North Carolina HB 2029: DHHS Rate Setting Authority.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 
SESSION 2007 
H 1 
HOUSE BILL 2029 
 
 
 
 
Short Title:    DHHS Rate Setting Authority. (Public)
Sponsors:      Representatives Earle; and Faison. 
Referred to:   Aging. 
May 10, 2007 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 
AN   ACT   TO   REQUIRE   THE   DEPARTMENT   OF   HEALTH   AND   HUMAN   2 
SERVICES  TO  SET  RATES  FOR  STATE/COUNTY  SPECIAL  ASSISTANCE  3 
AND ADULT CARE HOME PERSONAL CARE SERVICES. 4 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 
SECTION  1.(a)    The  Department  of  Health  and  Human  Services  shall  set  6 
rates  for  State/County  Special  Assistance  and  for  Adult  Care  Home  Personal  Care  7 
Services.    The  Department  may  establish  separate  rates  for  residents  of  special  care  8 
units.  The Department shall set rates using appropriate cost modeling methodology and 9 
cost reports submitted by adult care homes that receive State/County Special Assistance 10 
funds  and  shall  ensure  that  cost  reporting  is  comparable  to  State/County  Special  11 
Assistance and Adult Care Home Personal Care Services at the same standards as apply 12 
to other service providers. 13 
SECTION 1.(b)  The Department of Health and Human Services shall assure 14 
coordination  of  the  State/County  Special  Assistance  rate  and  the  Adult  Care  Home  15 
Personal Care Services rate with the Division of Aging and Adult Services, the Division 16 
of Medical Assistance, and the Office of the State Controller. 17 
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008. 18