Who to Contact
Q. Who do you contact with your concerns regarding North Carolina House Bill 916 and the effects the restructuring of Medicaid Waiver 1915(b)(c) will have on children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families?
A. It's simple: Anyone and Everyone! via phone, email, fax, or if you have the time and means, make an appointment and show up in person - put a face on the issue! Even if you do not fully understand the dynamics at work, the point is, they need to hear from you about the supports and services your child depends upon how the reduction and loss of those supports will affect you and those you love!
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Priority Contacts
Contact our Governor...
Though Governor Perdue recently announced she will not run for re-election, she remains the executive authority over NC legislature until the end of her term in November of 2012.
Office of the Governor
Constituent Services Office
116 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Phone: (800) 662-7952 or (919) 733-2391
Fax: (919) 733-2120
Email: governor.office@nc.gov
Contact the US Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free: (877) 696-6775
Correspondence Department
Phone: (202) 690-6392
Fax: (202) 690-7203
Contact the US Admin. on Developmental Disabilities
Email: sharon.lewis@acf.hhs.gov
Deputy Commissioner Jamie Kendall
Email: jamie.kendall@acf.hhs.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 405-D
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 690-6590
Fax: (202) 205-8037
*Kerry Ann Johnston and William Ray are the Executive Assistants.
Contact the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS is the federal agency responsible for for allocating federal 1915(b)(c) Medicaid Waiver funding to state Health and Human Services Departments for CAP programs.
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Phone: (202) 690-7428 (DC) or (410) 786-3871 (Baltimore)
Email: Cynthia.Mann@cms.hhs.gov
Division of Medicaid and Children’s Health Operations
Attn: Connie Martin, Waiver Analyst for NC
61 Forsyth Street, Suite 4T-20
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 562-7412
Email: Connie.Martin@cms.hhs.gov
Contact Disability Rights of North Carolina
If your services or those of your child(ren) are being adversely affected or denied by the new statewide Medicaid Waiver plan, share your story with Disability Rights NC and / or CC them on correspondence to members of the NC Legislature. They are very interested in hearing more from families!
Ms. Vicki Smith, Executive Director
2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 550
Raleigh, North Carolina 27608
Toll Free: (877) 235-4210
Phone: (919) 856-2195
Fax: (919) 856-2244
Email: info@disabilityrightsnc.org
Contact your direct voting Representatives...
- If you aren't certain who your representatives are for your district or county, the NC General Assembly has a search function for that purpose. Scroll to the bottom of the page and use the zip+4 search.
- If you do not know the last 4 for your zip code, the US Postal Service has a search page that will tell you.
Contact your US Representatives for the State
In Winston-Salem:
2000 West First Street; Suite 508
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
Phone: (800) 685-8916
Phone: (336) 631-5125
Fax: (336) 725-4493
In Washington, DC:
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3154
Fax: (202) 228-2981
In Raleigh:
310 New Bern Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4630
Fax: (919) 856-4053
In Washington, DC:
521 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6342
Fax: (202) 228-2563
Contact NC Speaker of the House
Representative Tillis, a Management Consultant from Charlotte, has served 3 terms representing House District 98 (Mecklenburg County). As Speaker of the House of Representatives, Speaker Tillis is the head of the NC Representative legislative body. As such his role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, etc.; Tillis filed for re-election as of 02/13/201.
North Carolina House of Representatives
16 W. Jones Street, Room 2304
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1096
Phone: (919) 733-3451
Email: Thom.Tillis@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.thomtillis.com/
Contact the Senate Pro Tempore
Senator Phil Berger, an Attorney representing Senate District 26 (Guilford and Rockingham Counties), has served 6 terms in the Senate and is the 2011-2012 Por Tempore for the NC Senate.
North Carolina Senate
16 W. Jones Street, Room 2008
Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: (919) 733-5708
Email: Phil.Berger@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.philberger.com/
Contact NC House Majority Leader
Representative Paul Stam, an Attorney from Apex, has served 6 terms representing House District 37 (Wake County). As the House Majority Leader, Representative Stam is the leader of the controlling house party (currently the Republican party); Stam filed for re-election as of 02/13/2012.
NC House of Representatives
16 W. Jones Street, Room 2301
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1096
Phone: (919) 733-2962
Email: Paul.Stam@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.paulstam.info/
Contact NC House Joint Caucus Leader
Republican Representative Marilyn Avila, a Former Chemist and Business Owner from Raleigh, has represented House District 40 (Wake County) for 3 terms. As Joint Caucus Leader, Representative Marilyn Avila serves as a liaison between the Chambers with the responsibility for coordinating legislative initiatives between the House and Senate Caucuses (making sure everyone is on the same page). Representative Avila currently is Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on HHS; (House Standing); Avila filed for re-election as of 02/17/2012.
NC House of Representatives
16 W. Jones Street, Room 2217
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
Phone: (919) 733-5530
Email: Marilyn.Avila@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.marilynavila.com/
Contact Members of Legislative Committees Governing NC HHS
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (House Standing)
- Health and Human Services (House Standing)
- Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Mental Health (House Standing)
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services (House Non-Standing)
- In-Home and Community Based Mental Health Services for Youth Committee (LRC)(2011) (Non-Standing)
Contact NC House Representative Burr
Republican Representative Justin Burr, a Bail Bondsman from Albemarle, has served 2 terms representing House District 67 (Montgomery, Stanly, and Union Counties). He was the 3rd Primary Co-Sponsor of HB 916 and currently Co-Chairman on the Appropriations Subcommittee on HHS (House Standing), and Vice-Chairman on the Health and Human Services (House Standing) Committee, as well as the HHS Subcommittee on Mental Health (House Standing). Rep. Burr is also Co-Chair on the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on HHS (Non-Standing) as well as a member on the In-Home and Co-Chairman of the Community Based Mental Health Services for Youth Committee (LRC)(2011) (Non-Standing); Burr filed for re-election as of 02/13/2012.
NC House of Representatives
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 538
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Phone: (919) 733-5908
Email: Justin.Burr@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.justinburr.com/
Contact NC House Representative Current
Republican Representative Bill Current, a Dentist from Gastonia, has represented House District 109 (Gaston County) for 4 terms. He is currently Co-Chairman of the Health and Human Services (House Standing) Committee, and a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (House Standing), the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Mental Health (House Standing), and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services (Non-Standing). Current has not filed for re-election; his term will end December of 2012.
NC House of Representatives
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 418B
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Phone: (919) 733-5809
Email: Bill.Current@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.currentfornchouse.com/
Contact NC House Representative Dollar
Representative Nelson Dollar, a Media and Public Relations Consultant from Cary, has represented House District 36 (Wake County) for 4 terms and was the 2nd Primary Co-Sponsor for HB 916 and currently is Co-Chairman on the Health and Human Services (House Standing) Committee as well as Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on HHS (Non-Standing); Dollar filed for re-election as of 02/15/2012.
NC House of Representatives
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 307B1
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-5925
Phone: (919) 715-0795
Email: Nelson.Dollar@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.nelsondollar.net/
Contact NC Senator Hartsell
Republican Senator Fletcher Hartsell, an Attorney from Concord, has represented Senate District 36 (Cabarrus and Iredell Counties) for 11 terms in the NC Senate. He is currently a member on the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on HHS (Non-Standing) as well as the and Co-Chairman of the (Non-Standing); Hartsell filed for re-election as of 02/13/2012.
North Carolina Senate
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 300-C
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-5925
Phone: (919) 733-7223
Email: Fletcher.Hartsell@ncleg.net
Contact NC Senator Tommy Tucker
Republican Senator Tommy Tucker, a small business owner from Waxhaw, has served 1 term representing Senate District 35 (Mecklenburg and Union Counties). He is a Vice-Chairman on the Mental Health and Youth Services (Senate Standing) Committee, as well as a member on both the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on HHS (Non-Standing) and the In-Home and Community Based Mental Health Services for Youth Committee (LRC)(2011) (Non-Standing) Committee.
North Carolina Senate
300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 311
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
Phone: (919) 733-7659
Email: Tommy.Tucker@ncleg.net
Website: http://www.tommytucker4ncsenate.com/
Secondary Contacts
Contact other Members of NC Legislature
We're taught to contact our direct representatives, those who represent our counties and districts elected into office by our vote, however, there is absolutely nothing wrong with contacting directly or merely CCing any member of the NC House and Senate if you have the means and are passionately ambitious! Especially on a matter of such vital importance which will affect the lives of citizens statewide!
- Forward a copy of your correspondence to every member of legislature (House and Senate), a NCGA Telephone Directory is available for download.
- Or, download the directory in it's entirety with phone numbers, postal and email addresses in an excel spreadsheet.
- Or, if you prefer email correspondence, I've made it easy for you; just download this document of complete House and Senate email addresses and copy + paste directly into the recipient box of your electronic mail client and send your concerns to to all at once. However, I do recommend utilizing Blind Carbon Copy (BCC); BCC option prevents recipients from seeing others to whom the email is sent. Be sure to CC yourself.
Contact the Consultant to the NC General Assembly
Dr. Patricia Porter (UNC Adjunct Professor / DD and Policy expert), Consultant to the NC General Assembly has requested that parents who wish to contact her, please CC her on correspondence to your representatives and members of the legislature:
Patricia Porter, PhD, Consultant
Health and Human Services
North Carolina General Assembly
301-B Legislative Office Building
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 301-1982
Email: Patricia.Porter@ncleg.net
Contact the aspiring Candidates for NC Governor
Visit the North Carolina State Board of Elections and download the 2012 Filing List in .pdf or .xls format (*note: the list is updating daily and frequently as hats are tossed in and out of the running). One of these folks may be our next Governor - let them know what they will be inheriting!
Contact NC Division of Mental Health
Director
NC Division of MH/DD/SAS
3001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-3001
Phone: (919) 733-7011
Fax: (919) 508-0951
Email:
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