GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 934*

Short Title:  MHSC/MH/DD/SA Services Funds.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Conder; Ward, Soles, Martin of Guilford, Hunt, Parnell, Jordan, Hoyle, Walker, Lee, Kerr, Edwards, Richardson, Seymour, Gunter, Allran, Forrester, Cochrane, Smith, Codington, Carpenter, Blackmon, Ballance, Folger, Marshall, Warren, Sherron, Hyde, Plexico, Tally, Gulley, Winner of Mecklenburg, Kaplan, Odom, Perdue, Sands, Shaw, Plyler, Harris, and Speed.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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April 21, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MENTAL HEALTH STUDY COMMISSION AND COALITION 2001 PLANS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, there are approximately 900,000 North Carolinians directly disabled by alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, and developmental disabilities; and 
Whereas, the current lack of treatment programs is costing North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity in the work place, increased crime and criminal justice expenses, increased welfare payments, and long-term remedial care; and 
Whereas, the Mental Health Study Commission has completed a planning process to develop strategies to meet the needs of these citizens, many of whom are not receiving critical services; and 
Whereas, this planning process has been a partnership involving legislators, professionals, State and county officials, business leaders, advocates, consumers, and hundreds of citizens throughout the State; and 
Whereas, Coalition 2001, a group representing 50 organizations, has been formed to promote full implementation of these plans and initiatives; and 
Whereas, the result of the Mental Health Study Commission work is a blueprint of long-range plans that document total service needs and set forth comprehensive strategies for required services reflecting the unmet needs and the corresponding cost in each disability area; and 
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly have committed support for this project through incremental funding over the past two sessions; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Mental Illness.  (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of six million sixty thousand dollars ($6,060,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of nine million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($9,150,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the continued development of community-based, periodic, day/night and 24-hour services in accordance with the Comprehensive Long-Range Plan for Adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness presented in the 1989 Report of the Mental Health Study Commission.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of six million seven hundred thousand dollars ($6,700,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the continued development of community-based, periodic, day/night and 24-hour services for children and adolescents in accordance with the Child Mental Health Plan presented in the 1987 Report of the Mental Health Study Commission.
(c)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for housing services for persons with mental illness in accordance with the Comprehensive Long-Range Plan for Adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness.
(d)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of two hundred forty thousand dollars ($240,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for mental health services for persons who are deaf and mentally ill.
Sec. 2.  Substance Abuse.  (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of three million eight hundred thousand dollars ($3,800,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the continued development of community-based, periodic, day/night and 24-hour services in accordance with the Adult Substance Abuse Treatment Plan presented in the 1991 Report of the Mental Health Study Commission.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of six million six hundred thousand dollars ($6,600,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the continued development of community-based, periodic, day/night and 24-hour services for children and adolescents in accordance with the Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Plan presented in the 1993 Report of the Mental Health Study Commission.
(c)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be targeted for public/private recovery services for substance abusers.
(d)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be targeted for pregnant women served in the Women's Perinatal Programs established in the 1992-93 fiscal year.
(e)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be targeted for substance abuse services for persons involved in the criminal justice system.
(f)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of one hundred thousand ($100,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to support development and operation of a Consortium to Develop Quality Improvement Criteria and Standards of Care for Substance Abuse Programs.
Sec. 3.  Developmental Disabilities.  (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of six million nine hundred thousand dollars ($6,900,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of ten million eight hundred thousand dollars ($10,800,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the continued development of community-based, periodic, day/night and 24-hour services for adults with developmental disabilities in accordance with the Long-Range Plan for Persons with Developmental Disabilities presented in the 1993 Report of the Mental Health Study Commission.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of three million seven hundred thousand dollars ($3,700,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of five million six hundred thousand dollars ($5,600,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the continued development of community-based, periodic, day/night and 24-hour services for children with developmental disabilities in accordance with the Long-Range Plan for Persons with Developmental Disabilities presented in the 1993 Report of the Mental Health Study Commission.
(c)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, the sum of one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to provide services for clients served by United Cerebral Palsy Centers.
(d)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the continued development of community-based, periodic, day/night and 24-hour services for housing for persons with developmental disabilities in accordance with the Long-Range Plan for Persons with Developmental Disabilities presented in the 1993 Report of the Mental Health Study Commission.
Sec. 4.  The funds appropriated in Sections 1(a), 1(b), 2(a), 2(b), 3(a), and 3(b) of this act shall initially be allocated on a per capita basis to the area mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services authorities in accordance with the Catch-Up Funding Proposal endorsed by the Mental Health Study Commission in January 1993.
Sec. 5.  The Secretary of Human Resources shall ensure that copies of all Mental Health Study Commission plans referred to in this act are available as follows:
(1)	On file in the State Library;
(2)	Distributed to all area mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse authorities; and
(3)	On file in the Department and made available, upon request, to other affected agencies and individuals.
Sec. 6.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.