10A NCAC 23B .0102      ISSUANCE

(a)  Cards shall be issued by the State at any time of the month for:

(1)           Approved applications;

(2)           Cases authorized after meeting a deductible;

(3)           Change in primary care provider; or

(4)           Change in LME/MCO catchment area.

(b)  Cards shall be requested by the county agency for issuance by the State for:

(1)           A legal name change;

(2)           Replacement of lost, stolen, burned, destroyed, or incorrect cards;

(3)           Non-receipt of a State-issued card; or

(4)           Requests by a second county during a county transfer.

(c)  Cards shall be issued by the State 12 months from the last issuance date if the client remains eligible.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 108A-54; S.L. 2020-78, s. 4D.2;

Eff. September 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. August 1, 1990;

Transferred from 10A NCAC 21C .0102 Eff. May 1, 2012;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 23, 2016;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2021.