A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE Department of Health and Human Services TO DISREGARD CERTAIN DISABILITY COMPENSATION FROM THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION IN DETERMINING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY for certain individuals.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Contingent upon approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance, shall, for persons who receive Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under the Department of Veterans Affairs designation as a certain helpless adult child, disregard the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) in determining the person's eligibility for Medicaid.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.