10a ncac 27I .0609        Final written Decision

(a)  Upon receipt of the Hearing Officer's findings and decisions, the LME-MCO, area authority or county program shall issue a final decision based on those findings within 10 business days of receipt of the Hearing Officer's findings and decisions.

(b)  Neither the Hearing Officer's findings and decisions nor the LME-MCO, area authority or county program final decision shall be interpreted as an agency decision granting a non-Medicaid eligible client the right to appeal by requesting a contested case hearing pursuant to G.S. 150B.

(c)  The Division shall report annually to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services the number of appeals filed and conducted.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B-147;

Eff. October 1, 2006;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. June 24, 2017;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2024.