GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2005
SESSION LAW 2006-198
HOUSE BILL 2037
AN ACT to clarify medicaid reimbursements for ocular prosthetists.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 10.3(e)(24) of S.L. 2006-66 reads as rewritten:
"(24) Medically necessary prosthetics or
orthotics. - In order to be eligible for reimbursement, providers must be
licensed or certified by the occupational licensing board or the certification
authority having authority over the provider's license or certification.certification,
or in the case of ocular prosthetists Board certified, licensed, or accredited
in accordance with the requirements established by the Department.
Medically necessary prosthetics and orthotics are subject to prior approval and
utilization review."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2006.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 20th day of July, 2006.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 2:04 p.m. this 3rd day of August, 2006