GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 867

Short Title:        Medicaid County of Residence.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Avila, Burr, Hollo, and Brisson (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Health and Human Services.

April 15, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to allow for the movement of certain Medicaid recipients.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Individuals served pursuant to the State's Section 1915(b)/(c) managed care waiver are exempt from Medicaid home origin requirements for the purposes of services provided under the Section 1915(b)/(c) managed care waiver. Medicaid provided for individuals served pursuant to the State's Section 1915(b)/(c) managed care wavier shall be based on the individual's Medicaid current county of residence. Notwithstanding the forgoing, however, Section 1915(c) innovations waiver slots shall be portable and recognized uniformly throughout all counties of North Carolina; an individual who receives an Innovations waiver in one county shall not be required to reapply in another county if that individual moves or seeks services in another county. As used in this section, the term "Section 1915" refers to Section 1915 of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.