2007 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Legislative Goals
The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners adopted legislative goals at its Legislative Goals Conference held January 11-12, 2007. The first priority goal is permanent Medicaid relief for counties. Other goals specific to public health are the following:
Health
- Support legislation to provide greater discretion at the county level to establish fees for the inspection of food and lodging facilities.
- Support elimination of health hazards of secondhand smoke by providing local governments and Boards of Trustees of Community Colleges the option of designating their buildings/campuses smoke free.
- Support legislation to enable insurers to make direct payment to providers of ambulance services and other medical services provided by county agencies, as is the case with other providers of medical services.
- Support legislation to increase general state aid to county health departments by $25 million.
Health and Social Services Automation
- Support state funding for the Health Information System and the NC FAST automation initiative in social services.
For a complete list of all of the Association’s 2007-2008 Legislative Goals, please use this link: http://www.ncacc.org/legislativegoals_2007-08.html.