§ 120-209 Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid
§ 120-209.1 Purpose and powers of Committee
§ 120-209.2 Organization of Committee
§ 120-209.3 Additional powers
§ 120-209.4 Reports to Committee

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 120 > Article 23B - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3