NAMI NC Public Policy
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Carolina includes as a major part of its mission the need to advocate for public policy changes to enhance the quality of life and the possibility of recovery for those living with mental illness and their families. To this end, each year the Public Policy committee of the NAMI NC Board obtains input from the grassroots affiliates and their members and they craft a public policy agenda or platform. Our positions are generally consistent with those of NAMI as well.
On this web page you will find our public policy platform, information on the legislative process, including advocacy tips, telephone trees, and even lists of those in the General Assembly. You will also find topics that are important to us such as Housing, Medication, Access to Services, Managed Care, Decriminalization, Emergency Department Wait Times, and pending legislative information.
If you are interested in joining the Public Policy Committee, which meets monthly via conference call, please call or email the office at mail@naminc.org.
Policy Documents & Article
Minors Consent Position Statement – HB693/SB675
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES & LME’s
POINT OF VIEW: BAFFLING COMMENTS FROM NC’s MEDICAID DIRECTOR
Customizing Health Homes for Children with Serious Behavioral Health Challenges
December 2014, Cuts to LME/MCO dollars for administrative formula; these monies
should be put into services rather than revert to the General Fund, and a
requirement for prior authorization for drugs for mental illness – a serious
barrier to people who live with mental illness, with an associated
cut.
NAMI North Carolina 2013 Public Policy Agenda click here
4th Circuit Sends Personal Care Case Back to District Court – 4/2013
Crisis Affecting Housing for People Living with Mental Illness – will direct you to a new page
Sandy Hook Resources – will direct you to a new page
2013 House and Senate Reps - divided by Committees and NAMI affiliates
Report to the General Assembly: Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services Report to the 2013 General Assembly (Jan 2013)
County, state at odds over multi-million dollar mental health program
NCDHHS Tags Cardinal Innovations to OverseeMedicaid Waiver Expansion in Mecklenburg
Bridge Funding for .5600 A and .5600 C Group Homes
Cardinal Innovations to oversee 1915 (b)/(c) Medicaid waivers in Mecklenburg County
Mathematica Releases Medicaid Buy In Brief
CMS Creates New Office for Dual Eligibles – The Affordable Care Act creates a new office within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, to coordinate care for individuals who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.
New ACT Service Definition - open for public comment until January 12, 2013
LME Efforts in MH Crisis Management - Legislative Report on the Study of Local Management Entity (LME) Efforts and Activities in the Area of Mental Health Crisis Management
As Dix closes, reforms sputter - N&O 8/12
Fiscal Note for Proposed Amendment of Rule 10A NCAC 27G .0504 – Local Management Entity Client Rights Committees and Provider Client Rights Committees
Motion to Intervene – ACH as IMDs – Press Release from Disability Rights NC
Letter – Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Rewrite in 2012 – led by NAMI NC!
HHS Spending Targets and Budget Highlights – from 5/2 Appropriation Committee Meeting
PDUFA: A Serious Policy with a Funny Name – Campaign for Modern Medicines
Cost Shifting to Jails after a Change to Managed Mental Health Care
NC Demonstration to Integrate Care for Dual Eligible Individuals – submitted to Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
LME Governance Committee Bill draft 4.9.12 and Potential Barriers
District Court Decides on PBH Waiver Service Reduction to People with DD w/o Appeal Rights and PBH Release
State Withdraws RFP for Privatizing Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Beds – see stories below
GEO Care confirms it won’t pursue hospital
Update: State continues talks with GEO Care about High Point mental hospital
Dix to close this summer, but future remains unsettled - March 2012
Medicaid patients could soon lose adult home care benefits – March 2012
Letter to Gov Perdue with Suggestions on Priorities for Budget FY2013 – January 2012
Appointments to Division Waiver Advisory Committee (DWAC)
Dual Eligibles Recommendations (Medicaid/Medicare) - 1/19/12
Emergency Department Wait Time Action Plan (PDF)
Emergency Department Workgroup Minutes (PDF)
NAMI North Carolina’s Waiver Position Statement (5/2011)
Waiver Strategic Plan DRAFT (7/28/11)
NAMI Wake Report Documenting Increasing ER Waits
1915 b/c Waiver Communication for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities