Bill Text: NC S316 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Add'l Section 1915 Medicaid Waiver Sites
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-02 - Ch. SL 2011-102 [S316 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2011-S316-Enrolled.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
SENATE BILL 316
RATIFIED BILL
AN ACT to Authorize DHHS to Implement Additional 1915(b)(c) Medicaid Waiver Sites and To allow State facilities to disclose certain information for purposes of collecting payment and to direct the distribution of a fund balance upon the dissolution of an area authority.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 10.24 of S.L. 2010‑31 is repealed.
SECTION 2. The Department of Health and Human Services shall implement additional capitated 1915(b)(c) Medicaid waivers during the 2011‑2012 fiscal year through a Request for Application (RFA) process for LME applicants who prove readiness. The Department shall consult with stakeholders during the approval process. The waiver program shall include all Medicaid‑covered mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services. Expansion of the waiver is contingent upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
SECTION 3. G.S. 122C‑55(g) reads as rewritten:
"(g) Whenever there is
reason to believe that the client is eligible for financial benefits through a
governmental agency, a facility may disclose confidential information to State,
local, or federal government agencies. Except as provided in G.S.122C‑55(a3),
subsections (a3) and (g1) of this section, disclosure is limited to
that confidential information necessary to establish financial benefits for a
client. After Except as provided in subsection (g1) of this section,
after establishment of these benefits, the consent of the client or his
legally responsible person is required for further release of confidential
information under this subsection."
SECTION 4. G.S. 122C‑55 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(g1) A State facility operated under the authority of G.S. 122C‑181 may disclose confidential information for the purpose of collecting payment due the facility for the cost of care, treatment, or habilitation."
SECTION 5. G.S. 122C‑115.3(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e) Any budgetary
surplusfund balance available to an area authority at the time of
its dissolution shall be distributed to those counties comprising the area
authority on the same pro rata basis that the counties appropriated and
contributed funds to the area authority's budget during the current fiscal
year. Distribution to the counties shall be determined on the basis of an audit
of the financial record of the area authority. The area authority board shall
select a certified public accountant or an accountant who is subsequently
certified by the Local Government Commission to conduct the audit. The audit
shall be performed in accordance with G.S. 159‑34. The same method
of distribution of funds described in this subsection shall apply when one or
more counties of an area authority withdraw from the area authority."
SECTION 6. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 24th day of May, 2011.
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Walter H. Dalton
President of the Senate
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Thom Tillis
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Beverly E. Perdue
Governor
Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2011
