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Position or Policy Recommendation for Board Action:
The committee recommends that the Organization needs to address formally the planning issues related to Disabled. How that would be done is left open to the Executive Board.
Side note: Some discussion after the meeting adjourned with Division staff suggested some joint meetings with local Mental Health Directors, the Division of MH, DSS Directors, Division of Social Services and perhaps DFS to hash concerns out now and in the future around reform. This would need to be ongoing. Individually we have attempted in some counties to address concerns and the Association has had Tara speak at different times, but there is no ongoing, organized effort to work through the issues.
Issue Summary: Disabled Care Home Resident Safety and how to assure safety became the topic as we reviewed the survey results from UK that responded to our Disabled Care Home survey last fall. There were no real surprises from the survey. We are concerned about the delays in getting penalty requests actually filed due to numerous revisions required. The group believed that the actual penalty review phase was moving as fast as it could with the current demands placed on the penalty review committee. Issues around consistent enforcement of penalties and other remedies were noted. Local advisory groups and the community don't understand why DSS can't do something. Many of these are extremely serious issues. Buncombe is currently attempting to go after an operator with long standing problems using the Senate Bill 10 “compliance history” option. This has been problematic as the rules are being defined as they go along. Group was also concerned about the lack of oversight in Mental Health Group Homes and combination facilities. Mental Health Reform and the discharge of numerous folks to Disabled Care facilities we believe will exacerbate the problem. Conversation then centered around trying to determine if DFS has a plan for how they will accommodate Mental Health reform. Can the long term care planning process be a vehicle to address any of our concerns? How has DFS defined the process in Senate Bill 10 around “compliance history”? These were all questions we had. We will invite DFS to our next meeting.
Committee Minutes (September 11, 2002)
Full Name , Committee Co-Chair, called the meeting to order at 11:31 a.m.
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MINUTES: The minutes from the November meeting were not available on this date for review and/or approval.
General Announcements
Training on Financial Exploitation will be held in Winston-Salem on 10-17-02. Brochures have been sent out.
[ Full Name ] announced that she is representing the Directors Association on Disabled Care Home rule changes. Should we have any concerns related to DFS licensure rules, let her know. The committee is to meet on a monthly basis for two years. [ Name ] can be reached at email@domain.com
There being no further business, the committee adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
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