AN ACT to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure awareness of Adult Day Health Services and to provide a status report on changes implemented as a result of the Adult Day Services Study, as recommended by the Study Commission on Aging.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a)  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services and the Division of Medical Assistance, shall provide education, and training if necessary, to ensure that Community Alternatives Program (CAP) case managers are aware of adult day health services and that this option is being considered in all situations appropriate for the client.   
SECTION 1.(b)  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services, shall report on the status of the Partners in Caregiving Study recommendations.
SECTION 1.(c)  The Department shall report the status of its activities under this section to the North Carolina Study Commission on Aging not later than July 30, 2006.  
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 6th day of July, 2006.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 10:55 a.m. this 13th day of July, 2006