Committees
Providers Council Executive, Board, and Committee leadership analyze the potential impact of proposed system changes on provider members and the people we support. The North Carolina Providers Council contracts with The Policy Group and Maynard and Associates for lobbying activities at the General Assembly. One means of effectively identifying and articulating policy priorities is to convene member committees throughout the year. The committees – Regulatory and Business Practices, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Operational Data Strategies, and Children and Families Specialty Plan – meet monthly or bi-monthly and are chaired by NC Providers Council Board members. Committee members represent diverse provider agencies, geographic regions, and LME/MCO catchment areas across the State. They therefore have valuable insight to raise key issues for potential action that committee Chairs can forward to the full Board for consideration. The association may then take issues forward to LME/MCO management or NC DHHS officials for constructive discussion and resolution. You can see why membership in the NC Providers Council and Committee participation is essential!
View the 2024 Meeting Schedule HERE
All committee meetings are held via videoconference with a dial-in option. The Standing Committees are:
IDD Committee (meetings include a guest NC Medicaid representative)
- Meets the third Thursday of every other month, starting in February
- Co-Chaired by 2024 Board Member Richard Anderson of Horizons Residential Care Center and Alisha Tatum of LifeSpan Services
- To recommend a topic for the next I/DD Committee meeting, click HERE.
MH / SUD Committee (meetings may include a guest NC Medicaid or Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, DHHS representative)
- Meets the third Friday of every other month, starting in January
- Co-Chaired by 2024 Board Member Bridget Cain of October Road, Inc. and 2024 Board Member Sara Huffman of RHA Health Services
- To recommend a topic for the next MH / SUD Committee meeting, click HERE.
Regulatory / Business Practices Committee (meetings include the Network Council Chair Laurie Urland of Skill Creations, a guest representative from the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, DHHS and a guest representative from the Division of Health Benefits, DHHS)
- Meets the first Thursday of every month except July and December
- Co-Chaired by 2024 Board Vice President Teri Herrmann of The Sparc Network and Paula Atkins of Holy Angels
- To recommend a topic for the next Regulatory / Business Practices Committee meeting, click HERE.
Operational Data Strategies Committee
- Meets the fourth Wednesday of every other month, starting in January
- Co-Chaired by 2024 Board member Kerri Massey of Holy Angels and Helen Austin of The Sparc Network
- To recommend a topic for the next Operational / Data Strategies Committee meeting, click HERE.
Children and Families Specialty Plan Committee
- Meets the first Friday of every month, starting in May 2024
- Co-Chaired by 2024 Board Vice-President Teri Herrmann of The Sparc Network and Ben Millsap of CCR Consulting
- To recommend a topic for the next Children and Families Specialty Plan Committee meeting, click HERE.
Conference Planning Committee
- Meets as needed throughout the year
- Chaired by 2024 Immediate Past President and Board Member Wilson Raynor of Life, Inc.
- To recommend a consideration for the 2024 Annual Conference, click HERE.
Nominations Committee
- Meets as needed throughout the year
- Chaired by 2024 Board President Devon Cornett of Abound Health
To join a member committee please email sarah.pfau@ncproviderscouncil.org or carson.stanley@ncproviderscouncil.org.
