Monday, March 9, 2009

Monday Quick HIts: Hot Policy Topics for This Week

North Carolina:

There is a lot happening in North Carolina politics this week.  Today Governor Bev Perdue will address the state and the members of the General Assembly. Her address is scheduled to start at 7:00pm this evening and will be covered on all major news networks.  She will address the serious economic condition of our state and will lay out her plans on how to make North Carolina stronger.  

Speaking of economics, appropriation subcommittees are back on the calendar this week.  We will see joint Health and Human Services appropriation meeting and transportation appropriation meetings.  We know that the economic stimulus money has been directed to our state and the cash is in the pipeline, but there are still questions regarding how the money can be used. Some of these appropriation meetings should begin the process of sorting that out.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

8:30 AM APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Joint)
Mental Health  643LOB

9:00 AM APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Joint) 1228LB

10:00 AM  JUDICIARY II (Senate) 1124 LB
Alt. Testimony/Children and Adults with Disab. (S241)
Rewrite Foreign Money Judgments Laws (S285)

11:00 AM COMMERCE (Senate) 1027LB
Amend Cemetery Act (S18)
Exempt Some Church Facility LU/LA Elevators (S114)

11:00 AM EDUCATION (House) 643 LOB
Healthy Youth Act. (H88)
Communities in Schools Funds. (H185)
Study Raising Compulsory Attendance Age. (H188)

12:00 PM HEALTH (House) 544 LOB
Retired Nurses Return to Work. (H329)
Public Health Technical Changes. (H374)
Authorize Voluntary Medical Registry Program. (H382)

1:00 PM SELECT COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYEE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL BENEFITS (Senate) 421LOB
State Hlth Plan $/Good Health Initiatives (S287)

2:00 PM STATE GOVERNMENT/STATE PERSONNEL (House) 1425 LB
Off-Road Vehicle Trust Fund. (H86)
Medicaid Improper Claims Software/Funds. (H190)
People First. (H353)


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

8:30 AM APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Joint)
643 LOB
Medicaid

11:00 AM HEALTH CARE (Senate) 544LOB
Amend Nursing Practice Act (S356)
Medicaid/Hemophilic Drugs/No Prior Auth. (S324)
Special Care Dentistry Collaboration (S188)
Social Security Increase/Medicaid Elig. (S354)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

8:30 AM APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Joint)
643 LOB
CCNC


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