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Programs of Public Assistance

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-24— Definitions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-25— Creation of programs; assumption by federally recognized tribe of programs
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-25.1A— Responsibility for errors
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-25.2— Exemption from limitations for individuals convicted of certain drug-related felonies
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-25.3— Garnishment of wages to recoup fraudulent public assistance program payment
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-25.4— Use of payments under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program and Crisis Intervention Program
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-26— Certain financial assistance and in-kind goods not considered in determining assistance paid under Chapters 108A and 111
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-26.1— Information sharing of outstanding arrest warrant of applicant for or recipient of program assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-26.2— Fleeing felon or parole or probation violator; eligibility for program assistance; federal approval; review by department
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-26.5— NC FAST caseworker training and certification program
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27— (See editor's note) Authorization and description of Work First Program; Work First Program changes; designation of Electing and Standard Program Counties
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.01— Income eligibility and payment level for Work First Family Assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.1— Time limitations on assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.2— General duties of the Department
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.3— Electing Counties - Duties of county boards of commissioners
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.4— Electing Counties - County Plan
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.5— Electing Counties - Duties of the Department
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.6— Standard Program Counties - Duties of county departments of social services and county boards of commissioners
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.7— Standard Program County Plan
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.8— Standard Program Counties - Duties of Department
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.9— State Plan
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.10— Duties of the Director of the Budget/Governor
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.11— Work First Program funding
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.12— Maintenance of effort
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.13— Performance standards
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.14— Corrective action
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.15— Assistance not an entitlement; appeals
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-27.16— Repealed by Session Laws 1999-237, s. 6(h)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-29— Priority for employment services
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-29.1— Drug screening and testing for Work First Program applicants and recipients
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-31— Application for assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-36— Assistance not assignable; checks payable to decedents
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-37— Personal representative for mismanaged public assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-38— Protective and vendor payments
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-39— Fraudulent misrepresentation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-40— Authorization of State-County Special Assistance Program
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-41— Eligibility
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-42— Determination of disability
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-42.1— State-County Special Assistance Program payment rates
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-43— Application procedure
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-44— State funds to counties
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-45— Participation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-46.1— Transfer of assets for purposes of qualifying for State-county Special Assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-47— Limitations on payments
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-47.1— Repealed by Session Laws 2021-180, s. 9A.3A(b), effective January 1, 2023
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-48— State Foster Care Benefits Program
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-49— Foster care and adoption assistance payments
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-49.1— Foster care and adoption assistance payment rates
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-50— State benefits for certain adoptive children
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-50.1— Special Needs Adoptions Incentive Fund
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-50.2— Adoption Promotion Fund
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-50.10— Kinship guardianship assistance program (KinGAP)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-50.11— Guardianship assistance program
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-50.12— Guardianship assistance agreement
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-50.13— Reimbursement for guardians
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-51— Authorization for Food and Nutrition Services
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-51.1— Prohibition on certain waivers
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-52— Determination of eligibility
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-52.1— Limitations on self-attestation; counting income of certain ineligible individuals
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-53— Fraudulent misrepresentation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-53.1— Illegal possession or use of electronic food and nutrition benefits
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54— Authorization of Medical Assistance Program; administration
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.1A— Amendments to Medicaid State Plan and Medicaid Waivers
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.1B— Adoption of rules; State Plans, including amendments and waivers to State Plans, have effect of rules
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.2— Procedures for changing medical policy
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.3A— (Effective October 1, 2026) Eligibility categories and income thresholds
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.3B— Nonfederal share of NC Health Works costs
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.3C— NC Health Works federal financial participation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.4— Income disregard for federal cost-of-living adjustments
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.5— Maintenance of waivers for dependents of members of Armed Forces
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55— Payments
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.1— Medicare enrollment required
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.2— Collaboration among agencies to ensure Medicaid-related services payments to eligible students with disabilities in public schools
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.3— Verification of State residency required for medical assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.4— Requirements related to insurers and the Department of Health and Human Services
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.5— (Effective October 1, 2026) Eligibility monitoring for medical assistance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.6— (Effective October 1, 2026) Verification of Medicaid eligibility; limitations
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.7— (Effective January 1, 2027) Community engagement requirements
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-55.8— (Effective October 1, 2026) Household members
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-56— Acceptance of federal grants
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-57— Subrogation rights; withholding of information a misdemeanor
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-57.1— Rules governing transfer of medical assistance benefits between counties
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-58.1— Ineligibility for medical assistance based on transferring assets for less than fair market value
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-58.2— Waiver of transfer of assets penalty due to undue hardship
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-58.3— (Effective July 1, 2027) Cost-sharing
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-59— Acceptance of medical assistance constitutes assignment to the State of right to third party benefits; recovery procedure
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-60— Protection of patient property
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-61.1— Financial responsibility of a parent for a child under age 21 in a medical institution
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-62— Therapeutic leave for medical assistance patients
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-63— Medical assistance provider fraud
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-63.1— Health care fraud subpoena to produce documents
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-64— Medical assistance recipient fraud
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-64.1— Incentives to counties to recover fraudulent Medicaid expenditures
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-64.2— Annual fraud, waste, and abuse reporting
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-65— Conflict of interest
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-66.1— Medicaid buy-in for workers with disabilities
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-67— Medicare/Qualified Disabled Working Individuals
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-68— Drug Use Review Program; rules
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-68.1— Certain prescription drugs exempt from prior authorization requirements
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-68.1A— Medicaid preferred drug program
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-68.1B— Coverage of medication to treat severe mental illness
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-68.2— Beneficiary lock-in program for certain controlled substances
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-69— Employer obligations
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70— Recoupment of amounts spent on medical care
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.4— Long-Term Care Partnership Program
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.5— Medicaid Estate Recovery Plan
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.9A— Definitions; Medicaid recipient appeals
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.9B— Contested Medicaid cases
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.9C— Informal review permitted
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.10— Short title
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.11— Definitions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.12— Liability for certain acts; damages; effect of repayment
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.13— False claims procedure
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.14— Civil investigative demand
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.15— Employee remedies
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.16— Uniformity of interpretation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.17— Reserved for future codification purposes
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.18— (Contingently repealed - see note) Definitions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.19— (Contingently repealed - see note) Short title; purpose; no entitlement
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.20— (Contingently repealed - see note) Program established
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.21— (Contingently repealed - see note) Program eligibility; benefits; enrollment fee and other cost-sharing; coverage from private plans
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.25— (Contingently repealed - see note) State Plan for Health Insurance Program for Children
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.26— (Contingently repealed - see note) Application process; outreach efforts; appeals
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.27— (Contingently repealed - see note) Data collection; reporting
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.28— (Contingently repealed - see note) Fraudulent misrepresentation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.29— (Contingently repealed - see note) Program review process
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.36— Applicability
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.37— Timely decision standards
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.38— Timely processing standards
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.39— Average processing time standards
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.40— Percentage processed timely standards
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.41— Corrective action
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.42— Temporary assumption of Medicaid eligibility administration
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.43— Reporting
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.45— Applicability
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.46— Audit of county Medicaid determinations
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.47— Medicaid eligibility determination processing accuracy standards
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.48— Quality assurance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.49— Corrective action
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.50— Temporary assumption of Medicaid eligibility administration
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-70.51— Reporting