North Carolina HB 212: Cherry Hosp./Mental Health Funds.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H 1

HOUSE BILL 212*

Short Title: Cherry Hosp./Mental Health Funds. (Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Kerr, Tart; Albertson, Anderson, Beard, Bowen, Chapin,
Church, Colton, Cooper, J. Crawford, Creech, DeVane, Edwards, L. Etheridge, Hall,
Hardaway, James, Lilley, Mills, Perdue, Redwine, Rogers, R. Thompson, Warner,
Warren, Watkins, and Woodard.
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Referred to: Human Resources.
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February 14, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE STAFF/PATIENT 2
LEVEL AT CHERRY HOSPITAL AND TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED 3
ALTERNATIVE SERVICES FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
Section 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 6
Human Resources, Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance 7
Abuse Services, the sum of two million eight hundred thousand dollars ($2,800,000) for 8
the 1989-90 fiscal year and the sum of two million eight hundred thousand dollars 9
($2,800,000) for the 1990-91 fiscal year, to bring the level of staffing at Cherry Hospital 10
to the same level as at Broughton Hospital. 11
Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 12
Human Resources, Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance 13
Abuse Services, the sum of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) for the 1989-90 14
fiscal year and the sum of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) for the 1990-91 15
fiscal year, to be used in the Eastern Region to provide community-based alternatives to 16
institutionalization at Cherry Hospital for adults with severe and persistent mental 17
illness. These alternatives shall include greater local inpatient crisis stabilization, day 18
services, and liaison capacity. 19
Sec. 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 1989. 20