§ 108A-47.1 — Special Assistance in-home payments

North Carolina § 108A-47.1

• Jurisdiction: North Carolina
• Ch. 108A: Social Services
• Art. 2: Programs of Public Assistance

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(a) The Department of Health and Human Services shall use funds from the existing State-County Special Assistance budget to provide Special Assistance payments to eligible individuals 18 years of age or older in in-home living arrangements. The standard monthly payment to individuals enrolled in the Special Assistance in-home program shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the monthly payment the individual would receive if the individual resided in an adult care home and qualified for Special Assistance. The Department shall implement Special Assistance in-home eligibility policies and procedures to assure that in-home program participants are those individuals who need and, but for the in-home program, would seek placement in an adult care home facility. The Department's policies and procedures shall include the use of an assessment.
(b) All county departments of social services shall participate in the State-County Special Assistance in-home program by making Special Assistance in-home slots available to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements established by the Department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. (2007-323, s. 10.14(a); 2010-31, s. 10.19A(h); 2012-142, s. 10.23(a); 2021-180, s. 9A.3; repealed by 2021-180, s. 9A.3A(b); 2022-74, s. 9A.1(b); 2023-65, s. 1.3; 2023-134, s. 9A.1.)
Part 4. Foster Care and Adoption Assistance Payments.