10A NCAC 27A .0403       MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND MONTHLY REPORTING

(a)  Prior to the Division making any LME SM payments to an LME, the LME and Department shall sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA), as required in G.S. 122C-115.2(d), and the MOA shall be in place for the period of time for which an LME SM payment is to be made.

(b)  Subject to Paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Rule, the Division shall pay LMEs their LME SM funds in monthly installments based on their annual LME SM allocation from the Division.

(c)  Subject to the availability of sufficient allotment approved by the Office of State Budget and Management, each LME SM monthly payment shall be made following receipt of a correctly submitted and signed "Monthly LME Report of Expenditures" to the Division for the month of expenditures being reported.

(d)  The LME shall submit "Monthly LME Report of Expenditures" on a form issued jointly by the Division and DHHS Office of the Controller.  The LME Monthly Expenditure Reporting Form and instructions can be accessed at no cost at http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas.

(e)  The Division shall not participate in the portion of salary for personnel, other than Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, in excess of the current Level I of the Executive Schedule as published by the United States Office of Personnel Management, and subsequent amendments, which can be obtained free of charge at http://www.opm.gov/oca/.  In order for Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine to be exempt from this cap on funding participation, the individuals must be primarily performing duties which require the utilization of their medical training and licensure; otherwise, they are also subject to the limitation set forth in this Rule.

(f)  The portion of a salary which exceeds the limitation set forth in Paragraph (e) of this Rule, and the related fringe benefits, are disallowable for reporting purposes on "Monthly LME Report of Expenditures" and shall not be reported by the LME as an allowable cost.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 122C-112.1(a)(12); 122C-115.2;

Eff. July 1, 2009;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. June 25, 2016.