June 5, 2019
The Senate introduced and passed their budget proposal in the same week, just as the House did earlier this month. That moves the budget ahead to a conference committee, yet to be appointed, and made up of House and Senate members, where the differences between the two budgets will be reconciled. When you review the…
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Read moreMay 6, 2019
The House unveiled their budget proposal on Monday, April 29th and passed the budget by the end of the week. This is a significant step in moving toward a budget agreement for the biennium of July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021. As reported earlier, there has been a lot of discussion already amongst legislative…
Read moreApril 30, 2019
NC DHHS published a “Final Guidance” paper entitled, “BH/IDD Tailored Plan Eligibility and Enrollment”. Final guidance may reference that NC DHHS will not seek any more feedback on the policy, although it is qualified that NC DHHS has the right to amend the policy in the future. This paper accompanies the November 2017 concept paper,…
Read moreAs expected, the 2019 long session of the General Assembly is busy with committees meeting regularly. The budget, initiated by the House this year, is expected to be published at any moment. At that point, activities will likely ramp up to chaotic. The bill filing deadlines for both the House and the Senate have already…
Read morei2i has become a partner with PsychHub, a free online platform providing engaging videos about mental health, substance use and suicide prevention. The program was founded by Patrick J. Kennedy and Marjorie Morrison in 2018. It is described as, “reimagining behavioral health and substance use education through intentional and thoughtful design. Our video offering is…
Read moreMarch 19, 2019
In 2017, the General Assembly passed Session Law 2017-41, legislation to address ways to strengthen and restructure the social service and child welfare system in North Carolina, to that end, the Social Services Regional Supervision and Collaboration Working Group (SSWG) was created to make recommendations for NC DHHS and the General Assembly on delivering optimal…
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