The Arc of North Carolina Policy Blog: Monday Quick Hits: Hot Policy Topics for This Week

Monday, May 4, 2009

Monday Quick Hits: Hot Policy Topics for This Week

North Carolina:
This week we will be again monitoring the budget process as appropriation subcommittees continue to meet. Here are your hot topics for the week:

Tuesday, May 5, 2009
8:30 a.m.
House Committee On Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 421 LOB
House Committee On Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 643 LOB

11:00 a.m.
House Committee On Health, 544 LOB
HB 455 (Insko) DESIGNATE KIDNEY MONTH
HB 535 (Insko) HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE/LYMPHEDEMA
HB 692 (Lucas, M.) ESTABLISH POLICY/SMOKING/FOSTER CARE
HB 694 (Holliman) STUDY/SMOKING BAN/FOSTER CARE HOMES
HB 945 (Sutton) ENFORCE FEDERAL INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT
HB 1055 (England) MEDICAL RECORDS/COPYING FEES
HB 1249 (England) DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AWARENESS MONTH
HB 1251 (Holliman) CANCER SCREENING AWARENESS MONTH
HB 1373 (Yongue) PHASE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
HB 1384 (Jones, Earl) SHOPPING CARTS/PREVENT EXPOSURE TO GERMS

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
House Committee On Aging, 415 LOB
HB 994 (Tolson) PUBLIC HOUSING/ADULT CARE HOME DEMO PROJECT
HB 996 (Tolson) REPEAL ACH/PUBLIC HOUSING STUDY

11:00 a.m.

Senate Committee On Health Care, 544 LOB

SB 331 (Berger, D.) MH/NATIONAL ACCRED. BENCHMARK

SB 694 (Garrou) AMEND DENTISTRY LAWS/OUT OF STATE DENTISTS

SB 765 (Stein) CLARIFY PATIENT DATA/MEDICAL CARE DATA ACT

SB 917 (Dorsett) CANCER PATIENT ASSISTANCE

SB 1022 (Stein) COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS TASK FORCE

12:00 noon

Senate Committee On Mental Health & Youth Services, 414 LOB

SB 721 (Hoyle) ALLOW ELECTRONIC SUPRVSN./MH/DD FACILITIES

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The Arc of North Carolina 2011 Legislative Agenda.

The Arc of North Carolina advocates for and with families and people with cognitive and developmental disabilities. We believe that the following legislative agenda promotes our goals of advocacy, inclusion, and access to the communities we live in.

The Arc of North Carolina Proposed Policy Agenda 2011

Budget:

The Arc of North Carolina understands the current budget constraints that the state of North Carolina finds itself in due to the economic recession. During this critical time it is more important than ever to protect needed services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. We encourage the members of the General Assembly to do the following things to protect the integrity of community-based services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in our state.

No additional cuts to state-funded services for people with developmental disabilities.
Create a separate Developmental Disability management structure within DHHS.
Apply for 1915 (i) State Plan services for adults with developmental disabilities targeting supports that currently utilize state general fund appropriations and utilizing those funds a Medicaid match.
If Managed Care is inevitable, consider a statewide 1915b Developmental Disability Only Managed Care Waiver with 1915i services included.
Add an additional CAP-DD Waiver for people with developmental disabilities who have significant behavioral and or medical needs.
Raise the Supports Waiver limit to 25 thousand dollars.
Utilize the Supports Intensity Scale as an initial eligibility tool for entrance into the CAP waivers with a reconsideration process utilizing other information.
Manage all of developmental disability services from a state system utilizing existing local structures where appropriate.

Housing:
Fair Housing Act Amendment.

This legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis or receipt of housing assistance. Many people with disabilities receive housing assistance. This legislation if passed would assist in opening more housing opportunities to the disability community.

Education:
Study ways to allow students with developmental disabilities to access current courses in our community college system. Included in this study we must look at ways to offer real job skill training to students with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

HB 344: Tax Credits for Children with Disabilities

Other:

SB 248: Update Archaic Disability Terms

HB 234: Juror Qualifications/Disability

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