N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-64A-15: Dividends and distributions.

No dividend or other distribution of equity or net assets shall be paid by any provider after the Commissioner has determined that the provider is in a hazardous condition or has been determined to not be in satisfactory actuarial balance in an actuarial study filed with the Commissioner pursuant to G.S. 58-64A-210, or when the payment would have the effect of creating a hazardous condition in the provider or cause the provider to not be in satisfactory actuarial balance. (2025-58, s. 2.)