a single or multi-county health authority (Cabarrus and Hertford would qualify currently), be part of a district health department configuration, or be Wake or Mecklenburg under the consolidated human services model. All other county health departments would be precluded from receiving state or federal health funds come 2014 unless they became or join a health authority or a regional health district. Participating counties would continue to have a maintenance of effort requirement of either total 2010-11 appropriations or $15 per capita, whichever is greater. With removal of the population threshold, S552 passed third reading and was sent to the House, where it will be eligible during the 2012 Short Session. |
| Bill: | SB578
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | FACILITATE TRANSFER SPH BEDS COM. FACILITY | | Status: | 06/23/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB607
| | Sponsors: | Stein (D16) | | Title: | CONFORM MEDICAL RECORD LAWS | | Status: | 06/27/2011 Chaptered Session Laws
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| Bill: | SB675
| | Sponsors: | Rouzer (R12) | | Title: | REQUIRE COMMUNITY SERVICE/WORK FIRST PROGRAM | | Status: | 06/13/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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