GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 81*
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/6/97

Short Title:  Residency Req. for Special Assistance. 	(Public)

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February 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A NINETY-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR NEW RESIDENTS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHO NEED RESIDENCE IN ADULT CARE HOMES AND WHO NEED STATE-COUNTY SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 108A-41(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Assistance shall be granted to any person who:
(1)	Is 65 years of age and older, or is between the ages of 18 and 65 and is permanently and totally disabled; and
(2)	Has insufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health as determined by the rules and regulations of the Social Services Commission; and
(3)	Is at least one of the following:
a.	A resident of North Carolina for at least 90 days prior to receiving this assistance;
b.	A person who previously resided in North Carolina for at least 365 consecutive days;
c.	A person coming to North Carolina to join a close relative who has resided in North Carolina for at least 180 consecutive days.  In this sub-subdivision, a ‘close relative' means the person's parent, grandparent, brother, sister, spouse, or child; or
d.	A person discharged from a state facility who was a patient in the facility as a result of an interstate mental health compact.  As used in this sub-subdivision the term state facility is a facility listed under G.S 122C-181."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to residents making application for assistance on or after that date.