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County social-services staff outline possible effects of House Bill 612 and proposed Medicaid work requirements; staffing and caseloads noted
Summary
Consolidated Human Services staff on Sept. 8 told Alexander County commissioners that House Bill 612 changes child‑welfare definitions and rare reinstatement provisions and that proposed Medicaid work requirements and a return to six‑month eligibility reviews could substantially increase local caseloads.
Alexander County consolidated human services staff on Sept. 8 updated commissioners on House Bill 612 provisions that could change child-welfare practice and on proposed Medicaid changes that could affect thousands of county residents.
Trina Riddle, Economic Services Program Administrator, and Lakeisha Feaster, child-protective-services program manager, told the board that House Bill 612 broadens oversight language, revises definitions related to abuse, neglect and dependency and contemplates rare reinstatement of parental rights in some cases where parents demonstrate significant improvement after rights termination. Feaster said the bill also changes how allegations…
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