NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 1252

HOUSE BILL 1510

AN ACT TO AMEND THE STATE-COUNTY SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ADULTS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY G.S. 108-62 TO MAKE COUNTY PARTICIPATION MANDATORY WITH RESPECT TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN DOMICILIARY CARE NEEDING SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 108-62, as the same appears in Volume 3A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"§ 108-62.  Purpose and eligibility. — Assistance shall be granted under this Part to all persons in domiciliary care needing supplemental payments in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Social Services Commission. Assistance may be granted to certain disabled persons in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Social Services Commission. Nothing in this Part should be interpreted so as to preclude any individual county from operating any program of financial assistance using only county funds.

Sec. 2.  G.S. 108-65, as the same appears in Volume 3A of the 1975 Supplement to the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"§ 108-65.  Participation. — The State-county special assistance for adults program established by this Part shall be administered by all the county departments of social services under rules and regulations adopted by the Social Services Commission and under the supervision of the Department of Human Resources. Provided that, assistance for certain disabled persons shall be provided solely at the option of the county."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1978.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1978.