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4432
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Mason and Saxon summarize social services legislation enacted by the 1999 North Carolina General Assembly. Legislators made numerous changes in child support enforcement laws; clarified the role of the county social services department in responding to reports of neglect or abuse of institutionalized children; and made changes in the state's Work First Program.
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5168
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Mason and Saxon summarize social services legislation enacted by the 1998 North Carolina General Assembly. The legislation deals with funding for social service agencies and programs, criminal history checks of adoptive parents, and expanded Medicaid coverage for the elderly and disabled.
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5169
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In this first article of a series, Saxon examines the general meaning of confidentiality, what its purpose is, whether it is absolute, and what its limits are.
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5170
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In part II of confidentiality and social services, Saxon examines the \"legal and quasi-legal sources of rules governing the acquisition, use, protection, and disclosure of confidential information.\"
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5171
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Of North Carolina's 100 counties, 98 have county boards of social services. Saxon summarizes the history of these boards from 1917 to the present, discusses their legal status, and describes their composition and organization.
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5296
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Mason discusses changes made by the 2001 North Carolina General Assembly in the Juvenile Code and other statutes that affect families and children, including those \"most directly related to child abuse; neglect and dependency; termination of parental rights; adoption; and foster care.\"
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9090
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Saxon summarizes the \"legal principles that govern the liability of state and county social services agencies, officials and employees in lawsuits brought under North Carolina's tort law.\"
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16175
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This bulletin summarizes the provisions of several federal and state laws, including the Social Security Act, the federal Privacy Act, the State Privacy Act, and the newly-enacted Identify Theft Protection Act of 2005, governing the collection, use, or disclosure of SSN's by state and county social service agencies.
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16176
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This bulletin discusses the federal and state laws that govern Medicaid \"liens\" on personal injury judgments and settlements payable to Medicaid recipients, the North Carolina Supreme Court's June 30, 2006 decision in Ezell v. Grace Hospital, and the U.S. Supreme Court's May 1, 2006, decision in Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services v. Ahlborn.
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16177
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This bulletin summarizes the legal principles that govern the liability of state and county social services agencies, officials, and employees in lawsuits brought under North Carolina's tort law and under 42 U.S.C. 1983.
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19808
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In the last five years there has been an increase in the number of lawsuits brought by adult adoptees seeking access to their adoption records in order to obtain information on their natural parents. This article explores two of the arguments adoptees put forth; The Good Cause Argument and the Constitutional one.
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19809
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Davis explores the use of expert testimony in a contested paternity suit.
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19810
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This bulletin describes the evolution of North Carolina's social services system and discusses responsibilities of the federal government, the state, and counties with respect to the administration and financing of social services programs.
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19811
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This bulletin describes legislation enacted during the 1995 regular session of the North Carolina General Assembly that affects social services or is of particular interest to people in county or state social services agencies. Also included are bills that did not pass the 1995 session but remain eligible for consideration in the 1996 session.
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19812
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This bulletin discusses new laws affecting programs and practices within the Division of Social Services in the Department of Human Resources and within county departments of social services. Also includes are changes in the domestic relations area that may be important for professionals who work with families and children.
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