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NC Gen Stat § 108A-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-9 - Duties and responsibilities.

 108A-9. Duties and responsibilities.The county board of social services shall have the following duties and responsibilities:(1) To select the county director of social services according to the merit system rules of the North Carolina Human Resources Commission;(2) To advise county and municipal authorities in developing policies and plans to improve the social conditions of the community;(3) To consult with the director of social services about problems relating to his office, and to assist him in planning budgets for the county department of social services;(4) To transmit or present the budgets of the county department of social services for public assistance, social services, and administration to the board of county commissioners;(5) To have such other duties and responsibilities as the General Assembly, the Department of Health and Human Services or the Social Services Commission or the board of county commissioners may assign to it.  (1917, c. 170, s. 1; 1919, c. 46, s. 3; C.S., s. 5014; 1937, c. 319, s. 3; 1941, c. 270, s. 2; 1945, c. 47; 1953, c. 132; 1955, c. 249; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; 1959, c. 1255, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1963, c. 139; c. 247, ss. 1, 2; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1219, s. 7; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-10 - Fees.

 108A-10. Fees.The county board of social services is authorized to enter into contracts with any governmental or private agency, or with any person, whereby the board of social services agrees to render services to or for such agency or person in exchange for a fee to cover the cost of rendering such service. This authority is to be limited to services voluntarily rendered and voluntarily received, but shall not apply where the charging of a fee for a particular service is specifically prohibited by statute or regulation. The fees to be charged under the authority of this section are to be based upon a plan recommended by the county director of social services and approved by the local board of social services and the board of county commissioners. In no event is the fee charged to exceed the cost to the board of social services. Fee policies may not conflict with rules and regulations adopted by the Social Services Commission or Department of Health and Human Services regarding fees.The fees collected under the authority of this section are to be deposited to the account of the social services department so that they may be expended for social services purposes in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 159, the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. No individual employee is to receive any compensation over and above his regular salary as a result of rendering services for which a fee is charged.The county board of social services shall annually report to the county commissioners receipts received under this section. Fees collected under this section shall not be used to replace any other funds, either State or local, for the program for which the fees were collected. (1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-11 - Inspection of records by members.

 108A-11. Inspection of records by members.Every member of the county board of social services may inspect and examine any record on file in the office of the director relating in any manner to applications for and provision of public assistance and social services authorized by this Chapter. No member shall disclose or make public any information which he may acquire by examining such records. (1917, c. 170, s. 1; 1919, c. 46, s. 3; C.S., s. 5014; 1937, c. 319, s. 3; 1941, c. 270, s. 2; 1945, c. 47; 1953, c. 132; 1955, c. 249; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; 1959, c. 1255, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1963, c. 139; c. 247, ss. 1, 2; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-12 - Appointment.

 108A-12. Appointment.(a) The board of social services of every county shall appoint a director of social services in accordance with the merit system rules of the North Carolina Human Resources Commission. Any director dismissed by such board shall have the right of appeal under the same rules.(b) Two or more boards of social services may jointly employ a director of social services to serve the appointing boards and such boards may also combine any other functions or activities as authorized by Part 1 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A. The boards shall agree on the portion of the director's salary and the portion of expenses for other joint functions and activities that each participating county shall pay.  (1917, c. 170, s. 1; 1919, c. 46, ss. 3, 4; C.S., s. 5016; 1921, c. 128; 1929, c. 291, s. 1; 1931, c. 423; 1937, c. 319, s. 5; 1941, c. 270, s. 4; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-13 - Salary.

 108A-13. Salary.The board of social services of every county, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, shall determine the salary of the director in accordance with the classification plan of the North Carolina Human Resources Commission, and such salary shall be paid by the county from the federal, State and county funds available for this purpose.  (1917, c. 170, s. 1; 1919, c. 46, ss. 3, 4; C.S., s. 5016; 1921, c. 128; 1929, c. 291, s. 1; 1931, c. 423; 1937, c. 319, s. 5; 1941, c. 270, s. 4; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-15 - Social services officials and employees as public guardians.

 108A-15. Social services officials and employees as public guardians.The director and assistant directors of social services of each county may serve as guardians for adults adjudicated incompetent under the provisions of Chapter 35A, and they shall do so if ordered to serve in that capacity by the clerk of superior court having jurisdiction of a guardianship proceeding brought under either Article. (1977, c. 725, s. 6; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1985, c. 361, s. 3; 1987, c. 550, s. 23.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-15.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-15.1 - Consolidated human services board; human services director.

 108A-15.1. Consolidated human services board; human services director.(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section and subject to any limitations that may be imposed by the board of county commissioners under G.S. 153A-77, a consolidated human services board created pursuant to G.S. 153A-77(b) shall have the responsibility and authority to carry out the programs established in this Chapter in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Social Services Commission and under the supervision of the Department of Health and Human Services in the same manner as a county social services board.(b) In addition to the powers conferred by G.S. 153A-77(d), a consolidated human services board shall have all the powers and duties of a county board of social services as provided by G.S. 108A-9, except that the consolidated human services board may not:(1) Appoint the human services director.(2) Transmit or present the budget for social services programs.(c) In addition to the powers conferred by G.S. 153A-77(e), a human services director shall have all the powers and duties of a director of social services provided by G.S. 108A-14, except that the human services director may:(1) Serve as the executive officer of the consolidated human services board only to the extent and in the manner authorized by the county manager.(2) Appoint staff of the consolidated human services agency only upon the approval of the county manager. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 690, s. 9; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-15.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-15.7 - Creation of regional social services departments.

 108A-15.7. Creation of regional social services departments.(a) A regional social services department, including more than one county, may be formed upon agreement of the county boards of commissioners and, if applicable, either the county board of social services or consolidated human services board having jurisdiction over each of the counties involved.(b) A regional social services department may incorporate all programs and services offered by the county departments or it may include only selected programs and services.(c) A county may join an existing regional social services department upon agreement of the boards of commissioners having jurisdiction over each of the counties included in the region as well as the board of county commissioners and, if applicable, either the county board of social services or consolidated human services having jurisdiction over the county department seeking to join the regional department.(d) The regional social services departments may include more than one judicial district. To promote judicial efficiency, a regional social services department shall make every effort to include complete judicial districts rather than dividing a judicial district across departments.(e) The regional social services department shall have centralized administrative operations that are geographically located in one county but maintain a physical presence for delivery of social services in every county served by the region.(f) A county that joins a regional social services department shall be required to contribute financially to the regional department pursuant to rules adopted by the Commission.(g) A regional social services department shall be a public authority as defined in G.S. 159-7(b)(10).  (2017-41, s. 4.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-15.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-15.9 - Dissolution of a regional social services department.

 108A-15.9. Dissolution of a regional social services department.(a) Whenever the board of commissioners of each county constituting a regional social services department determines that the department is not operating in the best interests of the respective counties, they may direct that the regional social services department be dissolved.(b) Whenever a board of commissioners of a county which is a member of a regional social services department determines that the department is not operating in the best interests of that county, it may withdraw from the regional social services department.(c) Dissolution of a regional social services department or withdrawal from the regional social services department by a county shall be effective only at the end of the fiscal year in which the action of dissolution or withdrawal transpired.(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of the section, no regional social services department shall be dissolved without prior written notification to the Department.(e) Any budgetary surplus available to a regional social services department at the time of its dissolution shall be distributed to those counties comprising the region on the same pro rata basis that the counties appropriated and contributed funds to the regional social services department budget during the current fiscal year. Distribution to the counties shall be determined on the basis of an audit of the financial record of the regional social services department. The regional board of social services shall select a certified public accountant or an accountant who is subsequently certified by the Local Government Commission to conduct the audit. The audit shall be performed in accordance with G.S. 159-34. The same method of distribution of funds described above shall apply when one or more counties of a regional social services department withdraw from a region.  (2017-41, s. 4.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-15.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-15.10 - Regional social services director.

 108A-15.10. Regional social services director.A regional social services director appointed by a regional social services board shall have all the powers and duties of a director of social services provided by G.S. 108A-14 and other applicable laws. The director shall also have the authority to enter contracts, in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act, Chapter 159 of the General Statutes, on behalf of the regional social services department.  (2017-41, s. 4.1; 2017-102, s. 40(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-16 - Appointment.

 108A-16. Appointment.With the approval of the board of social services, the board of commissioners of any county may appoint a licensed attorney to serve as a special county attorney for social service matters, or designate the county attorney as special county attorney for social service matters. (1959, c. 1124, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-17 - Compensation.

 108A-17. Compensation.The special county attorney for social service matters shall receive compensation for the performance of his duties and for his expenses in such amount as the board of commissioners may provide. His compensation shall be a proper item in the annual budget of the county department of social services. (1959, c. 1124, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 1 - County Administration.|§ 108A-18 - Duties and responsibilities.

 108A-18. Duties and responsibilities.(a) The special county attorney shall have the following duties and responsibilities:(1) To serve as legal advisor to the county director, the county board of social services, and the board of county commissioners on social service matters;(2) To represent the county, the plaintiff, or the obligee in all proceedings brought under Chapter 52A, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act and to exercise continuous supervision of compliance with any order entered in any proceeding under that act;(3) To represent the county board of social services in appeal proceedings and in any litigation relating to appeals;(4) To assist the district attorney with the preparation and prosecution of criminal cases under Article 40 of Chapter 14, entitled "Protection of the Family";(5) To assist the district attorney with the preparation and prosecution of proceedings authorized by Chapter 49, entitled "Bastardy";(6) To perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the board of county commissioners, the board of social services, or the director of social services.(b) In performing any of the duties and responsibilities set out in this section, the special county attorney is authorized to call upon any director of social services or the Department of Health and Human Services for any information as he may require to perform his duties, and such director and Department are directed to assist him in performing such duties. (1959, c. 1124, ss. 2, 3; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 47, s. 2; c. 476, s. 138; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-25.1A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-25.1A - Responsibility for errors.

 108A-25.1A. Responsibility for errors.(a) A county department of social services shall be financially responsible for the erroneous issuance of Medicaid benefits and Medicaid claims payments resulting when the county department of social services takes any action that requires payment of Medicaid claims for an ineligible individual, for ineligible dates, or in an amount that includes a recipient's liability and for which the State cannot claim federal participation.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a county department of social services shall not be financially responsible for the erroneous issuance of Medicaid benefits and Medicaid claims payments resulting from a failure or error attributable solely to the State.(c) The amounts to be charged back to a county department of social services for erroneous payments of claims shall be the State and federal shares of all erroneous payments, not to exceed the lesser of the amount of actual error or claims payment.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(f).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-25.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-25.2 - Exemption from limitations for individuals convicted of certain drug-related felonies.

 108A-25.2. Exemption from limitations for individuals convicted of certain drug-related felonies.Individuals convicted of Class H or I controlled substance felony offenses in this State shall be eligible to participate in the Work First Program and the food and nutrition services program:(1) Six months after release from custody if no additional controlled substance felony offense is committed during that period and successful completion of or continuous active participation in a required substance abuse treatment program determined appropriate by the area mental health authority; or(2) If not committed to custody, six months after the date of conviction if no additional controlled substance felony offense is committed during that period and successful completion of or continuous active participation in a required substance abuse treatment program determined appropriate by the area mental health authority.A county department of social services shall require individuals who are eligible for Work First Program assistance and electronic food and nutrition benefits pursuant to this section to undergo substance abuse treatment as a condition for receiving Work First Program or electronic food and nutrition benefits, if funds and programs are available and to the extent allowed by federal law.  (1997-443, s. 12.4; 2007-97, s. 4; 2008-187, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-25.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-25.4 - Use of payments under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program and Crisis Intervention Program.

 108A-25.4. Use of payments under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program and Crisis Intervention Program.(a) The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program Plan developed by the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) and submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shall focus the annual energy assistance payments on the elderly population age 60 and above with income up to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the federal poverty level and disabled persons receiving services through the Division of Aging and Adult Services. The energy assistance payment shall be paid directly to the service provider by the county department of social services. The Plan for Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) shall provide assistance for vulnerable populations who meet income eligibility criteria established by the Department. The CIP payment shall be paid directly to the service provider by the county department of social services and shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600.00) per household in a fiscal year.(b) The Department shall submit the Plan for each program to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services no later than September 1 of each year and implement the Plan no later than October 1 of each year.  (2011-145, s. 10.56(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-26 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-26 - Certain financial assistance and in-kind goods not considered in determining assistance paid under Chapters 108A and 111.

 108A-26. Certain financial assistance and in-kind goods not considered in determining assistance paid under Chapters 108A and 111.Financial assistance and in-kind goods or services received from a governmental agency, or from a civic or charitable organization, shall not be considered in determining the amount of assistance to be paid any person under Chapters 108A and 111 of the General Statutes provided that such financial assistance and in-kind goods and services are incorporated in the rehabilitation plan of such person being assisted by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services or the Division of Services for the Blind of the Department of Health and Human Services, except where such goods and services are required to be considered by federal law or regulations. (1973, c. 716; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-26.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-26.2 - Fleeing felon or parole or probation violator; eligibility for program assistance; federal approval; review by department.

 108A-26.2. Fleeing felon or parole or probation violator; eligibility for program assistance; federal approval; review by department.(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a department of social services shall not grant public assistance under Part 2 or Part 5 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes if the department receives information described in G.S. 108A-26.1 that the applicant for or recipient of program assistance is subject to arrest under an outstanding warrant arising from a charge of violating conditions of parole or probation or from a felony charge against that applicant or recipient in any jurisdiction. This section does not affect the eligibility for assistance of other members of the applicant's or recipient's household. An applicant or recipient described in this section is eligible for program assistance if all other eligibility criteria of the law are met when the applicant or recipient is no longer subject to arrest under an outstanding warrant as described in this section.(b) If federal approval is required in order to prevent the loss of federal reimbursement as a result of the application of this section to an applicant for or recipient of program assistance, the Department of Health and Human Services shall promptly take any action necessary to obtain federal approval.  (2013-417, s. 2.)