(a) The Department shall ensure that the following data are collected, analyzed, and reported in a manner that will most effectively and expeditiously enable the State to evaluate Program goals, objectives, operations, and health outcomes for children:

(1) Number of applicants for coverage under the Program;

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 108A-70.27

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
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(2) Number of Program applicants deemed eligible for Medicaid;

(3) Number of applicants deemed eligible for the Program, by income level, age, and family size;

(4) Number of applicants deemed ineligible for the Program and the basis for ineligibility;

(5) Number of applications made at county departments of social services, public health departments, and by mail;

(6) Total number of children enrolled in the Program to date and for the immediately preceding fiscal year;

(7) Total number of children enrolled in Medicaid through the Program application process;

(8) Trends showing the Program’s impact on hospital utilization, immunization rates, and other indicators of quality of care, and cost-effectiveness and efficiency;

(9) Trends relating to the health status of children;

(10) Other data that would be useful in carrying out the purposes of this Part.

(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 12A.8(e), effective July 1, 2013.

(c) The Division of Health Benefits shall provide to the Department data required under this section that are collected by this Division. Data shall be reported by the Division of Health Benefits in sufficient detail to meet federal reporting requirements under Title XXI. (1998-1, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 10.41(d); 2011-291, ss. 2.24, 2.25; 2013-360, s. 12A.8(e); 2015-96, s. 5; 2019-81, s. 15(a); repealed by 2022-74, s. 9D.15(b).)