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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-152.13 - Grants review and selection.

§ 143B-152.13. Grants review and selection.
(a) The Department shall develop and disseminate a request for applications and establish procedures to be followed in developing and submitting applications to establish local family resource centers and administering grants to establish local family resource centers.
(b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall appoint a State task force to assist the Secretary in reviewing grant applications. The State task force shall include representatives of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Instruction, local school administrative units, educators, parents, the juvenile justice system, social services, and governmental agencies providing services to children, and other members the Secretary considers appropriate. In appointing the State task force, the Secretary shall consult with the Superintendent of Public Instruction in an effort to coordinate the membership of this State task force, the State task force appointed by the Secretary pursuant to G.S. 143B-152.5, and the State task force appointed by the Superintendent pursuant to G.S. 115C-238.42.
In reviewing grant applications, the Secretary and the State task force may consider (i) the severity of the local problems as determined by the needs assessment data, (ii) the likelihood that the locally designed plan will result in high quality services for children and their families, (iii) evidence of local collaboration and coordination of services, (iv) any innovative or experimental aspects of the plan that will make it a useful model for replication in other counties, (v) the availability of other resources or funds, (vi) the incidence of crime and juvenile delinquency, (vii) the amount needed to implement the proposal, and (viii) any other factors consistent with the intent of this Part.
(c) In determining the amount of funds an applicant receives, the Secretary and the State task force may consider (i) the number of children to be served, (ii) the number and percentage of children to be served who participate in the subsidized lunch program, (iii) the number and percentage of school-aged children to be served with two working parents or one single parent, (iv) the availability of other resources or funds, and (v) the amount needed to implement the proposal.
(d) The Secretary shall award the grants. (1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 31(a); 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-152.14 - Cooperation of State and local agencies.

§ 143B-152.14. Cooperation of State and local agencies.
All agencies of the State and local government, including the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, departments of social services, health departments, local mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse authorities, court personnel, law enforcement agencies, The University of North Carolina, the community college system, and cities and counties, shall cooperate with the Department of Health and Human Services, and local nonprofit corporations that receive grants in coordinating the program at the State level and in implementing the program at the local level. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, after consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall develop a plan for ensuring the cooperation of State agencies and local agencies and encouraging the cooperation of private entities, especially those receiving State funds, in the coordination and implementation of the program. (1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 31(a); 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1998-202, s. 4(y); 2000-137, s. 4(cc); 2011-145, s. 19.1(l); 2017-186, s. 2(gggggg); 2018-47, s. 6(c); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(z).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-152.15 - Program evaluation; reporting requirements.

§ 143B-152.15. Program evaluation; reporting requirements.
(a) The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement an evaluation system that will assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Family Resource Center Grant Program. The department shall design this system to:
(1) Provide information to the Department and to the General Assembly on how to improve and refine the programs;
(2) Enable the Department and the General Assembly to assess the overall quality, efficiency, and impact of the existing programs;
(3) Enable the Department and the General Assembly to determine whether to modify the Family Resource Center Grant Program; and
(4) Provide a detailed fiscal analysis of how State funds for these programs were used.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 12A.8(b), effective July 1, 2013.
(c) A local 501(c)(3) entity or consortium that receives a grant under this Part shall report by August 1 of each year to the Department on the implementation of the program. This report shall demonstrate the extent to which the local family resource center has met the local needs, goals, and anticipated outcomes as set forth in the grant application. (1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 31(a); 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2001-424, s. 21.48(f); 2013-360, s. 12A.8(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-154 - Social Services Commission - members; selection; quorum; compensation.

§ 143B-154. Social Services Commission – members; selection; quorum; compensation.
The Social Services Commission of the Department of Health and Human Services shall consist of one member from each congressional district in the State, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms.
The initial members of the Commission shall be the appointed members of the current Social Services Commission who shall serve for the remainder of their current terms and four additional members appointed by the Governor for terms expiring April 1, 1981. Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the Commission created by the resignation, dismissal, death, removal or disability of a member shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.
In the event that more than 11 congressional districts are established in the State, the Governor shall on July 1 following the establishment of such additional congressional districts appoint a member of the Commission from that congressional district.
The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of the Commission from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143B-13 of the Executive Organization Act of 1973.
The members of the Commission shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138-5.
A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
All clerical and other services required by the Commission shall be supplied by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (1973, c. 476, s. 135; 1977, c. 516; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1191, s. 77; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-155 - Social Services Commission - regular and special meetings.

§ 143B-155. Social Services Commission – regular and special meetings.
The Social Services Commission shall meet at least once in each quarter and may hold special meetings at any time and place within the State at the call of the chairman or upon the written request of at least four members. (1973, c. 476, s. 136.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-156 - Social Services Commission - officers.

§ 143B-156. Social Services Commission – officers.
The Commission for Social Services shall have a chairman and a vice-chairman. The chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among the members of the Commission to serve as chairman at his pleasure. The vice-chairman shall be elected by and from the members of the Commission and shall serve for a term of two years or until the expiration of his regularly appointed term. (1973, c. 476, s. 137.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-159 - Commission for the Blind - regular and special meetings.

§ 143B-159. Commission for the Blind – regular and special meetings.
The Commission for the Blind shall meet at least once in each quarter and may hold special meetings at any time and place within the State at the call of the chairman or upon the written request of at least five members. (1973, c. 476, s. 141.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-160 - Commission for the Blind - officers.

§ 143B-160. Commission for the Blind – officers.
The Commission for the Blind shall have a chairman and a vice-chairman. The chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among the members of the Commission to serve as chairman at his pleasure. The vice-chairman shall be elected by and from the members of the Commission and shall serve for a term of two years or until the expiration of his regularly appointed term. (1973, c. 476, s. 142.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-167 - North Carolina Medical Care Commission - regular and special meetings.

§ 143B-167. North Carolina Medical Care Commission – regular and special meetings.
The North Carolina Medical Care Commission shall meet at least once in each quarter and may hold special meetings at any time and place within the State at the call of the chairman or upon the written request of at least nine members. (1973, c. 476, s. 150; c. 1090, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168 - North Carolina Medical Care Commission - officers.

§ 143B-168. North Carolina Medical Care Commission – officers.
The North Carolina Medical Care Commission shall have a chairman and vice-chairman. The chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among the members of the Commission to serve as chairman at his pleasure. The vice-chairman shall be elected by and from the members of the Commission and shall serve for a term of two years or until the expiration of his regularly appointed term. (1973, c. 476, s. 151; c. 1090, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.3 - Child Care Commission - powers and duties.

§ 143B-168.3. Child Care Commission – powers and duties.
(a) The Child Day-Care Licensing Commission of the Department of Administration is transferred, recodified, and renamed the Child Care Commission of the Department of Health and Human Services with the power and duty to adopt rules to be followed in the licensing and operation of child care facilities as provided by Article 7 of Chapter 110 of the General Statutes.
(a1) The Child Care Commission shall adopt rules:
(1) For the issuance of licenses to any child care facility; and
(2) To adopt rules as provided by Article 7 of Chapter 110 of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, and to establish standards for enhanced program licenses, as authorized by G.S. 110-88(7).
(b) The Commission shall adopt rules consistent with the provisions of this Chapter. All rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter heretofore adopted by the Child Day-Care Licensing Commission shall remain in full force and effect unless and until repealed or superseded by action of the Child Care Commission. All rules and regulations adopted by the Commission shall be enforced by the Department of Health and Human Services. (1985, c. 757, s. 155(a); 1987, c. 788, ss. 25, 26; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1997-456, s. 27; 1997-506, s. 56.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.5 - Child Care special unit.

§ 143B-168.5. Child Care – special unit.
There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, a special unit to deal primarily with violations involving child abuse and neglect in child care arrangements. The Child Care Commission shall make rules for the investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect and for administrative action when child abuse or neglect is substantiated, pursuant to G.S. 110-88(6a), 110-105, 110-105.3, 110-105.4, 110-105.5, and 110-105.6. (1985, c. 757, s. 156(r); 1991, c. 273, s. 12; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1997-506, s. 58; 2017-102, s. 23.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.10 - Early childhood initiatives; findings.

§ 143B-168.10. Early childhood initiatives; findings.
The General Assembly finds, upon consultation with the Governor, that every child can benefit from, and should have access to, high-quality early childhood education and development services. The economic future and well-being of the State depend upon it. To ensure that all children have access to high-quality early childhood education and development services, the General Assembly further finds that:
(1) Parents have the primary duty to raise, educate, and transmit values to young preschool children;
(2) The State can assist parents in their role as the primary caregivers and educators of young preschool children; and
(3) There is a need to explore innovative approaches and strategies for aiding parents and families in the education and development of young preschool children. (1993, c. 321, s. 254(a); 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.10A - NC Pre-K Reports.

§ 143B-168.10A. NC Pre-K Reports.
The Division of Child Development and Early Education shall submit an annual report no later than March 15 of each year to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, the Office of State Budget and Management, and the Fiscal Research Division. The report shall include the following:
(1) The number of children participating in the NC Pre-K program.
(2) The number of children participating in the NC Pre-K program who have never been served in other early education programs, such as child care, public or private preschool, Head Start, Early Head Start, or early intervention programs.
(3) The expected NC Pre-K expenditures for the programs and the source of the local contributions.
(4) The results of an annual evaluation of the NC Pre-K program. (2012-142, s. 10.1(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.10C - Adjustments to NC Prekindergarten Program Funds.

§ 143B-168.10C. Adjustments to NC Prekindergarten Program Funds.
When developing the base budget, as defined by G.S. 143C-1-1, the Director of the Budget shall include increased funding for the NC Prekindergarten (NC Pre-K) program by an additional nine million three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($9,350,000) for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and by an additional eighteen million seven hundred thousand dollars ($18,700,000) for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. An appropriation under this section is a statutory appropriation as defined in G.S. 143C-1-1(d)(28). (2018-5, s. 11B.1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.10F - Information on NC Pre-K school options.

§ 143B-168.10F. Information on NC Pre-K school options.
(a) The Division of Childhood Development and Early Education of the Department of Health and Human Services shall post the following information on its website:
(1) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by local school administrative units.
(2) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by charter schools.
(3) Scholarships for enrollment in nonpublic schools provided pursuant to Part 2A of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, or any successor program.
This information shall be indexed or searchable by county, and the Division shall update the information on June 1 each year.
(b) Facilities participating in the NC Pre-K program shall provide to all families the address of the website where the information can be found and a brief description of the information available. Upon request, a facility participating in the NC Pre-K program must furnish to a family a list of the following educational opportunities located in the same county as the NC Pre-K facility, or, if specified, any other county:
(1) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by local school administrative units.
(2) The educational opportunities for kindergarten offered by charter schools.
(3) Scholarships for enrollment in nonpublic schools provided pursuant to Part 2A of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, or any successor program. (2021-117, s. 2(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.11 - Early childhood initiatives; purpose; definitions.

§ 143B-168.11. Early childhood initiatives; purpose; definitions.
(a) The purpose of this Part is to establish a framework whereby the General Assembly, upon consultation with the Governor, may support through financial and other means, the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. and comparable local partnerships, which have as their missions the development of a comprehensive, long-range strategic plan for early childhood development and the provision, through public and private means, of high-quality early childhood education and development services for children and families. It is the intent of the General Assembly that communities be given the maximum flexibility and discretion practicable in developing their plans while remaining subject to the approval of the North Carolina Partnership and accountable to the North Carolina Partnership and to the General Assembly for their plans and for the programmatic and fiscal integrity of the programs and services provided to implement them.
(b) The following definitions apply in this Part:
(1) Board of Directors. – The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.
(2) Department. – The Department of Health and Human Services.
(2a) Early Childhood. – Birth through five years of age.
(3) Local Partnership. – A county or regional private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to coordinate a local demonstration project, to provide ongoing analyses of their local needs that must be met to ensure that the developmental needs of children are met in order to prepare them to begin school healthy and ready to succeed, and, in consultation with the North Carolina Partnership and subject to the approval of the North Carolina Partnership, to provide programs and services to meet these needs under this Part, while remaining accountable for the programmatic and fiscal integrity of their programs and services to the North Carolina Partnership.
(4) North Carolina Partnership. – The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.
(5) Secretary. – The Secretary of Health and Human Services. (1993, c. 321, s. 254(a); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.13 - Implementation of program; duties of Department and Secretary.

§ 143B-168.13. Implementation of program; duties of Department and Secretary.
(a) The Department shall:
(1) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a), effective October 30, 1998.
(1a) Develop and conduct a statewide needs and resource assessment every third year, beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year. This needs assessment shall be conducted in cooperation with the North Carolina Partnership and with the local partnerships. This needs assessment shall include a statewide assessment of capital needs. The data and findings of this needs assessment shall form the basis for annual program plans developed by local partnerships and approved by the North Carolina Partnership.
(2) Recodified as (a)(1a) by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a).
(2a) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(l), effective October 30, 1998.
(3) Provide technical and administrative assitance to local partnerships, particularly during the first year after they are selected under this Part to receive State funds. The Department, at any time, may authorize the North Carolina Partnership or a governmental or public entity to do the contracting for one or more local partnerships. After a local partnership's first year, the Department may allow the partnership to contract for itself.
(4) Adopt, in cooperation with the North Carolina Partnership, any rules necessary to implement this Part, including rules to ensure that State leave policy is not applied to the North Carolina Partnership and the local partnerships. In order to allow local partnerships to focus on the development of long-range plans in their initial year of funding, the Department may adopt rules that limit the categories of direct services for young children and their families for which funds are made available during the initial year.
(5) Repealed by Session Laws 1996, Second Extra Session, c. 18, s. 24.29(c).
(6) Annually update its funding formula, in collaboration with the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., using the most recent data available. These amounts shall serve as the basis for determining "full funding" amounts for each local partnership.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a), effective October 30, 1998. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 24.29(c); 1997-443, s. 11.55(m); 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a), (b); 2000-67, s. 11.28(b); 2002-126, s. 10.55(e).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.14 - Local partnerships; conditions.

§ 143B-168.14. Local partnerships; conditions.
(a) In order to receive State funds, the following conditions shall be met:
(1) Each local partnership shall develop a comprehensive, collaborative, long-range plan of services to children and families in the service-delivery area. No existing local, private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, other than one established on or after July 1, 1993, and that meets the guidelines for local partnerships as established under this Part, shall be eligible to apply to serve as the local partnership for the purpose of this Part. The Board of the North Carolina Partnership may authorize exceptions to this eligibility requirement.
(2) Each local partnership shall agree to adopt procedures for its operations that are comparable to those of Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, the Open Meetings Law, and Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, the Public Records Law, and provide for enforcement by the Department. The procedures may provide for the confidentiality of personnel files comparable to Article 7 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes.
(3) Each local partnership shall adopt procedures to ensure that all personnel who provide services to young children and their families under this Part know and understand their responsibility to report suspected child abuse, neglect, or dependency, as defined in G.S. 7B-101.
(4) Each local partnership shall participate in the uniform, standard fiscal accountability plan developed and adopted by the North Carolina Partnership.
(b) Each local partnership shall be subject to audit and review by the North Carolina Partnership. The North Carolina Partnership shall contract for annual financial and compliance audits of local partnerships that are rated "needs improvement" in performance assessments authorized in G.S. 143B-168.12(a)(7). Local partnerships that are rated "superior" or "satisfactory" in performance assessments authorized in G.S. 143B-168.12(a)(7) shall undergo biennial financial and compliance audits as contracted for by the North Carolina Partnership. The North Carolina Partnership shall provide the State Auditor with a copy of each audit conducted pursuant to this subsection. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 24.29(d)(1); 1997-506, s. 59; 1998-202, s. 13(ll); 1998-212, s. 12.37B(a); 2003-284, s. 19.1; 2007-323, s. 10.19B(b); 2009-451, s. 20C.1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.16 - Home-centered services; consent.

§ 143B-168.16. Home-centered services; consent.
No home-centered services including home visits or in-home parenting training shall be allowed under this Part unless the written, informed consent of the participating parents authorizing the home-centered services is first obtained by the local partnership, educational institution, local school administrative unit, private school, not-for-profit organization, governmental agency, or other entity that is conducting the parenting program. The participating parents may revoke at any time their consent for the home-centered services.
The consent form shall contain a clear description of the program including (i) the activities and information to be provided by the program during the home visits, (ii) the number of expected home visits, (iii) any responsibilities of the parents, (iv) the fact, if applicable, that a record will be made and maintained on the home visits, (v) the fact that the parents may revoke at any time the consent, and (vi) any other information as may be necessary to convey to the parents a clear understanding of the program.
Parents at all times shall have access to any record maintained on home-centered services provided to their family and may place in that record a written response to any information with which they disagree that is in the record. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 766, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.25 - Child care funds matching requirements.

§ 143B-168.25. Child care funds matching requirements.
No local matching funds may be required by the Department of Health and Human Services as a condition of any locality's receiving its initial allocation of child care funds unless federal law requires a match. If the Department reallocates additional funds above twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to local purchasing agencies beyond their initial allocation, local purchasing agencies must provide a twenty percent (20%) local match to receive the reallocated funds. Matching requirements shall not apply when funds are allocated because of an emergency as defined in G.S. 166A-19.3(6). (2017-57, s. 11B.6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.26 - Child care revolving loan.

§ 143B-168.26. Child care revolving loan.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, funds budgeted for the Child Care Revolving Loan Fund may be transferred to and invested by the financial institution contracted to operate the Fund. The principal and any income to the Fund may be used to make loans, reduce loan interest to borrowers, serve as collateral for borrowers, pay the contractor's cost of operating the Fund, or pay the Department's cost of administering the program. (2017-57, s. 11B.6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-168.27 - Administrative allowance for county departments of social services; use of subsidy funds for fraud detection.

§ 143B-168.27. Administrative allowance for county departments of social services; use of subsidy funds for fraud detection.
(a) The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (Division), shall fund the allowance that county departments of social services may use for administrative costs at four percent (4%) of the county's total child care subsidy funds allocated in the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant plan or eighty thousand dollars ($80,000), whichever is greater.
(b) Each county department of social services may use up to two percent (2%) of child care subsidy funds allocated to the county for fraud detection and investigation initiatives.
(c) The Division may adjust the allocations in the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant according to (i) the final allocations for local departments of social services under subsection (a) of this section and (ii) the funds allocated for fraud detection and investigation initiatives under subsection (b) of this section. The Division shall submit a report on the final adjustments to the allocations of the four percent (4%) administrative costs to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division no later than September 30 of each year. (2017-57, s. 11B.6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › §§ 143B-176.1 through 143B-176.2: Recodified as §§ 143B-164.11 and 143B-164.12 by Session Laws 1997-18, ss. 13(b) and (c).

§§ 143B-176.1 through 143B-176.2: Recodified as §§ 143B-164.11 and 143B-164.12 by Session Laws 1997-18, ss. 13(b) and (c).
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-177 - Council on Developmental Disabilities - creation, powers and duties.

§ 143B-177. Council on Developmental Disabilities – creation, powers and duties.
There is hereby created the Council on Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Council on Developmental Disabilities shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the development and implementation of the State plan as required by Public Law 98-527, the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1984, by:
a. Identifying ways and means of promoting public understanding of developmental disabilities;
b. Examining the federally assisted State programs of all State agencies which provide services for persons with developmental disabilities;
c. Describing the quality, extent and scope of services being provided, or to be provided, to persons with developmental disabilities in North Carolina;
d. Recommending ways and means for coordination of programs to prevent duplication and overlapping of such services;
e. Considering the need for new State programs and laws in the field of developmental disabilities; and
f. Conducting activities which will increase and support the independence, productivity, and integration into the community of persons with developmental disabilities.
(2) To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the coordination of planning and service delivery of all State-funded programs which provide service to persons with developmental disabilities by:
a. Gathering, analyzing and interpreting individual and aggregate needs assessment data from all State agencies that provide services to developmentally disabled;
b. Conducting special needs assessment studies as may be necessary;
c. Specifying and supporting activities that will enhance the services delivered by individual agencies by reducing barriers between agencies;
d. Identifying service development priorities that require cooperative interagency planning and development;
e. Providing coordinative and technical assistance in interagency planning and development efforts; and
f. Coordinating interagency training efforts that will promote more effective service delivery to persons with developmental disabilities.
(3) To advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding other matters relating to developmental disabilities and upon any matter the Secretary may refer to it. (1973, c. 476, s. 167; 1987, c. 780; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-178 - Council on Developmental Disabilities - definitions.

§ 143B-178. Council on Developmental Disabilities – definitions.
The following definitions apply to this Chapter:
(1) The term "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of a person which:
a. Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;
b. Is manifested before the person attains age 22, unless the disability is caused by a traumatic head injury and is manifested after age 22;
c. Is likely to continue indefinitely;
d. Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: (i) self-care, (ii) receptive and expressive language, (iii) learning, (iv) mobility, (v) self-direction, (vi) capacity for independent living, and (vii) economic self-sufficiency; and
e. Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
(2) The term "services for persons with developmental disabilities," as it is used in this Article, means:
a. Alternative community living arrangement services, employment related activities, child development services, and case management services; and
b. Any other specialized services or special adaptations of generic services including diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, personal care, child care, adult care, special living arrangements, training, education, sheltered employment, recreation and socialization, counseling of the individual with such a disability and of his family, protective and other social and sociolegal services, information and referral services, follow-along services, nonvocational social-developmental services, and transportation services necessary to assure delivery of services to persons with developmental disabilities, and services to promote and coordinate activities to prevent developmental disabilities. (1973, c. 476, s. 168; 1977, c. 881, ss. 1, 2; 1979, c. 752, s. 1 1987, c. 780; 1995, c. 535, s. 33; 1997-506, s. 61.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-179.6 - Interagency Coordinating Council for Children with Disabilities from Birth to Five Years of Age; agency cooperation.

§ 143B-179.6. Interagency Coordinating Council for Children with Disabilities from Birth to Five Years of Age; agency cooperation.
All appropriate agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Instruction, and other public and private service providers shall cooperate with the Council in carrying out its mandate. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1003, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.107; 2006-69, s. 3(p).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-180 - Governor's Advisory Council on Aging - creation, powers and duties.

§ 143B-180. Governor's Advisory Council on Aging – creation, powers and duties.
There is hereby created the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Advisory Council on Aging shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) To make recommendations to the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services aimed at improving human services to the elderly;
(2) To study ways and means of promoting public understanding of the problems of the aging, to consider the need for new State programs in the field of aging, and to make recommendations to and advise the Governor and the Secretary on these matters;
(3) To advise the Department of Health and Human Services in the preparation of a plan describing the quality, extent and scope of services being provided, or to be provided, to elderly persons in North Carolina;
(4) To study the programs of all State agencies which provide services for elderly persons and to advise the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the coordination of programs to prevent duplication and overlapping of such services;
(5) To advise the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services upon any matter which the Governor and the Secretary may refer to it. (1973, c. 476, s. 171; 1977, c. 242, s. 1; 1983, c. 40, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-181.1A - Plan for serving older adults; inventory of existing data; cooperation by State agencies.

§ 143B-181.1A. Plan for serving older adults; inventory of existing data; cooperation by State agencies.
(a) The Division of Aging and Adult Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit a regularly updated plan to the General Assembly by July 1 of every other odd-numbered year, beginning March 1, 1995. This plan shall include:
(1) A detailed analysis of the needs of older adults in North Carolina, based on existing available data, including demographic, geographic, health, social, economic, and other pertinent indicators.
(2) A clear statement of the goals of the State's long-term public policy on aging.
(3) An analysis of services currently provided and an analysis of additional services needed.
(4) Specific implementation recommendations on expansion and funding of current and additional services and service levels.
(b) The Division of Aging and Adult Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall maintain an inventory of existing data sets regarding the elderly in North Carolina, in order to ensure that adequate demographic, geographic, health, social, economic, and other pertinent indicators are available to generate its regularly updated Plan for Serving Older Adults.
Upon request, the Division of Aging and Adult Services shall make information on these data sets available within a reasonable time.
All State agencies and entities that possess data relating to the elderly, including the Department of Administration and the Divisions of Public Health, Health Service Regulation, and Social Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall cooperate, upon request, with the Division of Aging and Adult Services in implementing this subsection. (1989, c. 52, s. 1; c. 695, s. 1; 1995, c. 253, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2007-182, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 11D.2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-181.1B - Division as clearinghouse for information; agencies to provide information.

§ 143B-181.1B. Division as clearinghouse for information; agencies to provide information.
(a) The Division of Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, shall be the central clearinghouse for information regarding all State education and training programs available and being provided about and for the elderly in North Carolina.
(b) The Division of Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, shall produce and distribute annually an updated calendar of conferences, training events, and educational programs about and for the elderly in North Carolina.
(c) All State agencies and entities administering State or federal funding for education and training programs about and for the elderly shall provide to the Division of Aging by September 1 of each year all information required by the Division regarding conferences, training events, and educational programs provided about and for the elderly. (1989, c. 696, ss. 1-3; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-181.2 - Assistant Secretary for Aging - appointment and duties.

§ 143B-181.2. Assistant Secretary for Aging – appointment and duties.
(a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall appoint an assistant secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services, whose title shall be the Assistant Secretary for Aging. The Assistant Secretary for Aging shall monitor all aging programs in the Department of Health and Human Services and shall have such powers and duties as are conferred on him by this Part and delegated to him by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(b) The Assistant Secretary for Aging, through the appropriate subunits of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall, at the request of the Secretary, identify program needs for the aging, recommend program changes, coordinate intra-departmental program efforts, represent the Secretary in aging matters before boards and commissions, the General Assembly and the public, coordinate program contacts between the Department of Health and Human Services and private, State and federal agencies, initiate special studies on aging matters, and have the responsibility of assuring that services are delivered to the elderly of the State. (1977, c. 242, s. 4; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-181.3 - Older adults - findings; policy.

§ 143B-181.3. Older adults – findings; policy.
(a) The North Carolina General Assembly finds the following:
(1) Older adults should be able to live as independently as possible, and to live free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
(2) Older adults should have opportunities to be involved in their communities in ways they desire.
(3) Preventive and primary health care are necessary to assure optimal health and to enable active social and civic engagement by older adults.
(4) Sufficient opportunities for training in gerontology and geriatrics should be developed and readily available for individuals serving older adults.
(5) Older adults should have access to a broad range of services, supports, and opportunities, and they should have transportation options available to allow access to these services and to meet their daily needs and interests.
(6) Services for older adults should be person-centered and coordinated so that an individual's needs can be met efficiently, effectively, and in the least restrictive environment.
(7) Information should be readily available in each county on all programs and services for older adults.
(8) Older adults should have adequate opportunities for employment.
(9) Each county should have available a variety of housing options, including retirement housing, accessible affordable rental housing, and opportunities for residential home modifications, in order to allow older adults to remain in their communities.
(10) Older adults and their caregivers should have input in the planning and evaluation of programs and services for older adults, and they should have opportunities to advocate for these programs and services.
(11) The State should assist older adults who desire to remain as independent as possible and should encourage and support families in caring for their older members.
(b) It is the policy of the State to effectively utilize its resources to support and enhance the quality of life for older adults in North Carolina. (1979, c. 983, s. 1; 2010-66, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-181.4 - Responsibility for policy.

§ 143B-181.4. Responsibility for policy.
Responsibility for developing policy to carry out the purpose of this Part is vested in the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as provided in G.S. 143B-181.1 who may assign responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Aging. The Assistant Secretary for Aging shall, at the request of the Secretary, be the bridge between the federal and local level and shall review policies that affect the well being of older people with the goal of providing a balance in State programs to meet the social welfare and health needs of the total population. Responsibilities may include:
(1) Serving as chief advocate for older adults;
(2) Developing the State plan which will aid in the coordination of all programs for older people;
(3) Providing information and research to identify gaps in existing services;
(4) Promoting the development and expansion of services;
(5) Evaluation of programs;
(6) Bringing together the public and private sectors to provide services for older people. (1979, c. 983, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 3 - Department of Health and Human Services. › § 143B-181.5 - Long-term services and supports - findings.

§ 143B-181.5. Long-term services and supports – findings.
The North Carolina General Assembly finds that the aging of the population and advanced medical technology have resulted in a growing number of persons who require long-term services and supports. The primary resources for long-term assistance continues to be family and friends. However, these traditional caregivers are increasingly employed outside the home. There is growing demand for improvement and expansion of home and community-based long-term services and supports to complement the care provided by these informal caregivers.
The North Carolina General Assembly further finds that the public interest would best be served by a broad array of long-term services and supports that enable persons who need such services to remain in the home or in the community whenever practicable and that promote individual autonomy and dignity as these individuals exercise choice and control over their lives.
The North Carolina General Assembly finds that as other long-term service and support options become more readily available, the need for institutional care will stabilize or decline relative to the growing population of older adults and people living with disabilities. The General Assembly recognizes, however, that institutional care will continue to be a critical part of the State's long-term service and support options and that such care should promote individual dignity, autonomy, and a home like environment. (1981, c. 675, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 583, s. 2; 2010-66, s. 2.)