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Resolution No. 2011 -25 <br />JOINT 1 1 <br />OF BOARDS OF 1 UNTY COMMISSIO <br />STANLY 1 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 <br />Attachment number 2 <br />H -4 Page 177 <br />