The following was copied and pasted from the NCDHHS website. The comments in bold are my experiences in dealing with them.
The mission of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is, in collaboration with our partners, to protect the health and safety of all North Carolinians and provide essential human services.
The mission of the Division of Health Service Regulation is to provide for the health, safety and well-being of individuals through effective regulatory and remedial activities including appropriate consultation and training opportunities and by improving access to health care delivery systems through the rational allocation of needed facilities and services.
We will focus on: customer; employees and work teams; managed care and traditional providers; and outcomes and continued improvement. We will carry out our activities by being: responsive; respectful of others; collaborative; and communicative and committed to serving the people of our state.
First of all the NCDHSR is not looking out for the " health, safety, and wellbeing of individuals. This is obvious in the fact that they will not even discuss, let alone explain the discrepancies and false statements in their investigation reports. I have asked specific questions related to the complaint investigation regarding my Mother's situation.
I started with the Western Regional Director, Todd Davis, no response. Then I went to Beverly Speroff, the division chief of the NCDHSR , she basically dismissed my questions and told me I could file another complaint.
Next step was Dr. Aldona Wos, the secretary of the NCDHHS, appointed by Governor Pat McCrory. Her response was the same as the others, they were not willing to comment on why their report was full of false information and incomplete records. I challenge the legality of their refusal to "collaborate, and communicate with the people of the State of NC.
The North Carolina Medical Care Commission was established in 1945. In 1946, the commission was designated as the agency empowered to administer the Hill-Burton program within the state. Pursuant to the Executive Organization Act of 1973, the 17-member Commission was incorporated into the Department of Health and Human Services.
The commission has the duty and power to promulgate, adopt, amend and rescind rules in accordance with the laws of the state regarding the regulation and licensing or certification, as applicable, of hospitals, hospices, free standing outpatient surgical facilities, nursing homes, adult care homes, home care agencies, nursing pools, facilities providing mammography/pap smear services, free standing abortion clinics, ambulances and emergency medical services personnel.
In 1975, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Health Care Facilities Finance Act, which enables the commission to issue tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance construction and equipment projects for non-profit and public hospitals, nursing homes, continuing care facilities for the elderly and facilities related to the foregoing.
When all of this began, one of the members of this commission, Gerald P. Cox, was directly connected to the owners of Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation. Mr Cox was also the owner of Autumn Care Nursing Homes in North Carolina and Virginia. This commission has the authority to promulgate, adopt , amend and rescind the rules governing nursing homes. Is it not a conflict of intrest for an owner of nursing homes is on the commission that regulates them? I for one question the integrity of Mr. Cox and the other members of the commission. Is anyone naïve to believe they are not serving themselves and their friends rather than the public interest?
The Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section regulates nursing homes by conducting routine surveys and complaint investigations. It provides licensing services such as changes in beds and ownership. It provides regulatory education to promote compliance with Federal regulations for Medicare/Medicaid certification.
If this is the case, Medicare and Medicaid are in serious trouble. Is it just a coincidence that Governor McCrory refused all that Medicaid money? Is it possible that he didn't want the Feds looking at what the money was spent on and who benefitted from it?
He does appoint the Secretary of the NCDHHS and the members of the Medical Care Commission. Why let the Feds in on your private little party of friends.
To sum it all up, if you have a problem with any branch of the NCDHHS you are simply out of luck. Even if you can prove that mistakes were made, and they did not do their jobs, who is going to listen? I've been trying for three years and believe my Civil Rights have been violated by several agencies including the NCDHHS, Office of the Inspector General, and even the FBI. What do you do about it, I haven't got a clue but I will continue to demand that my rights are no longer violated. This is a prime example of how private corporations are in charge of our Government. This has to be stopped before it is too late, if it is not already!
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