Legislative Resolution Honoring North Carolinians with Disabilities, Disability Advocates and the 20th Anniversary of the ADA

A legislative resolution honoring people with disabilities, deceased advocates for disabilities, and the 20th anniversary of the ADA will be heard this Thursday in the NC House (at 12 or 1 – stay tuned for exact time). Those being honored include:
Lockhart Follin‑Mace, Ron Mace, Deborah Greenblatt, Kenneth D. Franklin, Manuel Houston Crockett, Grady Galloway, Thomas McCue "Mac" Brownlee, Ph.D., Dr. Gary Shaffer and Victor Hall.

Please come to the legislature for this momentous occasion. This is also a great opportunity to contact your legislators and let them know what the ADA has meant to you – successes and challenges that remain! If the Senate is still in session, we should be able to have it heard in the Senate on the same day.
See the text here:
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/HTML/H2076V0.html

Find your legislators here:
http://ncleg.net/GIS/RandR07/Representation.html

Directions here:
http://ncleg.net/NCGAInfo/visitinglegcomplex.html

Please be aware that the list of deceased being honored was narrowed down from a much larger list. NC has a rich history of disability advocacy and all of the amazing advocates simple couldn’t be listed. If you are disappointed with the list, please direct your disappointment at me and certainly not at the bill sponsors!

Hope to see you on Thursday!

Summary of Implementation Update #73 Posted

The Summary of Implementation Update #73 was posted today. It is a 4-page summary of a 9-page document.

Special Implentation Update #73 was posted June 3. It contains information about the following:

CABHA Enrollment, Authorization & Claims
New Authorization Process for Outpatient
CS Case Management Component
Revised Staff Training Requirements
CABHA Update
Provider Performance Report
PRTF Nursing Coverage
TCM Services for Individuals with DD
Accreditation for DD TCM Providers
CAP-MR/DD: Processing PCP Plans by VO

The following attachments are also available here:
Attachment A: Child and Adolescent Day Treatment Training Requirements
Attachment B: Intensive In-Home Training Requirements
Attachment C: Community Support Team Training Requirements
Draft Provider Performance Report

Corporal Punishment Bill Protecting Kids with Disabilities Passes the NC House

HB 1682, Corporal Punishment for Children with Disabilities, which will allow parents of children with disabilities to opt out of corporal punishment and mandate tracking of data, was approved unanimously by the House yesterday! The bill will now go to the Senate.

June 9, 2010 Legislative Update

Just a quick update on the happenings around the legislature this week:

• Budget Conferees have been appointed (Senate, House) and reportedly are getting right down to it.
• HB 1682, Corporal Punishment for Children with Disabilities, which will allow parents of children with disabilities to opt out of corporal punishment and mandate tracking of data, was approved unanimously by the House Judiciary II Committee. It will be heard on the House floor tomorrow.
• HB 1683, Sunset/Children with Disabilities, which extends the sunset date on a provision giving disciplinary protections to students who should have been identified for special education services, was approved unanimously by the Senate Education Committee today. It will be heard on the Senate floor tomorrow.
• SB 1265, Treatment of Autism Disorders, which would mandate health care insurance plan coverage of Autism disorders, was heard today in the Senate Health Care committee.

Healthy Children Lobby Day

SAVE THE DATE - June 9, 2010
Healthy Children Lobby Day

During this time of economic hardship, we must pull together and advocate for the fundamental programs that keep our children healthy.

Please join us on June 9th for a day of action to promote children’s health in the General Assembly. We’ll call on our state leaders to maintain funding for critical children’s health services, including NC Health Choice and Infant Mortality Prevention.

When: Wednesday, June 9, 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Legislative Portico (outside, on the back of the legislative building next to the bridge)

*Materials and refreshments will be provided

Please RSVP to Margaret@nccovenant.org.

This event is sponsored by the Covenant with North Carolina’s Children, of which Disability Rights NC is a member, and Action for Children NC.