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May 21, 2012 (Regular Meeting) Page 1081
<br />functional in order to ensure accountability to funders, the financial
<br />solvency of Cardinal Innovations, compliance with state and federal laws and
<br />regulations including quality standards, and a service delivery system that
<br />is customized for localities and which provides access and choice for
<br />citizens in need of mental health, intellectual and developmental
<br />disabilities, substance abuse and related services.
<br />(1) Membership of the Governing Board shall be comprised of a mix of
<br />individuals with the necessary expertise to govern large Managed Care
<br />Organizations and individuals who represent the constituencies Cardinal
<br />Innovations serves. Membership will be as follows:
<br />(a) Two (2) at -large County Commissioners from among the County
<br />Commissioners serving on Community Oversight Boards (defined below), selected
<br />by the Governing Board, based on diversity of geographic representation;
<br />(b) One (1) member from the Regional Consumer and Family
<br />Advisory Committee, either the Chair or other elected member;
<br />(c) Six (6) members, selected by the Governing Board, with
<br />professional experience and expertise in healthcare, insurance, finance,
<br />health /behavioral health, intellectual /developmental disabilities, and a
<br />physician or other clinical professional, and no more than two members from
<br />any single specialty area; and
<br />(d) One (1) member from each Community Oversight Board, either
<br />the Chair or other elected member.
<br />(e) Except for members appointed by the Community Oversight
<br />Boards and the Regional Consumer and Family Advisory Committee, the initial
<br />members of the Governing Board shall be nominated by the PBH Board, with
<br />consultation from the Boards of Five County and OPC Area Authorities, and
<br />affirmed by the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and
<br />Human Services.
<br />(2) The Governing Board's primary responsibilities will include
<br />determining policy; strategic planning, including consideration of local
<br />priorities as determined by the Community Oversight Boards; budgets; hiring
<br />and evaluations of the Chief Executive Officer; monitoring of deliverables,
<br />including overall performance and financial management; government affairs
<br />and advocacy; reporting to constituent counties; responding to concerns and
<br />feedback from the Community Oversight Boards; and ensuring the overall health
<br />of Cardinal Innovations.
<br />(3) The bylaws of the Governing Board shall establish Community
<br />Oversight Boards, one for each Community Operations Center, which shall
<br />ensure involvement of local stakeholders, promote understanding and
<br />collaboration at the local level, and monitor the performance of each
<br />Community Operations Center. Membership of the Community Oversight Boards
<br />will be as follows:
<br />(a) Three (3) members from each County, appointed by each
<br />County's Board of Commissioners, and will include a County Commissioner or
<br />designee, a consumer or family member, and another citizen or stakeholder;
<br />and
<br />(b) One (1) member from the Local Consumer and Family Advisory
<br />Committee, either the Chair or other elected member.
<br />(4) Each Community Oversight Board's primary responsibilities will
<br />include advising the CEO on the evaluation and hiring of the Community
<br />Operations Center Executive Director; recommending priorities for expenditure
<br />of state and county funds for development of the annual budget; determining
<br />local priorities for inclusion in the overall strategic plan; identifying
<br />community needs and concerns; monitoring resolution of issues; and monitoring
<br />performance at the local level, including access to care, expenditure of
<br />service funds, number of consumers served, services delivered, provider
<br />network size and composition, outcomes, and consumer satisfaction.
<br />(5) Each Community Oversight Board will establish its own bylaws
<br />based on local needs, but in compliance with standardized requirements
<br />established by the Governing Board for quorums, frequency of meetings,
<br />elections of officers, duties of members, committees and committee
<br />appointments, and attendance standards. Such bylaws are subject to the
<br />approval of the Governing Board.
<br />Section 4. Functions
<br />Cardinal Innovations shall perform all the functions necessary to carry
<br />out the purposes of this Joint Resolution, including, but not limited to, the
<br />following:
<br />(1) To establish accountability for the planning, development, and
<br />management of local systems that ensure access to care, quality of services,
<br />and the availability and delivery of necessary services, for individuals in
<br />need of mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance
<br />abuse, and related services;
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