A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT establishing that the department of health and human services, division of social services, shall not require a redetermination of eligibility for vendor payments under an adoption assistance agreement unless the agreement specifies that a redetermination of eligibility is required, under the laws regulating programs of public assistance.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 108A‑50.3.  No redetermination of adoption assistance agreements required; limitations.
Except as otherwise prohibited by federal law, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, shall not require a redetermination of eligibility for vendor payments under an adoption assistance agreement unless the adoption assistance agreement specifically states that a redetermination of eligibility is required to receive the vendor payments."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.