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Your Right to Refuse Medication in Facilities

  • February 2, 2022

An explanation of your right to refuse treatment or medication if you live in an intermediate care f…

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Autism-Related Services in NC

  • February 1, 2022

Changes to the Waiver rules: your Individual Budget, your right to request services beyond your budg…

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Budget Reductions and Changes to the Innovations Waiver

  • January 31, 2022

Changes to the Waiver rules: your Individual Budget, your right to request services beyond your budg…

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Personal Care Services

  • January 26, 2022

What are personal care services? How do you apply? You may be eligible for this Medicaid service if…

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Getting an NC State ID after Prison

  • January 26, 2022

DRNC attorney Luke Woollard explains why it is so challenging for people to get an NC ID after priso…

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Change to Due Process Appeals

  • January 24, 2022

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Stop Traumatizing Kids Who Need Mental Health Care

  • January 24, 2022

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COVID-19 Resources

  • January 21, 2022

Recent important information about the COVID-19 testing, vaccines and more. Page is updated regularl…

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NC Agrees to End Segregated Employment Services

  • January 20, 2022

Landmark agreement will increase employment opportunities in communities  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Janu…

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