North Carolina § 122C-20 - 5. Definitions.

§ 122C-20. 5. Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article: Individual with serious and persistent mental illness or SPMI. - A person who is 18 years of age or older who meets one of the following criteria: Has a mental illness or disorder that is so severe and chronic that it prevents or erodes development of functional capacities in primary aspects of daily life such as personal hygiene and self-care, decision making, interpersonal relationships, social transactions, learning, and recreational activities. Is receiving Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Income due to mental illness. Individual with serious mental illness or SMI. - An individual who is 18 years of age or older with a mental illness or disorder that is described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, that impairs or impedes functioning in one or more major areas of living and is unlikely to improve without treatment, services, supports, or all three. The term does not include a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or dementia. History (2013-397, s. 6(a).) Editor's Note. - The definitions were enacted by Session Laws 2013-397, s. 6(a), in reverse order, and were redesignated at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2013-397, s. 6(b), provides: "By no later than October 1, 2013, each LME/MCO shall transition at least 15 eligible individuals to community-based supported housing slots available through the North Carolina Supportive Housing Program established under G.S. 122C-20.5 ." Session Laws 2013-397, s. 7, provides: "Funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium to develop and implement housing, support, and other services for people with mental illness pursuant to the Department of Justice settlement agreement shall be used as follows: "(1) The sum of one million seven hundred forty-five thousand two hundred eighty dollars ($1,745,280) for fiscal year 2013-2014 and the sum of three million one hundred twenty thousand thirty-seven dollars ($3,120,037) for fiscal year 2014-2015 shall be used to establish and operate the North Carolina Supportive Housing Program authorized in Article 1B of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. "(2) The sum of one million four hundred forty thousand dollars ($1,440,000) for fiscal year 2013-2014 and the sum of one million five hundred forty thousand dollars ($1,540,000) for fiscal year 2014-2015 shall be used for program administration for the North Carolina Supportive Housing Program authorized in Article 1B of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. "(3) The sum of six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) for fiscal year 2013-2014 and the sum of one million two hundred sixteen thousand dollars ($1,216,000) for fiscal year 2014-2015 shall be used to provide one-time transition stability funds, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per individual, to cover the cost of up-front move-in costs for individuals placed in housing slots available through the North Carolina Supportive Housing Program authorized in Article 1B of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes. "(4) Any funds appropriated for the 2014-2015 fiscal year that are not used for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (1) through (3) of this section shall be used to provide a comprehensive array of services that individuals need to transition to and be maintained in the community." Session Laws 2013-397, s. 9, provides: "The Transitions to Community Living Fund established pursuant to Section 10.23A(d) of S.L. 2012-142 terminates on June 30, 2020, and any balance remaining on that date shall revert to the General Fund." Session Laws 2012-142, s. 10.23A is noted in full under G.S. 122C-1 .