Daily bulletin [2009 : March 23, v.2009 : no.31]

Daily Bulletin ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Legislative Reporting Service, Box 7294 State Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601 Phone 919.733.2484 - Fax 919.715.3464 - www.dbulletin.org House Legislative Day 31 Vol. 2009, No. 31 Senate Legislative Day 31 Monday, March 23, 2009 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 736. GRANT FUNDS/RELOCATE CONDEMN WATffl STRUCTURE (=S 636). Filed 3/23/09. TO PROVIDE THAT THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MAY AWARD GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RELOCATE IMMINENTLY THREATENED STRUCTURES OR DEMOLISH CONDEMNED STRUCTURES LOCATED IN THE OCEAN OR INLET HAZARD AREAS. Identical to S 636, filed 3/1 7/09. Intro, by Spear. GS143 H 737. DHHS SHALL SEEK TBI MEDCAID WAIVER. Filed 3/23/09. TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SEEK A MEDICAID WAIVER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY , AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT STUDY COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH , DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (Department) to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Sen/ices for a 1915(c) waiver to allow people who sustain traumatic brain injury after age 22 to access home and community-based Medicaid services. Provides that if the requested waiver is approved, the Department is not to implement the waiver except as authorized by an act of the General Assembly appropriating funds for this purpose. Directs the Department to report, no later than March 1, 2010, on the status of the waiver to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division. Intro, by Martin, Insko. UNCODIFIED H 738. IOM STUDY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS. Filed 3/23/09. TO DIRECT THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE TO STUDY THE PROVISION OF STATE MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES , AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT STUDY COMMITTEE ON MIUTARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. Directs the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) to conduct a study of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services that are funded with Medicaid funds and with state funds to determine (1) what services are currently available to active, reserve, and veteran members of the military and the National Guard and (2) the need for increased state services to these individuals. Directs the NCIOM to report its findings © 2009 School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This work is copyrighted and subject to "fair use" as permitted by federal copyright law. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of the publisher. Distribution by third parties is prohibited. Prohibited distribution includes, but is not limited to, posting, e-mailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, installing on intranets or servers, and redistributing via a computer network or in printed form. Unauthorized use or reproduction may result in legal action against the unauthorized user.