GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 479
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/4/95

Short Title:  AFDC Fraud Control  Program.	(Public)

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March 16, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO ELECT THE OPTIONAL AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN (AFDC) FRAUD CONTROL PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE FOR INCENTIVES AND AUTOMATION FOR AFDC FRAUD COLLECTION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a) The Department of Human Resources, immediately, shall elect the optional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Fraud Control Program pursuant to 45 CFR 235.112.
(b) The Department of Human Resources shall award incentive bonuses to each county for each of the county's AFDC fraud claims recouped pursuant to the AFDC Fraud Control Program.  Each incentive bonus shall equal one-half of the State's distributive share of the total AFDC benefit amount that was determined fraudulent.
Sec. 2.  The Department of Human Resources, Division of Social Services, shall develop and implement a statewide automated system to track AFDC fraud claims and collect such claims by any appropriate method, including debt setoff pursuant to Chapter 105A of the General Statutes.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.