AN ACT MAKing TECHNICAL, conforming, AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS to laws PERTAINING TO the department of health and human SERVICES AND ADDING A PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIAN PRIVILEGE EXCEPTION TO CRIMES AGAINST JUVENILES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

part i. technical, conforming, and other changes related to the division of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services

ALIGNMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY DEFINITION WITH FEDERAL LAW
SECTION 1.1.  G.S. 122C‑3(12a) reads as rewritten:
"(12a)	Developmental disability. – A severe, chronic disability of a person that satisfies all of the following:
a.	Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments.
…."

ALLOW CO‑PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES
SECTION 1.2.  G.S. 122C‑112.1(a)(34) reads as rewritten:
"(34)	Adopt a co‑payment schedule for behavioral health services, intellectual and developmental disabilities services, and substance use disorder services based on the Medicaid co‑payments for such services, which shall be used by LMEs and by contractual provider agencies under G.S. 122C‑146. The co‑payment schedule adopted under this subdivision shall require a co‑payment for services identified by the Secretary. Families whose family income is three hundred percent (300%) or greater of the federal poverty level are eligible for services with the applicable co‑payment."

CONFORMING CHANGE TO PROCEDURE FOR APPEALING DECISIONS ON LICENSURE WAIVER REQUESTS
SECTION 1.3.  G.S. 122C‑23(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f)	Upon written application and in accordance with rules of the Commission, the Secretary may for good cause waive any of the rules implementing this Article, provided those rules do not affect the health, safety, or welfare of the individuals within the licensable facility. Decisions made pursuant to this subsection may be appealed by filing a contested case under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes."

TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO LIST OF PERSONS DHHS SECRETARY MAY CERTIFY TO PERFORM FIRST EXAMINATIONS FOR INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
SECTION 1.4.  G.S. 122C‑263.1(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Physicians and eligible psychologists are qualified to perform the commitment examinations required under G.S. 122C‑263(c) and G.S. 122C‑283(c). The Secretary of Health and Human Services may individually certify to perform the first commitment examinations required by G.S. 122C‑261 through G.S. 122C‑263 and G.S. 122C‑281 through G.S. 122C‑283 other health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals whose scope of practice includes diagnosing and documenting psychiatric or substance use disorders and conducting mental status examinations to determine capacity to give informed consent to treatment as follows:
(1)	The Secretary has received a request:
a.	To certify a licensed clinical social worker, a master's or higher level degree nurse practitioner, a licensed clinical mental health counselor or a physician's assistant to conduct the first examinations described in G.S. 122C‑263(c) and G.S. 122C‑283(c).
b.	To certify a master's level licensed clinical addictions specialist to conduct the first examination described in G.S. 122C‑283(c).
…
(5)	In no event shall the certification of a licensed clinical social worker, master's or higher level degree nurse practitioner, licensed clinical mental health counselor, physician assistant, or master's level certified clinical addictions specialist under this section be construed as authorization to expand the scope of practice of the licensed clinical social worker, the master's level nurse practitioner, licensed clinical mental health counselor, physician assistant, or the master's level certified clinical addictions specialist.
…."

CORRECTION TO EXPANDED USE OF TELEHEALTH TO CONDUCT FIRST AND SECOND INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT EXAMINATIONS DURING THE COVID‑19 EMERGENCY
SECTION 1.5.(a)  Section 3F.1(b) of S.L. 2020‑3 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 3F.1.(b)  Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes or any other provision of law to the contrary, the first examination of a respondent required by G.S. 122C‑263(a) to determine whether the respondent will be involuntarily committed due to mental illness or required by G.S. 122C‑283(a) to determine whether the respondent will be involuntarily committed due to substance use disorder may be conducted either in the physical face‑to‑face presence of the commitment examiner or utilizing telehealth equipment and procedures. A commitment examiner who examines a respondent by means of telehealth must be satisfied to a reasonable medical certainty that the determinations made in accordance with G.S. 122C‑283(d) would not be different if the examination had been conducted in the physical presence of the commitment examiner. A commitment examiner who is not so satisfied must note that the examination was not satisfactorily accomplished, and the respondent must be taken for a face‑to‑face examination in the physical presence of a person authorized to perform examinations under G.S. 122C‑283."
SECTION 1.5.(b)  This section is effective when it becomes law.

PART iI. technical, conforming, and other changes related to the division of PUBLIC HEALTH

TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO STATUTE GOVERNING TRANSITIONAL PERMITS FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
SECTION 2.1.  G.S. 130A‑248(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	If ownership of an establishment is transferred or the establishment is leased, the new owner or lessee shall apply for a new permit. The new owner or lessee may also apply for a transitional permit. A transitional permit may be issued upon the transfer of ownership or lease of an establishment to allow the correction of construction and equipment problems that do not represent an immediate threat to the public health. Upon issuance of a new permit or a transitional permit for the same establishment, any previously issued permit for an establishment in that location becomes void. This subsection does not prohibit issuing more than one owner or lessee a permit for the same location if (i) more than one establishment is operated in the same physical location and (ii) each establishment satisfies all of the rules and requirements of subsection (a) of this section. For purposes of this subsection, "transitional permit" means a permit issued upon the transfer of ownership or lease of an existing food establishment to allow the correction of construction and equipment problems that do not represent an immediate threat to the public health."

REGULATION OF TEMPORARY DISPLAY SPAS
SECTION 2.2.  G.S. 130A‑280 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A‑280.  Scope.
This Article provides for the regulation of public swimming pools in the State as they may affect the public health and safety. As used in this Article, the term "public swimming pool" means any structure, chamber, or tank containing an artificial body of water used by the public for swimming, diving, wading, recreation, or therapy, together with buildings, appurtenances, and equipment used in connection with the body of water, regardless of whether a fee is charged for its use. The term includes municipal, school, hotel, motel, apartment, boarding house, athletic club, or other membership facility pools and spas, spas operating for display at temporary events, and artificial swimming lagoons. As used in this Article, an "artificial swimming lagoon" means any body of water used for recreational purposes with more than 20,000 square feet of surface area, an artificial liner, and a method of disinfectant that results in a disinfectant residual in the swimming zone that is protective of the public health. This Article does not apply to a private pool serving a single family dwelling and used only by the residents of the dwelling and their guests. This Article also does not apply to therapeutic pools used in physical therapy programs operated by medical facilities licensed by the Department or operated by a licensed physical therapist, nor to therapeutic chambers drained, cleaned, and refilled after each individual use."

AUTHORIZATION TO APPOINT RETIRED PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PARAMEDICS, CERTIFIED MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATORS, AND PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANTS AS MEDICAL EXAMINERS
SECTION 2.3.  G.S. 130A‑382(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Chief Medical Examiner shall appoint two or more county medical examiners for each county for a three‑year term. In appointing medical examiners for each county, the Chief Medical Examiner shall give preference to physicians licensed to practice medicine in this State but may also appoint retired physicians previously licensed to practice in this State; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or nurses licensed to practice in this State; emergency medical technician paramedics credentialed under G.S. 131E‑159; medicolegal death investigators certified by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators; pathologists' assistants; and dentists licensed to practice in this State. A medical examiner may serve more than one county. The Chief Medical Examiner may take jurisdiction in any case or appoint another medical examiner to do so."

ALLOW CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER TO APPOINT EMERGENCY MEDICAL EXAMINERS DURING STATES OF EMERGENCY
SECTION 2.4.  G.S. 130A‑382 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a1)	During a state of emergency declared by the Governor or by a resolution of the General Assembly as provided in G.S. 166A‑19.20, or by the governing body of a county or municipality as provided in G.S. 166A‑19.22, the Chief Medical Examiner is authorized to appoint temporary county medical examiners to serve for the duration of the declared state of emergency. For purposes of this section, "temporary county medical examiner" means an individual who has been determined by the Chief Medical Examiner to have the appropriate training, education, and experience to serve as a county medical examiner during a declared state of emergency."

ESTABLISHMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY FOR CERTAIN DEATH INVESTIGATION INFORMATION
SECTION 2.5.  Article 16 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 130A‑386.5.  Confidentiality of certain death investigation information and records received by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
All information and records provided by a city, county, or other public entity to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or its agents, concerning a death investigation shall retain the same degree of confidentiality it had while in the possession of the city, county, or other public entity. Such information and records shall not become public records, as defined under Chapters 121 and 132 of the General Statutes, when provided to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or its agents, unless the information and records otherwise constituted public records while in the possession of the city, county, or other public entity."

PART iI‑A. technical, conforming, and other changes related to DHHS Block Grants
SECTION 2A.1.(a)  Section 1.1 of S.L. 2019‑192, as amended by Section 4.9 of S.L. 2020‑4, reads as rewritten:
"DHHS BLOCK GRANTS
"SECTION 1.1.(a)  Except as otherwise provided, appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for each year of the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2021, according to the following schedule:

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY	FY 2019‑2020	FY 2020‑2021
FAMILIES (TANF) FUNDS

Local Program Expenditures

Division of Social Services

	01. Work First Family Assistance	$37,549,914	$35,549,914

	02. Work First County Block Grants	80,093,566	80,093,566

	03. Work First Electing Counties	2,378,213	2,378,213

	04. Adoption Services – Special Children
	Adoption Fund	2,026,877	2,026,877

	05. Child Protective Services – Child Welfare
	Workers for Local DSS	9,412,391	
	21,559,645

	06. Funding for Counties to Assist with County
		Implementation of NC FAST, Project 4	8,092	0

	07. Child Welfare Program Improvement Plan	775,176	775,176

	08. Child Welfare Collaborative	400,000	400,000

	09. Child Welfare Initiatives	1,400,000	1,400,000

Division of Child Development and Early Education

	10. Subsidized Child Care Program	53,203,069	45,813,694

	11. Swap‑Child Care Subsidy	5,400,000	12,600,000

	12. NC Pre‑K Services	66,300,000	68,300,000

Division of Public Health

	13. Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives	3,450,000	3,450,000

DHHS Administration

	14. Division of Social Services	2,482,260	2,482,260

	15. Office of the Secretary	34,042	34,042

	16. Eligibility Systems – Operations and
	Maintenance	653,815	
	1,045,775

	17. NC FAST Implementation	1,817,362	396,659

	18. Division of Social Services – Workforce
	Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)	93,216	83,874

Transfers to Other Block Grants

Division of Child Development and Early Education

	19. Transfer to the Child Care and
	Development Fund	21,773,001	21,773,001

Division of Social Services

	20. Transfer to Social Services Block
	Grant for Child Protective Services –
	Training	1,300,000	1,300,000

	21. Transfer to Social Services Block
	Grant for Child Protective Services	5,040,000	5,040,000

	22. Transfer to Social Services Block
	Grant for County Departments of
	Social Services for Children's Services	13,097,783	13,097,783

	23. Transfer to Social Services Block
	Grant – Foster Care Services	1,385,152	1,385,152

	24. Transfer to Social Services Block	1,582,000	1,582,000
	Grant – Child Advocacy Centers

	25. Transfer to Social Services Block	737,067	737,067
	Grant – Child Protective Services,
	Child Welfare Training for Counties

TOTAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) FUNDS	$312,392,996	
	$323,304,698

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF)
EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUNDS

Local Program Expenditures

Division of Child Development and Early Education

	01. Subsidized Child Care	$33,439,988	
					$34,818,946

TOTAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) EMERGENCY
CONTINGENCY FUNDS	$33,439,988	
					$34,818,946

SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

Local Program Expenditures

Divisions of Social Services and Aging and Adult Services

	01. County Departments of Social Services	$19,905,849	$19,905,849

	02. County Departments of Social Services
	(Transfer From TANF)	13,097,783	13,097,783

	03. EBCI Tribal Public Health and Human Services	244,740	244,740

	04. Child Protective Services
	(Transfer From TANF)	5,040,000	5,040,000

	05. State In‑Home Services Fund	1,943,950	1,943,950

	06. Adult Protective Services	2,138,404	2,138,404

	07. State Adult Day Care Fund	1,994,084	1,994,084

	08. Child Protective Services/CPS
	Investigative Services – Child Medical
	Evaluation Program	901,868	901,868

	09. Special Children Adoption Incentive Fund	462,600	762,600

	10. Child Protective Services – Child
	Welfare Training for Counties
	(Transfer From TANF)	1,300,000	1,300,000

	11. Child Protective Services – Child
	Welfare Training for Counties
	(Transfer From TANF)	737,067	737,067

	12. Home and Community Care Block
	Grant (HCCBG)	2,696,888	2,696,888

	13. Child Advocacy Centers
		(Transfer from TANF $1,582,000)	1,582,000	1,582,000

	14. Guardianship – Division of Social Services	1,802,671	3,082,411

	15. Foster Care Services
	(Transfer From TANF)	1,385,152	1,385,152

Division of Central Management and Support

	16. DHHS Competitive Block Grants
	for Nonprofits	4,774,525	4,774,525

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services

	17. Mental Health Services – Adult and
	Child/Developmental Disabilities Program/
	Substance Abuse Services – Adult	4,149,595	4,149,595

DHHS Program Expenditures

Division of Services for the Blind

	18. Independent Living Program	3,603,793	3,603,793

Division of Health Service Regulation

	19. Adult Care Licensure Program	402,951	402,951

	20. Mental Health Licensure and
	Certification Program	200,880	200,880

Division of Aging and Adult Services

	21. Guardianship	3,825,443	3,825,443

DHHS Administration

	22. Division of Aging and Adult Services	679,541	679,541

	23. Division of Social Services	654,220	654,220

	24. Office of the Secretary/Controller's Office	132,047	132,047

	25. Legislative Increases/Fringe Benefits	236,278	236,278

	26. Division of Child Development and
	Early Education	13,878	13,878

	27. Division of Mental Health, Developmental
	Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services	27,446	27,446

	28. Division of Health Service Regulation	121,719	121,719

TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT	$74,055,372	
					$75,635,112

LOW‑INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT

Local Program Expenditures

Division of Social Services

	01. Low‑Income Energy Assistance
	Program (LIEAP)	$40,298,638	
				$40,950,767

	02. Crisis Intervention Program (CIP)	40,298,638	
					40,950,767

Local Administration

Division of Social Services

	03. County DSS Administration	6,618,366	
					6,725,467

DHHS Administration

Division of Central Management and Support

	04. Division of Social Services	10,000	10,000

	04A. AR4CA Replacement Project		119,486

	04B. Winter Heating Program Outreach		100,000

	05. Office of the Secretary/DIRM	128,954	128,954

	06. Office of the Secretary/Controller's Office	18,378	18,378

	07. NC FAST Development	2,287,188	
					581,123

	08. NC FAST Operations and Maintenance	2,539,033	
					2,335,226

Transfers to Other State Agencies

Department of Environmental Quality

	09. Weatherization Program	8,692,641	
					9,493,643

	10. Heating Air Repair and Replacement
	Program (HARRP)	5,881,761	
				6,171,429

	11. Local Residential Energy Efficiency Service
	Providers – Weatherization	544,742	573,072

	12. Local Residential Energy Efficiency Service
	Providers – HARRP	327,169	351,654

	13. DEQ – Weatherization Administration	544,742	623,072

	14. DEQ – HARRP Administration	277,169	381,654

Department of Administration

	15. N.C. Commission on Indian Affairs	87,736	87,736

TOTAL LOW‑INCOME ENERGY
	ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT	$108,555,155	
					$109,602,428

CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND BLOCK GRANT

Local Program Expenditures

Division of Child Development and Early Education

	01. Child Care Services	$268,109,943	
					$245,658,197

	02. Smart Start Subsidy	7,392,654	7,392,654

	03. Transfer from TANF Block Grant
	for Child Care Subsidies	21,773,001	21,773,001

	04. Quality and Availability Initiatives
	(TEACH Program $3,800,000)	67,217,124	
				48,045,765

DHHS Administration

Division of Child Development and Early Education

	05. DCDEE Administrative Expenses	9,710,886	
					10,062,728

Division of Social Services

	06. Local Subsidized Child Care
	Services Support	18,533,357	
				18,685,609

	07. Direct Deposit for Child Care Payments	505,100	5,000

Division of Central Management and Support

	08. NC FAST Development	464,290	100,880

	09. NC FAST Operations and Maintenance	1,104,504	
					1,766,649

	10. DHHS Central Administration – DIRM
	Technical Services	645,162	645,162

	11. DHHS Central Administration	7,346	350,000

Division of Public Health

	12. Child Care Health Consultation Contracts	62,205	62,205

TOTAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT
	FUND BLOCK GRANT	$395,525,572	$354,547,850

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

Local Program Expenditures

	01. Mental Health Services – Child	$4,779,087	$4,779,087

	02. Mental Health Services – Adult/Child	18,531,361	
					19,295,850

	03. Mental Health Services – First
	Psychotic Symptom Treatment	1,976,970	
				3,367,375

DHHS Administration

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services

	04. Administration	200,000	200,000

TOTAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
	BLOCK GRANT	$25,487,418	
					$27,642,312

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANT

Local Program Expenditures

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services

	01. Substance Abuse – HIV and IV Drug	$3,500,747	$2,550,915

	02. Substance Abuse Prevention	9,110,422	9,110,422

	03. Substance Abuse Services – Treatment for
	Children/Adults
	(Medication‑Assisted Opioid Use Disorder
	Treatment Pilot Program $500,000;
	First Step Farm of WNC, Inc. $100,000)	28,203,732	
				31,400,777

	05. Crisis Solutions Initiatives – Collegiate
	Wellness/Addiction Recovery	1,085,000	1,085,000

	06. Crisis Solutions Initiatives – Community
	Paramedic Mobile Crisis Management	20,000	20,000

DHHS Program Expenditures

Division of Central Management and Support

	07. Competitive Grants	1,600,000	1,600,000

DHHS Administration

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services

	08. Administration	454,000	454,000

	09. Controlled Substance Reporting System
	Enhancement	427,655	427,655

	10. Veterans Initiatives	250,000	250,000

Division of Public Health

	11. HIV Testing for Individuals in Substance
	Abuse Treatment	1,300,000	0

TOTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
	AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANT	$45,951,556	
					$46,898,769

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BLOCK GRANT

Local Program Expenditures

Division of Public Health

	01. Women and Children's Health Services
	(Safe Sleep Campaign $45,000; Sickle Cell
	Centers $100,000; Prevent Blindness $575,000;
	March of Dimes $350,000; Teen Pregnancy
	Prevention Initiatives $650,000;
	17P Project $52,000; Nurse‑Family
	Partnership $550,000; Perinatal & Neonatal
		Outreach Coordinator Contracts $440,000;
		Mountain Area Pregnancy Services $250,000;
		Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship $400,000)	$14,719,224	
					$15,892,309

	02. Oral Health	48,227	54,215

	03. Evidence‑Based Programs in Counties
	With Highest Infant Mortality Rates	1,575,000	1,575,000

DHHS Program Expenditures

	04. Children's Health Services	1,427,323	
					1,477,119

	05. Women's Health – Maternal Health	169,864	174,727

	06. Women and Children's Health – Perinatal
		Strategic Plan Support Position	68,245	81,622

	07. State Center for Health Statistics	158,583	160,965

	08. Health Promotion – Injury and
	Violence Prevention	87,271	91,082

DHHS Administration

	09. Division of Public Health Administration	552,571	604,248

TOTAL MATERNAL AND CHILD
	HEALTH BLOCK GRANT	$18,806,308	
					$20,111,287

PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

Local Program Expenditures

	01. Physical Activity and Prevention	$3,030,116	$3,030,116

	02. Injury and Violence Prevention
	(Services to Rape Victims – Set‑Aside)	160,000	160,000

DHHS Program Expenditures

Division of Public Health

	03. HIV/STD Prevention and
	Community Planning	137,648	137,648

	04. Oral Health Preventive Services	150,000	150,000

	05. Laboratory Services – Testing,
	Training, and Consultation	21,000	21,000

	06. Injury and Violence Prevention
	(Services to Rape Victims – Set‑Aside)	53,206	53,206

	07. Performance Improvement and
	Accountability	592,123	643,449

	08. State Center for Health Statistics	82,505	82,505

DHHS Administration

Division of Public Health

	09. Division of Public Health	65,000	65,000

TOTAL PREVENTIVE HEALTH
	SERVICES BLOCK GRANT	$4,291,598	
					$4,342,924

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

	01. Community Action Agencies	$24,170,204	
					$24,109,518

	02. Discretionary Funding	921,096	723,194

	03. Office of Economic Opportunity	981,096	1,141,652

	04. Office of Economic Opportunity – Workforce
		Investment Opportunities Act (WIOA)	60,000	60,000

	05. AR4CA Replacement Project		358,458

TOTAL COMMUNITY SERVICES
	BLOCK GRANT	$26,132,396	
					$26,392,822

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"TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) FUNDS
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"SECTION 1.1.(h)  The sum of twenty‑one million five hundred fifty‑nine thousand six hundred forty‑five dollars ($21,559,645) appropriated in this act to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, in TANF funds for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year for child welfare improvements shall be allocated to the county departments of social services for hiring or contracting staff to investigate and provide services in Child Protective Services cases; to provide foster care and support services; to recruit, train, license, and support prospective foster and adoptive families; and to provide interstate and post‑adoption services for eligible families.
Counties shall maintain their level of expenditures in local funds for Child Protective Services workers. Of the Block Grant funds appropriated for Child Protective Services workers, the total expenditures from State and local funds for fiscal years 2019‑2020 and 2020‑2021 shall not be less than the total expended from State and local funds for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year.
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"SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
…
"SECTION 1.1.(s)  The sum of six million nine hundred seven thousand eight hundred fifty‑four dollars ($6,907,854) for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year appropriated in this act in the Social Services Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Divisions of Social Services and Aging and Adult Services, shall be used for guardianship services pursuant to Chapter 35A of the General Statutes. The Department may expend funds allocated in this section to support existing corporate guardianship contracts during the 2020‑2021 fiscal year.
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"LOW‑INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT
"SECTION 1.1.(v)  For the 2020‑2021 fiscal year, the Division of Social Services shall have the authority to realign appropriated funds between the State‑level services Low Income Energy Assistance Payments and Crisis Assistance Payments without prior consultation with the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services to ensure needs are effectively met without exceeding the total amount appropriated for these State‑level service items. Additional emergency contingency funds received may be allocated for Energy Assistance Payments or Crisis Intervention Payments without prior consultation with the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. Additional funds received shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division upon notification of the award. The Department of Health and Human Services shall not allocate funds for any activities, including increasing administration, other than assistance payments, without prior consultation with the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services.
"SECTION 1.1.(w)  The sum of forty million nine hundred fifty thousand seven hundred sixty‑seven dollars ($40,950,767) for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year appropriated in this act in the Low‑Income Energy Assistance Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall be used for Energy Assistance Payments for the households of (i) elderly persons age 60 and above with income up to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the federal poverty level and (ii) disabled persons eligible for services funded through the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
County departments of social services shall submit to the Division of Social Services an outreach plan for targeting households with 60‑year‑old household members no later than August 1 of each year. The outreach plan shall comply with the following:
(1)	Ensure that eligible households are made aware of the available assistance, with particular attention paid to the elderly population age 60 and above and disabled persons receiving services through the Division of Aging and Adult Services.
(2)	Include efforts by the county department of social services to contact other State and local governmental entities and community‑based organizations to (i) offer the opportunity to provide outreach and (ii) receive applications for energy assistance.
(3)	Be approved by the local board of social services or human services board prior to submission.
"SECTION 1.1.(w1)  The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement a centralized system to collect, track, analyze, monitor, and disseminate performance, outputs, and outcome data for the Community Services Block Grant Program and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Weatherization Assistance Program to replace the current software solution, Accountable Results for Community Action (AR4CA). The project shall not proceed until the business case has been approved by the Office of State Budget and Management and the State Chief Information Officer in the Enterprise Project Management Office's Touchdown System. Upon approval, amounts not to exceed one hundred nineteen thousand four hundred eighty‑six dollars ($119,486) in Low Income Energy Assistance funds may be budgeted for transfer to Budget Code 24410 for information technology projects for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year.
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"MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
"SECTION 1.1.(z)  The sum of three million three hundred sixty‑seven thousand three hundred seventy‑five dollars ($3,367,375) appropriated in this act in the Mental Health Services Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year is allocated for Mental Health Services – First Psychotic Symptom Treatment.
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"MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BLOCK GRANT
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"SECTION 1.1.(dd)  The sum of eighty‑one thousand six hundred twenty‑two dollars ($81,622) allocated in this section in the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Women and Children's Health Section, for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year shall not be used to supplant existing State or federal funds. This allocation shall be used for a Public Health Program Consultant position assigned full‑time to manage the North Carolina Perinatal Health Strategic Plan and provide staff support for the stakeholder work group.
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"COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
"SECTION 1.1.(gg)  Upon development, implementation, and approval of the centralized system described in subsection (w1) of this section, amounts not to exceed three hundred fifty‑eight thousand four hundred fifty‑eight dollars ($358,458) in Community Service Block Grant funds may be budgeted for transfer to Budget Code 24410 for information technology projects for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year."
SECTION 2A.1.(b)  This section is effective when it becomes law.

part III. Psychiatric privilege exemption
SECTION 3.1.(a)  G.S. 14‑318.6(h) reads as rewritten:
"(h)	Nothing in this section shall be construed as to require a person with a privilege under G.S. 8‑53.3, 8‑53.7, 8‑53.8, or 8‑53.12, with attorney‑client privilege, or a psychiatrist licensed under Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes to report pursuant to this section if that privilege would prevent them from doing so."
SECTION 3.1.(b)  This section is effective when it becomes law.

PART IV. effective date
SECTION 4.1.  Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective October 1, 2020.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of June, 2020.

	s/	 Philip E. Berger
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Tim Moore
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Roy Cooper
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2020