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NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.27 - (See editor's note) Data collection; reporting.

 108A-70.27. (See editor's note) Data collection; reporting.(a) The Department shall ensure that the following data are collected, analyzed, and reported in a manner that will most effectively and expeditiously enable the State to evaluate Program goals, objectives, operations, and health outcomes for children:(1) Number of applicants for coverage under the Program;(2) Number of Program applicants deemed eligible for Medicaid;(3) Number of applicants deemed eligible for the Program, by income level, age, and family size;(4) Number of applicants deemed ineligible for the Program and the basis for ineligibility;(5) Number of applications made at county departments of social services, public health departments, and by mail;(6) Total number of children enrolled in the Program to date and for the immediately preceding fiscal year;(7) Total number of children enrolled in Medicaid through the Program application process;(8) Trends showing the Program's impact on hospital utilization, immunization rates, and other indicators of quality of care, and cost-effectiveness and efficiency;(9) Trends relating to the health status of children;(10) Other data that would be useful in carrying out the purposes of this Part.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 12A.8(e), effective July 1, 2013.(c) The Division of Health Benefits shall provide to the Department data required under this section that are collected by this Division. Data shall be reported by the Division of Health Benefits in sufficient detail to meet federal reporting requirements under Title XXI.  (1998-1, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 10.41(d); 2011-291, ss. 2.24, 2.25; 2013-360, s. 12A.8(e); 2015-96, s. 5; 2019-81, s. 15(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.28 - Fraudulent misrepresentation.

 108A-70.28. Fraudulent misrepresentation.(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully, and with intent to defraud, make or cause to be made a false statement or representation of a material fact in an application for coverage under this Part or intended for use in determining eligibility for coverage.(b) It shall be unlawful for any applicant, recipient, or person acting on behalf of the applicant or recipient to knowingly and willfully, and with intent to defraud, conceal, or fail to disclose any condition, fact, or event affecting the applicant's or recipient's initial or continued eligibility to receive coverage or benefits under this Part.(c) It is unlawful for any person knowingly, willingly, and with intent to defraud, to obtain or attempt to obtain, or to assist, aid, or abet another person, either directly or indirectly, to obtain money, services, or any other thing of value to which the person is not entitled as a recipient under this Part, or otherwise to deliberately misuse a Program identification card. This misuse includes the sale, alteration, or lending of the Program identification card to others for services and the use of the card by someone other than the recipient to receive or attempt to receive Program coverage for services rendered to that individual.Proof of intent to defraud does not require proof of intent to defraud any particular person.(d) A person who violates a provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class I felony.(e) For purposes of this section the word "person" includes any natural person, association, consortium, corporation, body politic, partnership, or other group, entity, or organization. (1998-1, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.30 - Recodified as Part 33 of Article 7 of Chapter 143B, G.S. 143B-344.46, by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 15.22(h), effective July 1, 2013.

 108A-70.30: Recodified as Part 33 of Article 7 of Chapter 143B, G.S. 143B-344.46, by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 15.22(h), effective July 1, 2013.
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.36 - Applicability.

 108A-70.36. Applicability.If a federally recognized Native American tribe within the State has assumed responsibility for the Medicaid program pursuant to G.S. 108A-25(e), then this Part applies to the tribe in the same manner as it applies to county departments of social services.  (2016-94, s. 12H.17(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.37 - Timely decision standards.

 108A-70.37. Timely decision standards.The county department of social services shall render a decision on an individual's application for Medicaid within 45 calendar days from the date of application, except for applications in which a disability determination has already been made or is needed. For those applications, the county department of social services shall render a decision on an individual's eligibility within 90 calendar days from the date of application.  (2016-94, s. 12H.17(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.39 - Average processing time standards.

 108A-70.39. Average processing time standards.(a) Average processing time is calculated by finding the processing time for each case that received a disposition during a given month and finding the average of those processing times.(b) The standard for average processing time is 90 days for cases in which the individual has applied for the Medicaid Aid to the Disabled category (M-AD) and 45 days for all other cases.  (2016-94, s. 12H.17(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.40 - Percentage processed timely standards.

 108A-70.40. Percentage processed timely standards.(a) Percentage processed timely is the percentage of cases that received a timely disposition in a given month. The percentage processed timely is calculated by expressing the number of cases during a given month with a processing time equal to or less than the standard set in G.S. 108A-70.37 as a percentage of the total cases receiving a disposition during that month. When the deadline for meeting the timely decision standard in G.S. 108A-70.37 falls on a weekend or holiday, an application that receives a disposition on the first workday following the deadline shall be considered timely for purposes of calculating the percentage processed timely.(b) The Department is authorized to adopt rules to establish a percentage standard for each county department of social services that will be the percentage processed timely standard for that county department of social services. Until the Department adopts rules establishing percentage standards for each county, the percentage processed timely standards are those established in 10A NCAC 23C .0203 as of April 2016.  (2016-94, s. 12H.17(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.41 - Corrective action.

 108A-70.41. Corrective action.(a) If for any three consecutive months or for any five months out of a period of 12 consecutive months a county department of social services fails to meet either the average processing time standard or the percentage processed timely standard or both standards, the Department and the county department of social services shall enter into a joint corrective action plan to improve the timely processing of applications.(b) A joint corrective action plan entered into pursuant to this section shall specifically identify the following components:(1) The duration of the joint corrective action plan, not to exceed 12 months. If a county department of social services shows measurable progress in meeting the performance requirements in the joint corrective action plan, then the duration of the joint corrective action plan may be extended by six months, but in no case shall a joint corrective action plan exceed 18 months.(2) A plan for improving timely processing of applications that specifically describes the actions to be taken by the county department of social services and the Department.(3) The performance requirements for the county department of social services that constitute successful completion of the joint corrective action plan.(4) Acknowledgement that failure to successfully complete the joint corrective action plan will result in temporary assumption of Medicaid eligibility administration by the Department, in accordance with G.S. 108A-70.42.  (2016-94, s. 12H.17(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.43 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.43 - Reporting.

 108A-70.43. Reporting.No later than November 1 of each year, the Department shall submit a report for the prior fiscal year to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division containing the following information:(1) The annual statewide percentage of Medicaid applications processed in a timely manner for the fiscal year.(2) The statewide average number of days to process Medicaid applications for each month in the fiscal year.(3) The annual percentage of Medicaid applications processed in a timely manner by each county department of social services for the fiscal year.(4) The average number of days to process Medicaid applications for each month for each county department of social services.(5) The number of months during the fiscal year that each county department of social services met the timely processing standards under G.S. 108A-70.38.(6) The number of months during the fiscal year that each county department of social services failed to meet the timely processing standards under G.S. 108A-70.38.(7) A description of all corrective action activities conducted by the Department and county departments of social services in accordance with G.S. 108A-70.36.(8) A description of how the Department plans to assist county departments of social services in meeting timely processing standards for Medicaid applications, for every county in which the performance metrics for processing Medicaid applications in a timely manner do not show significant improvement compared to the previous fiscal year.  (2017-57, s. 11H.21.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.45 - Applicability.

 108A-70.45. Applicability.If a federally recognized Native American tribe within the State has assumed responsibility for the Medicaid program pursuant to G.S. 108A-25(e), then this Part applies to the tribe in the same manner as it applies to county departments of social services.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.46 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.46 - Audit of county Medicaid determinations.

 108A-70.46. Audit of county Medicaid determinations.(a) Beginning January 1, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Central Management and Support, shall audit county departments of social services for compliance with the accuracy standards adopted under G.S. 108A-70.47 for Medicaid eligibility determinations made within a 12-month period. This audit shall also include an evaluation of compliance with the quality assurance standards under G.S. 108A-70.48 by the county department of social services. Audits shall be conducted for initial Medicaid eligibility determination applications as well as Medicaid reenrollment determinations. The Department shall ensure that every county is audited no less than once every three years.(b) Beginning 18 months after the Department has implemented the training and certification program under G.S. 108A-26.5, the Department shall include in its audits required under this section a verification that all county departments of social services are in compliance with the certification program requirements for individuals involved in the Medicaid eligibility determination process.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(c), (h); 2018-5, s. 11H.5(a), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.47 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.47 - Medicaid eligibility determination processing accuracy standards.

 108A-70.47. Medicaid eligibility determination processing accuracy standards.(a) The Department shall require county departments of social services to comply with accuracy standards set forth in rule for the processing of Medicaid eligibility determinations. The Department shall set the following standards:(1) Accuracy standards with regards to errors that caused an ineligible Medicaid recipient to be approved for Medicaid benefits.(2) Accuracy standards with regards to errors that caused the denial of benefits to an applicant that should have been approved for Medicaid benefits.(3) Accuracy standards with regards to errors made during the eligibility determination process that did not change the outcome of the eligibility determination.(b) Standards under this section shall be developed by the Department in consultation with the State Auditor.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.48 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.48 - Quality assurance.

 108A-70.48. Quality assurance.The Department shall require county departments of social services to comply with quality assurance minimum standards set forth in rule. The quality assurance standards shall be based upon best practices and shall be developed by the Department in consultation with the State Auditor.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.49 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.49 - Corrective action.

 108A-70.49. Corrective action.(a) If the Department's audit under G.S. 108A-70.46 results in a determination that a county department of social services fails to meet any of the standards adopted under G.S. 108A-70.47 or G.S. 108A-70.48, the Department and the county department of social services shall enter into a joint corrective action plan to improve the accurate processing of applications.(b) A joint corrective action plan entered into pursuant to this section shall specifically identify the following components:(1) The duration of the joint corrective action plan, not to exceed 24 months. If a county department of social services shows measurable progress in meeting the performance requirements in the joint corrective action plan, then the duration of the joint corrective action plan may be extended by six months, but in no case shall a joint corrective action plan exceed 36 months.(2) A plan for improving the accurate processing of applications that specifically describes the actions to be taken by the county department of social services and the Department.(3) The performance requirements for the county department of social services that constitute successful completion of the joint corrective action plan.(4) Acknowledgment that failure to successfully complete the joint corrective action plan will result in temporary assumption of Medicaid eligibility administration by the Department, in accordance with G.S. 108A-70.50.(c) Any county department of social services under a joint corrective action plan shall be audited under G.S. 108A-70.46 on an annual basis until the joint corrective action plan is successfully completed or until the failure to successfully complete the joint corrective action plan results in the temporary assumption of Medicaid eligibility administration by the Department, in accordance with G.S. 108A-70.50.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(c); 2018-5, s. 11H.5(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-70.51 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-70.51 - Reporting.

 108A-70.51. Reporting.Beginning with the calendar year 2020, no later than March 1 of each year, the Department shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice, the Fiscal Research Division, and the State Auditor that contains the following information about the prior calendar year:(1) The percentage of audited county departments of social services that met the accuracy standards adopted under G.S. 108A-70.47 in the prior fiscal year.(2) The percentage of audited county departments of social services that met the quality assurance standards adopted under G.S. 108A-70.48 in the prior fiscal year.(3) The audit result for each standard adopted under G.S. 108A-70.47 for each county of department services in the prior fiscal year.(4) The number of years in the preceding 10-year period that any county department of social services failed to meet the standards in G.S. 108A-70.47 or G.S. 108A-70.48.(5) A description of all corrective action activities conducted by the Department and county departments of social services in accordance with G.S. 108A-70.49.(6) For every county in which the performance metrics for processing Medicaid applications in an accurate manner do not show significant improvement compared to the previous audit of that county, a description of how the Department plans to assist county departments of social services in accuracy and quality assurance standards for Medicaid applications.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(c); 2018-5, s. 11H.5(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-71 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 3 - Social Services Programs.|§ 108A-71 - Authorization of social services programs.

 108A-71. Authorization of social services programs.The Department is hereby authorized to accept all grants-in-aid available for programs of social services under the Social Security Act, other federal laws or regulations, State appropriations and other non-federal sources. The Department is designated as the single State agency responsible for administering or supervising the administration of such programs. It is the intent of this Article that programs of social services be administered so that the State and its citizens may benefit fully from any grants-in-aid. (1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-72 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 3 - Social Services Programs.|§ 108A-72 - Social services checks payable to decedents.

 108A-72. Social services checks payable to decedents.In the event of the death of a recipient of a cash payment service, any check or checks payable to such recipient but not endorsed prior to such recipient's death shall be returned to the issuing agency, made void, and reissued to the provider of the service. (1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-73 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 3 - Social Services Programs.|§ 108A-73 - Services appeals and confidentiality of records.

 108A-73. Services appeals and confidentiality of records.The provisions of Article 4 on public assistance and social services appeals and confidentiality of records shall be applicable to social services programs authorized under this Article. (1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 3 - Social Services Programs.|§ 108A-75 - Report of oversight of social services programs.

 108A-75. Report of oversight of social services programs.(a) The Department shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services (Committee) by August 1 of every year regarding oversight of the local administration of social services programs other than medical assistance.(b) The reports shall include, at a minimum:(1) A copy of the template for the written agreement required by G.S. 108A-74(a1).(2) An evaluation of the implementation of the requirement for a written agreement.(3) A summary of any oversight action taken by the Department pursuant to the agreement or G.S. 108A-74, including a list of any federal or State funds that were withheld as a result of the State's oversight.(c) Beginning August 1, 2021, the reports required in this section shall also include:(1) A summary [of] the circumstances involved with the issuance of any corrective action plans or temporary assumption of local program administration by the State pursuant to G.S. 108A-74.(2) Recommendations for legislative changes related to the authority of the State to supervise local social services administration pursuant to G.S. 108A-74 and related laws.  (2017-41, s. 3.3.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-86 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 5 - Financing of Programs of Public Assistance and Social Services.|§ 108A-86 - Financial transactions between the State and counties.

 108A-86. Financial transactions between the State and counties.The Secretary shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations establishing procedures for the counties to follow in financing programs of public assistance and social services under Article 2 and Article 3. (1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-87 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 5 - Financing of Programs of Public Assistance and Social Services.|§ 108A-87 - Allocation of nonfederal shares.

 108A-87. Allocation of nonfederal shares.(a) The nonfederal share of the annual cost of each public assistance and social services program and related administrative costs may be divided between the State and counties as determined by the General Assembly and in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations.(b) The nonfederal share of the annual cost of public assistance and social services programs and related administrative costs provided to Indians living on federal reservations held in trust by the United States on their behalf shall be borne entirely by the State.(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, when the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians assumes responsibility for a program described under G.S. 108A-25(e), the following shall occur:(1) Nonfederal matching funds and State funds for State programs designated to Jackson and Swain counties to serve the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for programs previously borne by the State shall be allocated directly to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians rather than to those counties and shall not exceed the amount expended by the State for fiscal year 2014-2015 for programs or services assumed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, as applicable, plus the growth rate equal to the growth in State-funded nonfederal share for all counties. Any fund sources from which the tribe receives funds directly from federal agencies are excluded from the requirements of this subdivision.(2) Any portion of nonfederal matching funds borne by counties for public assistance and social services programs and related administrative costs shall be borne by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from providing further nonfederal matching funds to maximize their receipt of federal funds.  (1965, c. 708; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 2014-100, s. 12C.3(d); 2015-241, s. 12C.10(b).)