GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 561

Short Title:  MH Single Portal Funds.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Odom, Winner, Dannelly, and Blackmon.

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Referred to:  Children and Human Resources

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April 3, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO MEET THE MANDATE FOR A "SINGLE PORTAL OF ENTRY AND EXIT" FOR AREA MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Of the funds appropriated in the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 1995 to the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, Department of Human Resources, the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) each fiscal year shall be allocated to the 10 largest area mental health authorities to be used to meet the mandate for "Single Portal of Entry and Exit" for citizens with developmental disabilities.  Each of the 10 authorities shall receive seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) each fiscal year for this purpose.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995.