A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the department of health and human services to study issues relating to respite care 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, shall study the adequacy of service standards and funding for group respite services.  The study shall include determining whether opportunities exist to streamline and enhance the provision of respite services.
SECTION 1.(b)  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance, shall study including respite services as part of the Medicaid State Plan.
SECTION 1.(c)  The Department shall report findings and recommendations to the North Carolina Study Commission on Aging on or before November 1, 2009.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.