Mental health care threatened

Comments on Topix forums : The state could lose more mental health service providers on July 1 if a new rule goes into effect as planned.

[Ronald Frobnitz]

It is imperative that the legislature pass Gov. Easley's proposal to increase the cigarette tax to fund improvements to the mental health system.

[Evil Conservative]

Ronald why don't we charge the crazy people a tax for the mental health system? Why should only smokers pay for that? Not all smokers are crazy. Besides the way people are quitting that well is going to go dry one day then what will you want to tax?

[unit1073]

Ronald Frobnitz wrote:

It is imperative that the legislature pass Gov. Easley's proposal to increase the cigarette tax to fund improvements to the mental health system.

Add tofu, soy beans, coffee lattes and women with unshaved legs to that list. All those things make me extremely anxious.

[Evil Conservative]

Larraldo the only time he likely gets nervous is if the power goes out on patton and he can't get his Krispy Kreme hot,fresh and right out of the oven.

[kathy]

THanks for keeping us updated. Which website can I find this documented, I have looked that states can't seem to find it.

[Lake28804]

Evil Conservative wrote:

Larraldo the only time he likely gets nervous is if the power goes out on patton and he can't get his Krispy Kreme hot,fresh and right out of the oven.

Now, now Evil. Don't let Larry pull you over to the dark side. It's way dark over there!

[Evil Conservative]

Sorry Lake I got caught in a moment and I couldn't get out of it.

[Lake28804]

Evil Conservative wrote:

Sorry Lake I got caught in a moment and I couldn't get out of it.

That's why they call it the dark side. Lol

[Evil Conservative]

LOL I understand completely.

[HumanSpirit]

Article doesn't have anything to do with smoking tax.

Provisionally licensed workers in the mental health field are usually supervised by professionals in their own specialty — other therapists, counselors and psychologists. The new state rule would allow them to be supervised only by a physician, such as a psychiatrist, if they are to receive Medicaid reimbursement.

Tara Larsen, of the N.C. Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, said the new rule will draw more family-practice physicians into the mental health system, but service providers and advocates say the new rule would severely limit where and how people with provisional licenses could work.

It's the good idea considering the problems of the mental health industry.

[Georgia61]

kathy wrote:

THanks for keeping us updated. Which website can I find this documented, I have looked that states can't seem to find it.

The Implementation Update was posted by the Division of Mental Health and can be found on their website. It's #43 and #44. http://www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/servicedefiniti...

[Georgia61]

The system is a huge mess. I work in it and I'm about ready to bail out. The chaos caused by bureaucrats trying to "build a plane while flying it." It doesn't work. It will crash.

[My Opinion_El Paso_TX]

Actually more and more agencies have begun to hire clinicians who are already fully licensed. This has been taken place within the Dept of VA for the past 4-5 years.

When I worked at one state agency here in El Paso, most of their case wrokers were not licensed. That has changed since than and now anyone being hired is required to be fully licensed.

Cheers

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[HumanSpirit]

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[My Opinion_El Paso_TX]

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