Please see below for a schedule of NC Innovations Waiver Changes listening sessions scheduled for February and March. DMH/DD/SAS and DMA will be facilitating these sessions. No registration is required.

February 2, 2016

5:30pm – 8:00pm

Western Carolina Universit...

From advocate to rock star to budding entrepreneur, Chris Hendricks has certainly left his mark. A graduate of Elon University, Hendricks began his career as a singer/songwriter over 10 years ago.

Hendricks originally used his art as a means to express his own challenges and frustrations as a young man diagn...

ACL published a proposed rule for Independent Living (IL) programs in the Federal Register. The Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) is now open for public comment through the Federal Register and Regulations.gov. The rule will not take effect until after all comments are reviewed and a final rule is released.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services effective March 17, 2014. The rule allows beneficiaries access to the benefits of community living and receiving services in the most integrated setting and provides alternatives to institutio...