NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-71 (2026)

Authorization of social services programs

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The Department is hereby authorized to accept all grants-in-aid available for programs of social services under the Social Security Act, other federal laws or regulations, State appropriations and other non-federal sources.  The Department is designated as the single State agency responsible for administering or supervising the administration of such programs.  It is the intent of this Article that programs of social services be administered so that the State and its citizens may benefit fully from any grants-in-aid. (1981, c. 275, s. 1.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1990 · leading case: Forsyth Cnty. Bd. of Soc. Servs. v. Div. of Soc. Servs., 346 S.E.2d 414 (N.C. 1986).
Forsyth Cnty. Bd. of Soc. Servs. v. Div. of Soc. Servs., 346 S.E.2d 414 (N.C. 1986). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 108A-71 (Cum. Supp. 1985). The county departments of social services perform various services for DHR, including the making of initial decisions on eligibility for Medicaid.”
Whittington v. North Carolina Dep't of Human Resources, 398 S.E.2d 40 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “§ 143B-153 and by the provision of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-71 which authorizes the Department of Human Resources to accept all “State appropriations” for programs of social services.”
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