A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require the department of health and human services to identify and report on funding available for the establishment of a step‑down unit for the behaviorally advanced residential treatment program, as recommended by the joint legislative oversight committee on mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (Division), in consultation with the leadership and advisory committee of the Murdoch Developmental Center, shall identify funding sources available to establish a unit providing step-down services from the Behaviorally Advanced Residential Treatment (BART) Program.  By October 1, 2011, and quarterly thereafter until a BART step‑down unit is established, the Division shall report to the Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services on the progress toward identifying funding for, and establishing, the step‑down unit.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.