GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	2 

SENATE BILL 31*
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/30/94

Short Title:  DHR to Report.	(Public)
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February 9, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT ON ASSISTED LIVING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH PLANNING COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY CHAPTER 529 OF THE 1993 SESSION LAWS AND TO THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING.
Whereas, assisted living facilities are a recent addition to the continuum of long-term care services; and
Whereas, definitions of assisted living vary and often overlap with other models of residential care facilities; and
Whereas, North Carolina has no statutorily authorized definition of assisted living; and
Whereas, the Secretary of the Department of Human Resources established in August of 1993 an advisory committee called the Department of Human Resources Steering Team for Domiciliary Care to address a variety of issues that impact the provision of services to aged and disabled persons in the State's long-term care facilities; and
Whereas, one of the subcommittees will report to the Secretary on assisted living; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Secretary of the Department of Human Resources shall report findings and recommendations of the Department of Human Resources Steering Team for Domiciliary Care to the North Carolina Health Planning Commission established by Chapter 529 of the 1993 Session Laws and to the North Carolina Study Commission on Aging on or before October 1, 1994.  Both Commissions shall consider these recommendations for inclusion in their legislative recommendations to the 1995 General Assembly.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.