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33 <br />HH -8: Seek legislation to require the NC Dept. of Health & <br />Human Services to adjust the current accounting, report- <br />ing and expenditure requirements to allow counties to real- <br />ize the full benefits from consolidation efforts as outlined in <br />H B438. <br />• In 2012, the Legislature gave all counties the option to con- <br />solidate boards of social services and health, and consoli- <br />date agencies to manage human service delivery. Twenty - <br />two counties have initiated some form of consolidation. <br />• To realize the full efficiencies afforded under consolidation, <br />the traditional state oversight and funding processes must <br />be modified to accommodate local organization improve- <br />ments. <br />HH -9: Advocate for implementation of statewide case man- <br />agement system(s) for both Child Welfare and Adult Protec- <br />tive Services. <br />• North Carolina is one of eight states with a county- adminis- <br />tered, state - oversight system of social services. North Caro- <br />lina is the only state where the county is responsible for the <br />full, non - federal share of income maintenance administrative <br />costs. Since the state has had no incentives to build effi- <br />ciencies, productivity tools have been limited to county -built <br />stand -alone systems or through cumbersome mainframe ap- <br />plications. <br />• NCFAST, the state's comprehensive new case management <br />system for counties, is expected to build out case manage- <br />ment capabilities for child welfare and adult services. <br />HH -10: Oppose legislation that would weaken county man- <br />agement of nonemergency Medicaid transport. <br />• North Carolina counties sponsor a coordinated human ser- <br />vices transportation network, serving veterans, elderly citi- <br />zens, children in daycare, and Medicaid recipients within the <br />