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<br /> JOINT RESOLUTION
<br /> OF THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
<br /> OF ALAMANCE,CABARRUS,CASWELL,CHATHAM,DAVIDSON,
<br /> FRANKLIN, GRANVILLE,HALIFAX, ORANGE,PERSON,ROWAN,
<br /> STANLY,UNION,VANCE AND WARREN COUNTIES
<br /> WHEREAS, the Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance, Cabarrus,
<br /> Caswell,Chatham, Davidson,Franklin, Granville,Halifax, Orange,Person,Rowan,
<br /> Stanly,Union,Vance and Warren Counties previously resolved to be separately served
<br /> by the Five County, OPC,and PBH Area Authorities;
<br /> WHEREAS,the State of North Carolina passed Session Law 2011-264,which
<br /> requires statewide expansion of the 1915(b)/(c)Medicaid Waiver to be managed by Area
<br /> Authorities operating as Managed Care Organizations;
<br /> WHEREAS,the North Carolina General Assembly is currently addressing the
<br /> governance needs of Area Authorities operating as Managed Care Organizations through
<br /> a Health and Human Services Subcommittee on LME Governance, and intends to pass
<br /> governance legislation in the 2012 legislative short session;
<br /> WHEREAS,the Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance, Cabarrus,
<br /> Caswell,Chatham,Davidson,Franklin, Granville,Halifax, Orange,Person,Rowan,
<br /> Stanly,Union, Vance and Warren Counties now desire to be served by a single Area
<br /> Authority operating as a Managed Care Organization with a governance structure that
<br /> will function under existing law, as well as under the new governance legislation;
<br /> NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED JOINTLY as follows:
<br /> Section 1. Resolution and Purpose
<br /> It is in the interest of the public health and welfare to create an Area Authority to
<br /> operate North Carolina's 1915(b)/(c)Medicaid Waiver as a Managed Care Organization
<br /> and to manage all public resources that may become available for mental health,
<br /> intellectual and developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services, including
<br /> federal block grant funds, federal funding for Medicaid and Health Choice, and all other
<br /> public funding sources.
<br /> Section 2. Establishment of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions
<br /> There is hereby created and established pursuant to G.S. 122C-115(c)an Area
<br /> Authority known as Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions("Cardinal Innovations").
<br /> Pursuant to the 1915(b)/(c)Medicaid Waiver and 42 C.F.R. 438.2, Cardinal Innovations
<br /> Healthcare Solutions shall operate as a Managed Care Organization and Prepaid Inpatient
<br /> Health Plan. Cardinal Innovations shall include the Alamance-Caswell,Five County,
<br /> OPC, and Piedmont Community Operations Centers.
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