10A NCAC 71G .0104. COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES

(a)  Eligibility for the State Abortion Fund will be determined by the county department of social services.

(b)  The county department of social services will provide abortion counseling to all clients determined eligible for State Abortion Funds.

(c)  The county department of social services will provide to all State Abortion Fund clients family planning counseling and, upon request, referral for family planning medical consultation and supplies.

(d)  The county department of social services will arrange for the delivery of abortion services with appropriate medical providers.

(1)           Physicians receiving payment for services through the State Abortion Fund must be licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina or if practicing in another state by the appropriate regulatory authority in that state.

(2)           Hospitals receiving State Abortion Funds for services rendered must be licensed in North Carolina by the Department of Health and Human Services or if located in another state, licensed or certified by the appropriate regulatory authority in that state.

(3)           Abortion clinics and ambulatory surgical facilities receiving State Abortion Funds for services rendered must be licensed or certified in North Carolina by the Department of Health and Human Services or if operating in another state, by the appropriate regulatory authority in that state.

(e)  County departments of social services will negotiate for services delivery and payment with appropriate providers:

(1)           Individual service authorization for clients will be routed on a designated form to participating medical providers by the county department of social services which will document the negotiated service payment.

(2)           Providers may not collect additional funds from the patient.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 14‑45.1; 143B‑153; 1985 S. L., c. 479, s. 93;

Eff. December 1, 1990.