S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Sec. 11H.21 of S.L. 2017-57 codifies a requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services must report annually to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice with certain data related to the timeliness of Medicaid eligibility determinations made by the county departments of social services. This reporting was initially required in the 2016 budget bill for two years, and this section continues the reporting requirement on an ongoing basis.

This section became effective July 1, 2017.