North Carolina § 108A-70 - 20. Program established.

§ 108A-70. 20. Program established.

The Health Insurance Program for Children is established. The Program shall be known as North Carolina Health Choice for Children, and it shall be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with this Part and as required under Title XXI and related federal rules and regulations. Administration of claims processing shall be as described in 42 C.F.R. 447.45(d)(1). History (1998-1, s. 1; 2008-107, s. 10.13(e); 2015-96, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2009-451, s. 10.31(a), provides: "The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement a plan for assuming administrative responsibility for the North Carolina Health Choice for Children program by transitioning all administrative oversight activities from the Executive Administrator and Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees to the Division of Medical Assistance. The transition of all administrative oversight from the State Health Plan to the Division of Medical Assistance shall be completed not later than July 1, 2010. The Secretary shall report to the Joint Legislative Health Care Oversight Committee and the Committee on Employee Hospital and Medical Benefits at least 30 days prior to effecting the transition of the responsibilities for the administration from the Executive Administrator and Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees to the Department." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2009'." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 28.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2009 2011 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2009 2011 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2009-451, s. 28.5 is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2008-107, s. 10.13(e), effective July 1, 2008, inserted "known as North Carolina Health Choice for Children, and it shall be" near the middle of the paragraph. Session Laws 2015-96, s. 2, effective June 19, 2015, rewrote the last sentence in the section, which formerly read: "Administration of Program benefits and claims processing shall be as provided under Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes."