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North Carolina General Assembly passes Session Law 2006-142

The North Carolina General Assembly convened for short session in May 2006. On July 10, the Legislature passed Session Law 2006-142, House Bill 2077. This legislation:

1. Created a statutory definition for Local Management Entity (LME)
2. Outlined the LME’s function to be the management and oversight of the public Mental Health/Developmental Disability/Substance Abuse Service (MH/DD/SAS) system at the local level
3. Restructured LME Board membership and limited terms
4. Directed the Division of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to revise the State Plan as a strategic planning document with a mechanism for measuring performance
5. Amended the power and responsibilities of the DHHS Secretary regarding the provision of local MH/DD/SA services

The Governor signed this legislation into effect on July 19, 2006.
Link to Session Law 2006-142, House Bill 2077

Guilford Center graduates area’s first Peer Support Specialist employment training class
Guilford Center is among the first Local Management Entities in North Carolina to initiate a Peer Support Specialist (PSS) Employment Training Program. The concentrated PSS training course took place in November. Eighteen graduates were honored in a ceremony held on Friday, December 9. more…

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approves Enhanced Benefit Service Definitions
The NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services announced CMS approval of the Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) that provides for new and enhanced services for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders. more…

State issues State Plan 2005
What’s new in the State Plan Blueprint for Change 2005 and how will it affect consumers and the community as a whole? Click here to read the new report.

Quarterly Implementation Updates describe progress toward Mental Health Reform
Each fiscal quarter, Guilford Center issues a report to the State Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. The reports describe Guilford Center's progress towards implementation of our Local Business Plan in 10 different areas:

• Planning.
• Governance, Management and Administration.
• Qualified Provider Network Development.
• Service Management.
• Access to Care.
• Service Monitoring and Oversight: Quality Management.
• Evaluation.
• Financial Management and Accountability.
• Information Systems and Data Management.
• Collaboration.

In addition, the quarterly progress reports address the State-issued Communication Bulletins which are issued periodically and serve as addenda to the original State Plan documents.

Ida Glasgow, Deputy Director, serving as Contact Person for the Local Business Plan development and implementation, develops these reports listing the progress or challenges the agency faces in Local Business Plan Implementation.
To read these reports, click on the links below. The most recent reports are at the top of the listing:

Second Quarterly Report FY 2005-06 (October - December 2005) (132k PDF)
First Quarterly Report for FY 2005-2006 (July – September 2005) (128k)
Fourth Quarterly Report for FY 2004-05 (April - June 2005) (144k PDF)
Third Quarterly Report for FY 2004-05 (January - March 2005) (144k PDF)
Second Quarterly Report for FY 2004-05 (October - December 2004) (124k)
First Quarterly Report for FY 2004-05 (July – September 2004) (142k)
Fourth Quarterly Report for FY 2003-04 (April – June 2004) (112k)
Third Quarterly Report for FY 2003-04 (January – March 2004) (106k)
Second Quarterly Report for FY 2003-04 (October – December 2003) (187k)
First Quarterly Report for FY 2003-04 (July – September 2003) (197k)
Fourth Quarterly Report for FY 2002-03 (April – June 2003) (45k)

Archived Articles

Guilford Center receives certification as LME
Guilford Center Behavioral Health & Disability Services received confirmation from the State that it is certified as a Local Management Entity effective July 1. more...

A Summary of our response to the State Mental Health Reform Plan
Guilford Center, like other Area Programs across the state, has prepared its Local Business Plan to comply with the State Mental Health Reform Plan, the most comprehensive overhaul of mental health services by the State since 1974. more...

CFAC Voices
In this series, two consumers reflect on their service as part of the Consumer & Family Advisory Committee and the impact their service has made on them and the agency during this time. more...