- (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.