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<br />H149 [Filed] <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />SESSION 2005 <br /> <br />H <br /> <br />D <br /> <br />HOUSE DRH30014-LN-8 (12/21) <br /> <br />Short Title: <br /> <br />Sponsors: <br />Referred to: <br /> <br />Medicaid County Share Phaseout. <br />Representative Howard. <br /> <br />(Public ) <br /> <br /> <br />A BILL TO BE ENTITLED <br />AN ACT TO PHASEOUT THE COUNTY SHARE OF THE NONFEDERAL SHARE OF MEDICAID <br />COSTS OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TOTAL COUNTY SHARE <br />DURING THE PHASEOUT PERIOD SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COUNTY SHARE PAID BY EACH <br />COUNTY FOR THE 2004-2005 FISCAL YEAR. <br />The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br />SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision oflaw to the contrary, the county portion of the <br />nonfederal share of Medical Assistance Program costs, excluding administrative costs, is reduced by three <br />percent (3%) each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, until the county portion of the nonfederal share, <br />excluding administrative costs, equals zero percent (0%). If the reduction in the county share for each fiscal <br />year under this section results in a higher county share than the county share paid for the 2004-2005 fiscal <br />year, then the county share for the fiscal year shall be the amount of the reduction or the amount of the county <br />share paid in the 2004-2005 fiscal year, excluding administrative costs, whichever is less. Effective July 1, <br />2009, the nonfederal share of Medical Assistance Program costs, excluding administrative costs, shall be <br />borne by the State. <br />SECTION 2. Effective July 1,2009, G.S. 108A-54 reads as rewritten: <br />"~108A-54. Authorization of Medical Assistance Program. <br />The Department is authorized and empowered to establish a Medical Assistance Program from feaef'tM, <br />SttttB and eal:1l1t). federal and State appropriations and to adopt rules ana re~latial'ls under which payments are <br />to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Part. The nanfeaet'tM sliMe :may Be 6Y. iaea Behveeft the <br />Stttte ana the eetmties, in a fl.laflfl.6i' eensistent '.~.'ith the pray. isians af the feaertM SaeitM Seetllit). ./'..et, eJI.eept <br />thttt the shMe refll:1irea :Kam the eal:tilties l'l1&)' net eReeea the share refll:lirea frem the state. If a parhell af the <br />nafl.feaertM shafe is reCJ.l:1irea :Kam the eel:1nties, the BaMas ef eel:lM) eel.1lftl'issienet'8 ef the sey. et'tM eettftties <br />3halllevy, iIDf'ese Mia eaHeet the ttMt6S refll:lirea fer the speeitM Pltll'ase ef meaietM assistafl.ee as prey.iaea ifl. <br />this Part, in an an18t1llt t3t1f:f1eiel1t te 68. el eaeh 6ettnty IS shMB af Sl:leh assistanee." <br />SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1,2005. <br /> <br />l="... I Lf <br /> <br />http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H 149vO.html <br /> <br />2/9/2005 <br />