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.. ,? CAB. Cd3o, ~ ~ ~ i":EALTH P£Pl'. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources Division of Maternal and Child Health P.O. Box 27687 * Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 James G. Martin, Governor William W. C. obey, Jr., Secretary January 29, 1992 Ann E Wolfe, M.D., M.P.H. Director ~ Health Directors Ann Wolfe, M.D., M.P.H., Director ~, Supplemental Hoa!thy Mothers/Ho~]thy Ckildren Block Grant Funds North Carolina recently received a significant increase in its MC~ Block Grant award. An ad~itior~l $1.0 million is available for use in State Fiscal Year 1991-92. 7/ne M~{ Block Grant expenditure plan for FY 1991-92 calls for distribution of any new furd~ to local b~=~lth departments for infant ~lor~l ity ..... reduction activities. To ensure bo~lth departments have the flexibility to use ~hes~"'fur~H to- .rm--ct'i0bal service r~, we will distribute them through the Healthy Mothers/Healthy Children Block Grant m~c~_hanism. ~"~u~ples of ways in which these fuDd~ can be used include but are not limitO to evaluation and treatment of patients with abnormal pap smears, contraceptive supplies (Norplant, condcms, lqJDs, etc.), storilizations, clinician f~e?, clinical and educational supplies and materials, equipment (clinical, office, and data processing), and new positions.~A~encies that elect to establish new positions are cautioned that we are scheduled to lose approximately $1.0 million in Low Income Energy Assistance Block Grant transfers in FY 1993-94. We intend to request incroa~d state funds to replace them, but cannot ~ar~ntee their appropriation. Each county's FY 1991-92 supplemen~Al allocation includes a minimum base amount of $3,600. AW~itional amounts are based upon the MCH equity fo~],~la. In FY 1992-93, each county's supplemenfal allocation will include a maximum base amount of $2,575. A~4~_tioDa] amounts will be allocated through the M~ equity focaccia. The MC]{ Liaison and Executive C~adttees of the Association of Local Health Directors endorsed this allocation strategy. There was consensus that a larger base allocation this fiscal year will help ensure utilization of the funds. A smaller base allocation was a~ upon for FY 1992-93 because of the desire to move more quickly toward fumd~ng parity. In addition to the increased federal appropriation, ~ are distributirg $250,000 in one-time MCH Block Grant fur~ to local health de._na~_' La~nts. At the request of the Association of Local Health Directors, we used ~ population as the basis for def~_~Tmining each county's allocation. Your FY 1991-92 H~lthy Mothers/Healthy Children supplemental allocation includes the one-time fur~-~. A. Equal Oppor~.i~y A~rm;mvc A~ion Employs' (