GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1991
CHAPTER 928
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 131D-3(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) The Department of
Human Resources, Division of Social Services, by January 1, 1982, shall develop
a cost and revenue reporting form for use by all domiciliary care facilities.
This form shall be based on the uniform chart of accounts required in G.S.
131D-4. All facilities that receive funds under the State-County Special
Assistance for Adults Program shall report total costs and revenues to the
Department of Human Resources by March 1 of each year. Facilities
licensed under the provisions of G.S. 131D-2(a)(5), facilities that are
operated by or under contract with Area Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Authority, and combination facilities
providing either intermediate or skilled care in addition to domiciliary care
shall not be required to comply with the reporting requirements in this
section. Facilities licensed under the provisions of G.S.
131D-2(a)(5) shall report total costs and revenues beginning with a report that
covers the twelve month period beginning January 1, 1993. Facilities
operated by or under contract with Area Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Authorities shall report total costs and
revenues beginning with a report that covers the twelve month period beginning
July 1, 1992. Combination facilities providing either intermediate or
skilled care in addition to domiciliary care shall report total costs and
revenues beginning with a report that covers the twelve month period beginning
October 1, 1992. All facilities shall be required to permit access to
any requested financial records by representatives of the Department of Human
Resources for audit purposes effective July 1, 1981."
Sec. 2. G.S. 131D-4 reads as rewritten:
"§ 131D-4. Domiciliary care facilities; uniform chart of accounts.
The Department of Human Resources, Division of Social
Services, by January 1, 1982, shall develop a uniform chart of accounts for use
by all domiciliary care facilities funded totally or in part through the
State-County Special Assistance for Adults Program. The Division shall consult
with representatives from the domiciliary care industry in developing the new
accounting system. The Division shall require that domiciliary care
facilities covered by this section to implement this chart of accounts by
January 1, 1983. 1983, unless otherwise provided by this
section. Facilities licensed under the provisions of G.S.
131D-2(a)(5), facilities that are operated by or under contract with Area
Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Authority, and
combination facilities providing either intermediate or skilled care in
addition to domiciliary care, shall not be required to comply with this
section. Facilities licensed under the provisions of G.S.
131D-2(a)(5) shall implement this chart of accounts beginning with the twelve
month period beginning January 1, 1993. Facilities operated by or under
contract with Area Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance
Abuse Authorities shall implement this chart of accounts beginning with the
twelve month period beginning July 1, 1992. Combination facilities
providing either intermediate or skilled care in addition to domiciliary care
shall implement this chart of accounts beginning with the twelve month period
beginning October 1, 1992.
The Department may take either or both of the following actions to enforce compliance by a facility with this section or to punish noncompliance:
(1) Seek a court order to enforce compliance;
(2) Suspend or revoke the facility's license, subject to the provisions of Chapter 150B."
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 10th day of July, 1992.
James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives