Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Announcement: DD/MH/SAS Legislative Oversight Committee Meeting Tomorrow, Thursday November 15th

Tomorrow will be the third Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. This meeting is open to the public and you can listen online at www.ncleg.net.


JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON
MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
AGENDA
November 15, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Room 643, LOB
Senator Martin Nesbitt, Co-Chair, Presiding

Greetings and Introductions 10:00 – 10:15
Senator Martin Nesbitt, Co-Chair
Representative Verla Insko, Co-Chair

Reduction in State Hospital Utilization Pilot 10:15 – Noon
Review of Special Provision
LOC Staff

Selection Process
Laura White, Team Leader, State Psychiatric Hospitals
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

LMEs Description of Pilot Plans

Don Herring, Director – ACCESS/STR/ES Service Management
Western Highlands Network

Betty Taylor, CEO
Rhonda Outlaw, COO
CenterPoint Human Services

Tom McDevitt, LME Director
Doug Trantham, Service Management Director
Smoky Mountain Center

Lunch Noon – 1:00

Community Support Service Update 1:00 – 1:45

Tom Galligan, Deputy Director for Budget & Finance
Division of Medical Assistance, DHHS

Leza Wainwright, Deputy Director
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

Tara Larson, Acting Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs
Division of Medical Assistance, DHHS

Single Stream Funding Update 1:45 – 2:00
Leza Wainwright, Deputy Director
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

Independent Evaluation of LME Performance 2:00 – 2:15
Leza Wainwright, Deputy Director
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

Member and Public Comment 2:15 – 3:00

Adjourn

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