SECTION 10.23.(d) County departments of social services with no established State County Special Assistance in home slots shall begin participating in the Special Assistance in home program effective February 15, 2013. The Department shall determine the designated number of slots to be established and filled in these counties by assessing the need for these slots based upon a percentage of the caseload for all State County Special Assistance within that county.
SECTION 10.23.(e)Effective February 15, 2013, notwithstanding G.S. 108A 47.1(a) and within existing appropriations for State County Special Assistance, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services may waive the fifteen percent (15%) cap on Special Assistance in home payments, as the Secretary deems necessary.
