NC Budget Highlights
Late Tuesday night, appointed legislators drew up an agreed budget. Since the House and Senate budgets were drastically different, appointed legislators were designated with the task of merging the two … Continue reading
Advocacy Alert- Senate Bill 205 No Benefits for Illegal Aliens
This Wednesday, June 20th, House Committee Judiciary A will be hearing Senate Bill 205- No Benefits for Illegal Aliens. This bill goes too far for our social workers employed by … Continue reading
Session, Week 5
Provisional Bill Status: Originally calendared for the Senate floor this week, this bill got recalendared to be heard on Tuesday, June 19th. We will continue to keep you posted on … Continue reading
1915 (b)/(c) Waivers
A lot of you have had great questions about the state implementation of the 1915 (b)/(c) waiver. We have tried to answer them as best we can and seek answers … Continue reading
Session, Week 4
Provisional Bill Update: House Bill 1081 has had a lot of fire this week! The bill was assigned to a House committee and heard on Tuesday. After passing the House … Continue reading
Update on Provisional Licensure Bill
The House Committee on Health and Human Services favorably passed House Bill 1081, Provisional Licensure Changes Medicaid. Dr. Beth Melcher, explained the bill to the committee- this bill clarifies language … Continue reading
Session, Week 3
Despite having a short week, legislators returned from Memorial Day and got right to work… On Wednesday, the House debated their proposed budget that passed out of the full Appropriations … Continue reading
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