Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
8 <br /> Health and Human Services Legislative Proposals <br /> Priority Goals as Determined by NCACC Board of Directors <br /> 1. Ensure adequate mental health funding <br /> a. Seek legislation to ensure adequate capacity of state-funded acute psychiatric beds. <br /> b. Oppose legislation to close state-funded beds until there is adequate capacity <br /> statewide. <br /> c. Seek legislation to maintain the existing levels of state funding for community mental <br /> health services. <br /> 2. Retain State Aid to Counties—Seek legislation to retain the State Aid to Counties to maintain <br /> federal matchingfunds. <br /> 3. Allow county flexibility to organize local human services. <br /> a. Seek legislation to allow counties to organize human services based on community <br /> need,including the removal of the population threshold in 153A-77. <br /> b. Oppose legislation that would mandate consolidation of social services functions. <br /> Other Goals <br /> Maintain childcare subsidy funds and allocate to counties. <br /> — Seek legislation to allocate all childcare subsidy funding directly to counties. <br /> — Oppose legislation that would reduce childcare subsidy funding <br /> Maintain TANF Funds to counties—Seek legislation to maintain existing levels of county TANF funding <br /> to support and fund county DSS programs. <br /> Maintain childcare subsidy administration — Seek legislation to maintain the Child Care Subsidy <br /> Administration funding at 5 percent. <br /> Increase State/County Special Assistance Residency Requirements — Seek legislation to increase the <br /> number of days to establish residency for Special Assistance from 90 to 180 days, except for persons <br /> who have entered the state to be supported by a close relative. <br /> Require Back-up Generators for Adult Care Homes — Seek legislation to require all new adult-care <br /> homes to have back-up generators prior to receiving certificates of occupancy and require all existing <br /> adult-care homes to be equipped with back-up generators within three years. <br /> Expedite NCFAST Automation and Policy Simplification — Seek legislation to expedite the <br /> implementation of NC FAST and ensure automation builds on program and policy simplification and <br /> includes interface protocols. <br /> Retain "Electing" Counties' Financial Incentives — Seek legislation to retain financial incentives for <br /> counties to be"electing"counties. <br />