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A+ia4e eA+ 4= <br /> OPC & System Reform <br /> tribal 2002 <br /> Public Mental Health System To Undergo <br /> Comprehensive Reform <br /> Legislative Action present system as required by <br /> House Bill 381. The plan is <br /> During the 2000 Legislative described as a Irving document for a <br /> Session, the bipartisan Joint five-year period of time that will be <br /> Legislative Oversight Committee refined as it is implemented. It is <br /> H-OC) on Mental Health, expected to ensure on-going <br /> Developmental Disabilities' and consumer and family involvement <br /> Substance Abuse Services was and oversight. The Division believes <br /> established to oversee system that the State Plan prioritizes <br /> reform. The LOC, chaired by services for people with the most <br /> Sanger Steven Metcalf and disabilities, employs evidence-based <br /> Representative Vend Insko, created best practices, promotes efficiency, <br /> the mental heallb reform bill realigns service promises, and <br /> Governor Michael F. Easley signed reallocates system resources. Other <br /> the bill on October 15, 2001. The key features of the State Plan <br /> mental health reform bill (House Bill include'. <br /> 381'. An Act to Phase In The plan will be phased In <br /> Implementation of Mental Health between November 30, 2001 <br /> System Reform at the Stale and and January 1, 2007, <br /> Local Level) provides much of the ' Area programs will be <br /> basis for the state plan, particularly reduced from 30 to 20, <br /> as it relates to coordination of stale ' Area programs will become <br /> Local Management Entities <br /> and local colkaboration. HB 381 also (LMEI. <br /> created a$67.5 million trust fund to . An WE must cover at least <br /> expand community capacity, assist 200,000 people or five <br /> in hospital downsizing,and reward coundes. <br /> local consolidation. _ . County Commissioners will <br /> -- determine the design of the <br /> WE and submit a local <br /> The State Plan 2001 business plan to the state <br /> by 111103 for haw the WE <br /> The Slate Plan 2001:Bluepnntfor wllloperste. <br /> Change is DHHSSecretary Carmen LMEs will provide core <br /> Hooker Doctors plan to transform the services and build a provider <br /> network <br /> eonsnuwl 2 <br />