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JOINT RESOLUTION
<br />OF THE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
<br />OF ALAMANCE, CABARRUS, CASWELL, DAVIDSON, ROWAN,
<br />STANLY AND UNION COUNTIES
<br />WHEREAS, the Boards of County Commissioners of Cabarrus, Davidson,
<br />Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties by Joint Resolution effective January 1, 2004,
<br />established the Piedmont Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance
<br />Abuse Authority;
<br />WHEREAS, the Boards of County Commissioners of Cabarrus, Davidson,
<br />Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties by Joint Resolution adopted March 16, 2009,
<br />changed the name of the Piedmont Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and
<br />Substance Abuse Authority to "PBH ";
<br />WHEREAS, the Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance and Caswell
<br />Counties by Joint Resolution effective July 1, 2009, established the Alamance- Caswell
<br />Area Authority;
<br />WHEREAS, the Boards of County Commissioners of Alamance, Cabarrus,
<br />Caswell, Davidson, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties now desire to establish a single
<br />Area Authority:
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED JOINTLY as follows:
<br />Section 1 . Resolution and Purpose
<br />It is in the interest of the public health and welfare to create an Area Authority to
<br />operate North Carolina's 1915(b) /(c) Medicaid Waiver and to manage all public
<br />resources that may become available for mental health, intellectual and developmental
<br />disabilities, and substance abuse services, including federal block grant funds, federal
<br />funding for Medicaid and Health Choice, and all other public funding sources.
<br />Section 2 . Establishment of PBH
<br />There is hereby created and established pursuant to G.S. 122C- 115(c) an Area
<br />Authority known as PBH. Pursuant to the 1915(b) /(c) Medicaid Waiver and 42 C.F.R.
<br />438.2, PBH shall operate as a Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan.
<br />Section 3 . Powers, Duties and Responsibilities
<br />PBH shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon it by G. S.
<br />122C, the 1915(b) /(c) Medicaid Waiver, and 42 C.F.R. Part 438.
<br />Section 4 . Area Board
<br />There is hereby created and established pursuant to G. S. 122C- 117(b) an Area
<br />Board, which shall be the governing unit of PBH. The Area Board shall be composed of
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