S335 - Budget Technical Corrections & Study. (SL 2018-97)

Overview: Sec. 3.13 of S.L. 2018-97 adds a new Section 11H.13 to the 2018 Appropriations Act, S.L. 2018-5, requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) redirecting funds from the Medicaid Rebase for the 2018-2019 fiscal year to be used for two purposes, effective January 1, 2019: (i) to increase the Medicaid rate paid for in-home aide services provided under the CAP/DA Waiver to the maximum amount allowed within the funding provided, but no more than $3.90 paid per 15-minute billing unit; and (ii) to provide adult optical Medicaid coverage. Subsection (d) of this section requires DHHS to submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and NC Health Choice by March 1, 2019, on all new services and rate increases implemented for the Medicaid or NC Health Choice programs during the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, including any pending waivers or State Plan amendments containing new services or rate increases.

This section became effective July 1, 2018.