(a) The Department shall require county departments of social services to comply with accuracy standards set forth in rule for the processing of Medicaid eligibility determinations. The Department shall set the following standards:

(1) Accuracy standards with regards to errors that caused an ineligible Medicaid recipient to be approved for Medicaid benefits.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 108A-70.47

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) Accuracy standards with regards to errors that caused the denial of benefits to an applicant that should have been approved for Medicaid benefits.

(3) Accuracy standards with regards to errors made during the eligibility determination process that did not change the outcome of the eligibility determination.

(b) Standards under this section shall be developed by the Department in consultation with the State Auditor. (2017-57, s. 11H.22(c).)

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