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Tweeting on Cansler at the LOC – NC Policy Watch
February 11, 2010
Cansler says state has potential to draw down $250 million in federal money mostly for technology like electronic medical recordsabout 21 hours agofrom web
Cansler realizes that not contacting people who leave mental hospitals with 36 hours or even 7 days is a problem- I’d say.about 21 hours agofrom web
DHHS is having trouble finding enough staff to move patients from Dix to new Central Regional Hospital–100 patients will remain at Dix.about 21 hours agofrom web
questions for Cansler from Reps Barnhart and Brisson are about people getting too many services when thousands can’t get what they need.about 21 hours agofrom web
Cansler says DHHS says federal investigators have been here looking at sate personal care services programabout 22 hours agofrom web
facilities are costing $30 million more than budgeted. no separate budget for Dix and need for temporary staff part of the reasonabout 22 hours agofrom web
Cansler says process underway of separating Dix and Central Regional Hospital as entities…has implications for how Dix used in the futureabout 22 hours agofrom web
Cansler says he is looking at chances to have greater input from consumers about mental health services.—duhabout 22 hours agofrom web
HHS Lanier Cansler speaking now to Mental Health Oversight Commiteeabout 22 hours agofrom web
Proposed Changes To GS 112C
For a copy of changes to the state's mental health statutes regarding the structure and power of its Local Management Entities, click here. Commentaries on those changes can be read here and here.
While it details non-compliance in meeting a court order that led to Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare being held in contempt of court, a September opinion from the NC Court of Appeals also cites the agency’s arguments that it is literally above the law, at least as far as the state’s mental health statutes are concerned. And […]
Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare (PBH) has finally honored North Carolina Mental Hope’s request for copies of minutes from its board of director’s meeting, a packet of printouts arriving last Friday. While I have not had time to delve into them, I finally made time this afternoon to respond to an email from Rep. Fred Steen’s office […]
The question of whether Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare is playing legislators for fools would seem a fair one in light of an email from CEO Pam Shipman circulated to members of the Health and Human Services Legislative Oversight Committee regarding North Carolina Mental Hope’s July 26 request for minutes of PBH board of directors meetings. Copies […]