2005 North Carolina Code - Chapter 108A — Social Services.

• § 108A-1. Creation.
• § 108A-2. Size.
• § 108A-3. Method of appointment; residential qualifications; fee or compensation for services; consolidated human services board appointments.
• § 108A-4. Term of appointment.
• § 108A-5. Order of appointment.
• § 108A-6. Vacancies.
• § 108A-7. Meetings.
• § 108A-8. Compensation of members.
• § 108A-9. Duties and responsibilities.
• § 108A-10. Fees.
• § 108A-11. Inspection of records by members.
• § 108A-12. Appointment.
• § 108A-13. Salary.
• § 108A-14. Duties and responsibilities.
• § 108A-15. Social services officials and employees as public guardians.
• § 108A-15.1. Consolidated human services board; human services director.
• §§ 108A-15.2 through 108A-15.6. Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 108A-16. Appointment.
• § 108A-17. Compensation.
• § 108A-18. Duties and responsibilities.
• §§ 108A-19 through 108A-23. Reserved for future codification purposes.

• § 108A-24. Definitions.
• § 108A-25. Creation of programs.
• § 108A-25.1: Repealed by Session Laws 2001-424, s. 21.52.
• § 108A-25.2. Exemption from limitations for individuals convicted of certain drug-related felonies.
• § 108A-25.3. Garnishment of wages to recoup fraudulent public assistance program payment.
• § 108A-26. Certain financial assistance and in-kind goods not considered in determining assistance paid under Chapters 108A and 111.
• § 108A-27. Authorization and description of Work First Program; Work First Program changes; designation of Electing and Standard Program Counties.
• § 108A-27.1. Time limitations on assistance.
• § 108A-27.2. General duties of the Department.
• § 108A-27.3. Electing Counties – Duties of county boards of commissioners.
• § 108A-27.4. Electing Counties – County Plan.
• § 108A-27.5. Electing Counties – Duties of the Department.
• § 108A-27.6. Standard Program Counties – Duties of county departments of social services and county boards of commissioners.
• § 108A-27.7. Standard Program County Plan.
• § 108A-27.8. Standard Program Counties - Duties of Department.
• § 108A-27.9. State Plan.
• § 108A-27.10. Duties of the Director of the Budget/Governor.
• § 108A-27.11. Work First Program funding.
• § 108A-27.12. Maintenance of effort.
• § 108A-27.13. Performance standards.
• § 108A-27.14. Corrective action.
• § 108A-27.15. Assistance not an entitlement; appeals.
• § 108A-27.16. Repealed by Session Laws 1999-237, s. 6(h).
• §§ 108A-28, 108A-28.1: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-443, s. 12.14.
• § 108A-29. First Stop Employment Assistance; priority for employment services.
• § 108A-29.1. Substance abuse treatment required; drug testing for Work First Program recipients.
• § 108A-30: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-443, s. 12.14.
• § 108A-31. Application for assistance.
• §§ 108A-32 through 108A-35: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-443, s. 12.14.
• § 108A-36. Assistance not assignable; checks payable to decedents.
• § 108A-37. Personal representative for mismanaged public assistance.
• § 108A-38. Protective and vendor payments.
• § 108A-39. Fraudulent misrepresentation.
• § 108A-39.1: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-443, s. 12.14.
• § 108A-39.2: Repealed by Session Laws 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 966, s. 3.
• § 108A-40. Authorization of State-County Special Assistance for Adults Program.
• § 108A-41. Eligibility.
• § 108A-42. Determination of disability.
• § 108A-43. Application procedure.
• § 108A-44. State funds to counties.
• § 108A-45. Participation.
• § 108A-46: Repealed by Session Laws 2003-284, s. 10.53(a), effective July 1, 2003.
• § 108A-46.1. Transfer of assets for purposes of qualifying for State-county Special Assistance for adults.
• § 108A-47. Limitations on payments.
• § 108A-48. State Foster Care Benefits Program.
• § 108A-49. Foster care and adoption assistance payments.
• § 108A-50. State benefits for certain adoptive children.
• § 108A-50.1. Special Needs Adoptions Incentive Fund.
• § 108A-51. Authorization for Food Stamp Program.
• § 108A-52. Determination of eligibility.
• § 108A-53. Fraudulent misrepresentation.
• § 108A-53.1. Illegal possession or use of food stamps.
• § 108A-54. Authorization of Medical Assistance Program.
• § 108A-54.1. (Contingent effective date - See Editor's note) Medicaid buy-in for workers with disabilities.
• § 108A-55. Payments.
• § 108A-55.1. Medicare enrollment required.
• § 108A-55.2. Collaboration among agencies to ensure Medicaid-related services payments to eligible students with disabilities in public schools.
• § 108A-55.3. Verification of State residency required for medical assistance.
• § 108A-56. Acceptance of federal grants.
• § 108A-57. Subrogation rights; withholding of information a misdemeanor.
• § 108A-57.1. Rules governing transfer of medical assistance benefits between counties.
• § 108A-58. Transfer of property for purposes of qualifying for medical assistance; periods of ineligibility.
• § 108A-59. Acceptance of medical assistance constitutes assignment to the State of right to third party benefits; recovery procedure.
• § 108A-60. Protection of patient property.
• § 108A-61: Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 701.
• § 108A-61.1. Financial responsibility of a parent for a child under age 21 in a medical institution.
• § 108A-62. Therapeutic leave for medical assistance patients.
• § 108A-63. Medical assistance provider fraud.
• § 108A-64. Medical assistance recipient fraud.
• § 108A-65. Conflict of interest.
• § 108A-66: Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 702.
• § 108A-67. Medicare/Qualified Disabled Working Individuals.
• § 108A-68. Drug Use Review Program; rules.
• § 108A-68.1. (Expires July 1, 2009) Certain prescription drugs exempt from prior authorization requirements.
• § 108A-69. Employer obligations.
• § 108A-70. Recoupment of amounts spent on medical care.
• § 108A-70.5. (Effective until July 1, 2006) Medicaid Estate Recovery Plan.
• § 108A-70.6. (Effective July 1, 2006) Postponement of estate recovery required in cases of undue hardship.
• § 108A-70.7. (Effective July 1, 2006) Estate recovery not cost effective.
• § 108A-70.8. (Effective July 1, 2006) Notice of estate recovery.
• § 108A-70.9. (Effective July 1, 2006) County departments of social services to provide information.
• § 108A-70.10. Short title.
• § 108A-70.11. Definitions.
• § 108A-70.12. Liability for certain acts; damages; effect of repayment.
• § 108A-70.13. False claims procedure.
• § 108A-70.14. Civil investigative demand.
• § 108A-70.15. Employee remedies.
• § 108A-70.16. Uniformity of interpretation.
• § 108A-70.17. Reserved for future codification purposes.
• § 108A-70.18. Definitions.
• § 108A-70.19. Short title; purpose; no entitlement.
• § 108A-70.20. Program established.
• § 108A-70.21. Program eligibility; benefits; enrollment fee and other cost-sharing; coverage from private plans; purchase of extended coverage.
• § 108A-70.22. Allocation of federal and State funds for Program; consultation with Joint Legislative Health Care Oversight Committee.
• § 108A-70.23. Services for children with special needs established; definition; eligibility; services; limitation; recommendations; no entitlement.
• § 108A-70.24. Claims processing; payments.
• § 108A-70.25. State Plan for Health Insurance Program for Children.
• § 108A-70.26. Application process; outreach efforts; appeals.
• § 108A-70.27. Data collection; reporting.
• § 108A-70.28. Fraudulent misrepresentation.
• § 108A-70.30. Weatherization Assistance Program and Heating/Air Repair and Replacement Program.

• § 108A-71. Authorization of social services programs.
• § 108A-72. Social services checks payable to decedents.
• § 108A-73. Services appeals and confidentiality of records.
• § 108A-74. County department failure to provide services; State intervention in or control of service delivery.
• §§ 108A-75 through 108A-78. Reserved for future codification purposes.

• § 108A-79. Appeals.
• § 108A-80. Confidentiality of records.
• §§ 108A-81 through 108A-85. Reserved for future codification purposes.

• § 108A-86. Financial transactions between the State and counties.
• § 108A-87. Allocation of nonfederal shares.
• § 108A-88. Determination of State and county financial participation.
• § 108A-89. State Public Assistance Contingency Loan Program.
• § 108A-90. Counties to levy taxes.
• §108A-91. Appropriations not to revert.
• § 108A-92: Repealed by Session Laws 1997-443, s. 12.14.
• § 108A-93. Withholding of State moneys from counties failing to pay public assistance costs.
• §§ 108A-94 through 108A-98. Reserved for future codification purposes.

• § 108A-99. Short title.
• § 108A-100. Legislative intent and purpose.
• § 108A-101. Definitions.
• § 108A-102. Duty to report; content of report; immunity.
• § 108A-103. Duty of director upon receiving report.
• § 108A-104. Provision of protective services with the consent of the person; withdrawal of consent; caretaker refusal.
• § 108A-105. Provision of protective services to disabled adults who lack the capacity to consent; hearing, findings, etc.
• § 108A-106. Emergency intervention; findings by court; limitations; contents of petition; notice of petition; court authorized entry of premises; immunity of petitioner.
• § 108A-107. Motion in the cause.
• § 108A-108. Payment for essential services.
• § 108A-109. Reporting abuse.
• § 108A-110. Funding of protective services.
• § 108A-111. Adoption of standards.