DUTIES RELATED TO CLOSURE OR TERMINATION a. CONTRACTOR shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ notice of closure of CONTRACTOR’s network operations to LME/PIHP.
b. Upon closure of the CONTRACTOR’S network operations or termination of this contract, regardless of the reason, the following shall apply:
i. CONTRACTOR must provide a copy of all records for Enrollees served under this Contract to the LME/PIHP within sixty (60) days;
ii. In the alternative, CONTRACTOR may submit a plan for maintenance and storage of all records for approval by the LME/PIHP. The LME/PIHP has the sole discretion to approve or disapprove such plan;
iii. Records shall include but not be limited to: a minimum of progress notes that inform of the most recent contacts with an Enrollee, any information related to the CONTRACTOR’s efforts to engage the Enrollee with an alternate provider of his/her choice, medication management information, a copy of the most recent comprehensive clinical assessment, a copy of the most recent PCP/ ISP updates, any psychiatric or psychological evaluations, up to date demographic information, and any other records required to be maintained by Controlling Authority.
c. CONTRACTOR shall comply with North Carolina Continuity of Care requirements as set forth in N.C.G.S. §122C-63 which requires sixty (60) days’ notice by the CONTRACTOR to the LME/PIHP of intent to close a facility or discharge an Enrollee with intellectual or developmental disabilities who may be in need of continuing care as determined by the LME/PIHP.
d. CONTRACTOR shall provide thirty (30) days’ of intent to close a facility or discharge an Enrollee with a mental illness or substance abuse disorder who may be in need of continuing care as determined by the LME/PIHP.
