A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PHASE OUT THE COUNTY SHARE OF NONFEDERAL COSTS OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the county share of the nonfederal share of Medical Assistance Program costs, excluding administrative costs, shall be as follows for counties designated as enterprise tier counties under G.S. 105‑129.3:
(1)	Effective July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005, nine percent (9%) for enterprise tier one counties.
(2)	Effective July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2008, six percent (6%) for enterprise tier one counties.
(3)	Effective July 1, 2005, twelve percent (12%) for all counties except enterprise tier one counties.
(4)	Effective July 1, 2006, nine percent (9%) for all counties except enterprise tier one counties.
(5)	Effective July 1, 2007, six percent (6%) for all counties.
(6)	Effective July 1, 2008, three percent (3%) for all counties.
Effective July 1, 2009, one hundred percent (100%) of the nonfederal share of Medical Assistance Program costs, excluding administrative costs, shall be borne by the State.
SECTION 2.  Effective July 1, 2009, G.S. 108A‑54 reads as rewritten:
"§ 108A‑54.  Authorization of Medical Assistance Program.
The Department is authorized and empowered to establish a Medical Assistance Program from federal and State appropriations and to adopt rules and regulations under which payments are to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Part. "
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2003.