111-20. Awards subject to reopening upon change in condition.
All awards to needy blind persons made under the provisions of this Article shall be made subject to reopening and reconsideration at any time when there has been any change in the circumstances of any needy blind person or for any other reason. The Department of Health and Human Services and the board of county commissioners of each of the counties in which awards have been made shall at all times keep properly informed as to the circumstances and conditions of the persons to whom the awards are made, making reinvestigations annually, or more often, as may be found necessary. The Department of Health and Human Services may at any time present to the proper board of county commissioners any case in which, in their opinion, the changed circumstances of the case should be reconsidered. The board of county commissioners shall reconsider such cases and any and all other cases which, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, deserve reconsideration. In all such cases notice of the hearing thereon shall be given to the person to whom the award has been made. Any person to whom an award has been made may apply for a reopening and reconsideration thereof. Upon such hearing, the board of county commissioners may make a new award increasing or decreasing the former award or leaving the same unchanged, or discontinuing the same, as it may find the circumstances of the case to warrant, such changes always to be within the limitations provided by this Article and in accordance with the terms hereof.
Any changes made in such award shall be reported to the Department of Health and Human Services, and shall be subject to the right of appeal and review, as provided in G.S. 111-16. (1937, c. 124, s. 9; 1971, c. 160; 1973, c. 476, s. 143; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 111 - Aid to the Blind
§ 111-13 - Administration of assistance; objective standards for personnel; rules and regulations.
§ 111-14 - Application for benefits under Article; investigation and award by county commissioners.
§ 111-15 - Eligibility for relief.
§ 111-16 - Application for aid; notice of award; review.
§ 111-17 - Amount and payment of assistance; source of funds.
§ 111-18.1 - Award and assistance checks payable to decedents.
§ 111-19 - Intercounty transfer of recipients.
§ 111-20 - Awards subject to reopening upon change in condition.
§ 111-21 - Disqualifications for relief.
§ 111-22 - Beneficiaries not deemed paupers.
§ 111-23 - Misrepresentation or fraud in obtaining assistance.
§ 111-24 - Cooperation with federal departments or agencies; grants from federal government.
§ 111-25 - Acceptance and use of federal aid.
§ 111-26 - Termination of federal aid.
§ 111-27.2 - Blind vending-stand operators; retirement benefits.
§ 111-30 - Personal representatives for certain recipients of aid to the blind.
§ 111-31 - Courts for purposes of §§ 111-30 to 111-33; records.
§ 111-32 - Findings under § 111-30 not competent as evidence in other proceedings.
§ 111-33 - Sections 111-30 to are not to affect provisions for payments for minors.