North Carolina Senate Approves Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services Reform Bill

October 1, 2001

North Carolina Senate Approves Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services Reform Bill

North Carolina is one step closer to adopting legislation that would reform the state's mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services (MH/DD/SAS).  House Bill 381 (H381) has passed its 3rd reading in the North Carolina Senate. In September 2001, it went to the House for concurrence, but failed because the Senate deleted House language requiring the General Assembly to approve the closing of any state facility, said Verla C. Insko, State Representative. The House and Senate appointed . . .