A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to phase‑out the county share of the nonfederal share of medicaid costs over a five‑year period.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the nonfederal share of the Medical Assistance Program, excluding administrative costs, borne by the counties shall be as follows:
(1)	Four percent (4%), effective July 1, 2005.
(2)	Three percent (3%), effective July 1, 2006.
(3)	Two percent (2%), effective July 1, 2007.
(4)	One percent (1%), effective July 1, 2008.
Effective July 1, 2009, the nonfederal share of the Medical Assistance Program, 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 is effective when it becomes law.