A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE Department of Health and Human Services TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING A LICENSED ADULT CARE HOME IN A PUBLIC HOUSING FACILITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services and Division of Medical Assistance, shall study the feasibility and possible savings to the State of operating a licensed adult care home in a public housing facility.  The study shall determine:
(1)	Whether this model is needed to complement the care options currently available to older adults in North Carolina;
(2)	Whether this model is allowable under current State and federal laws and rules, and if not, what changes are needed;
(3)	How State‑County Special Assistance and federal public housing subsidies would work together and whether this could result in a reduced State‑County Special Assistance rate for these types of entities and possible savings for the State.
SECTION 2.  Not later than August 1, 2009, the Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, and to the NC Study Commission on Aging.
SECTION 3.  The Department shall use funds available for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to conduct the study required under Section 1 of this act.
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.