A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE PROVIDERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL MANAGEMENT ENTITY TO ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO NON‑MEDICAID ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IN THE TARGET POPULATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Local management entities providing mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services under contract with a provider shall require under the contract that the provider also provide services to LME clients who are not Medicaid eligible, who are part of the target population, and whose services are paid for using State funds.   The contract between the LME and the provider shall also require that the provider's services under the contract shall be composed of seventy percent (70%) Medicaid‑eligible clients, and thirty percent (30%) non‑Medicaid eligible clients in the target population whose services are paid for with State funds.  The provisions of this section shall be implemented only if not prohibited by federal Medicaid law or permitted by waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance, shall apply for the necessary waivers to implement this act.  
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to provider contracts executed or renewed on and after that date.