GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 210

Short Title:  GPAC/CON Reimbursement.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Martin of Guilford; and Blackmon.
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Referred to:  Government Performance Audit.
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February 17, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO RETAIN THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCEDURE FOR LONG-TERM CARE BEDS BUT TO CHANGE THE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The General Assembly finds that the Certificate of Need process remains justified for long-term care beds but that the Medicaid reimbursement system for these beds should be adjusted to promote savings.
Sec. 2.  Effective July 1, 1993, the Division of Medical Assistance, Department of Human Resources shall make those changes in the Medicaid reimbursement system for long-term care facilities that will promote savings.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.