North Carolina § 108A-70 - 36. Applicability.

§ 108A-70. 36. Applicability.

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." Editor's Notes. - Session Laws 2016-94, s. 12H.17(d), effective January 1, 2017, provides: "The corrective action procedures described in this section supersede the corrective action procedures in 10A NCAC 23C.0204 and 10A NCAC 23C.0205 related to timeliness processing of Medicaid applications by county departments of social services." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 12H.17(e), effective July 1, 2016, provides: "The Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and amend rules to implement subsections (b) through (d) of this section." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 12H.17(f), made this Part effective January 1, 2017, and applicable to monthly timely processing standards beginning on that date. Session Laws 2016-94, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2016.'" Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2016-2017 fiscal year." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.7, is a severability clause.