N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.36
Applicability
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
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.
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.
History
(2016-94, s. 12H.17(b).)
Medical Eligibility Determination Timeliness. - Session Laws 2016-94, s. 12H.17(a), provides: "The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance (DHHS), shall submit a report annually for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 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 in Part 10 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes.
"(6) The number of months during the fiscal year that each county department of social services failed to meet the timely processing standards in Part 10 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes.
"(7) A description of all corrective action activities conducted by DHHS and county departments of social services in accordance with G.S. 108A-70.36.
"(8) A description of how DHHS 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.
"The report for the 2015-2016 fiscal year shall be submitted by November 1, 2016, and the report for the 2016-2017 fiscal year shall be submitted by November 1, 2017."
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.