North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H551 Compare Versions

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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 551
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH10253-NLa-57
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5	6
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7	8		Short Title: Clubhouse Expansion. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Alston, Crawford, White, and Hawkins (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11		-	March 31, 2025
12		-	H551 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Alston.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH10253 -NLa-57
13	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
14	14		AN ACT TO PROMOTE GREATER ACCESS TO CLUBHOUSE MODEL PSYCHOSOCIAL 2
15	15		REHABILITATION DAY PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND 3
16	16		PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS IN NORTH CAROLINA. 4
17	17		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
18	18		SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental 6
19	19		Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (DMH/DD/SUS), shall develop 7
20	20		and implement a plan for a statewide reimbursement methodology for State funded behavioral 8
21	21		health services provided to adults with a severe and persistent mental illness diagnosis who are 9
22	22		served by a Clubhouse model psychosocial rehabilitation day program. The plan shall include all 10
23	23		of the following: 11
24	24		(1) Incentives for clubhouses to become accredited by Clubhouse International. 12
25	25		(2) Consistent application of rates throughout regions served by local 13
26	26		management entities/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs). 14
27	27		(3) Education and training for LME/MCO staff and relevant staff within the 15
28	28		Department of Health and Human Services on the Clubhouse model and its 16
29	29		use in serving individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in this 17
30	30		State. 18
31	31		(4) A new service definition. 19
32	32		SECTION 1.(b) No later than June 1, 2026, DMH/DD/SUS shall submit a report to 20
33	33		the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services that contains all of the 21
34	34		following information related to the plan required by subsection (a) of this section: 22
35	35		(1) The proposed reimbursement methodology. 23
36	36		(2) A proposed time line for implementation for the reimbursement methodology. 24
37	37		(3) Any costs associated with implementation of the reimbursement 25
38	38		methodology. 26
39	39		(4) Details on the education and training developed for LME/MCOs and staff of 27
40	40		the Department of Health and Human Services. 28
41	41		(5) Details pertaining to lifting barriers to accessing services and lifting 29
42	42		burdensome service requirements. 30
43	43		(6) Any new service definitions created pursuant to this section. 31
44	44		SECTION 2. Effective July 1, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund to 32
45	45		the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental 33
46	46		Disabilities, and Substance Use Services, the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars 34
47		-	($2,500,000) in recurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to implement the plan 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48		-	Page 2 House Bill 551-First Edition
49		-	under Section 1 of this act and provide funding for Clubhouse International (CI) accredited 1
50		-	member Clubhouses for current programs, expansion of services or locations served, 2
51		-	accreditation costs of a Clubhouse, or staff and Clubhouse member training and professional 3
52		-	development. 4
53		-	SECTION 3. The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health 5
54		-	Benefits, shall, to the extent allowable under G.S. 108A-54.1A, provide Medicaid coverage for 6
55		-	services included in the plan developed by DMH/DD/SUS pursuant to Section 1 of this act. 7
56		-	SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law. 8
	47	+	($2,500,000) in recurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to implement the plan 35
	48	+	under Section 1 of this act and provide funding for Clubhouse International (CI) accredited 36
	49	+	H.B. 551
	50	+	Mar 27, 2025
	51	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	52	+	Page 2 DRH10253-NLa-57
	53	+	member Clubhouses for current programs, expansion of services or locations served, 1
	54	+	accreditation costs of a Clubhouse, or staff and Clubhouse member training and professional 2
	55	+	development. 3
	56	+	SECTION 3. The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health 4
	57	+	Benefits, shall, to the extent allowable under G.S. 108A-54.1A, provide Medicaid coverage for 5
	58	+	services included in the plan developed by DMH/DD/SUS pursuant to Section 1 of this act. 6
	59	+	SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law. 7