GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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HOUSE BILL 73
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/3/97

Short Title:  Reduce County Share/Payments.	(Public)

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February 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REDUCE THE COUNTY SHARE OF NONFEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 108A-54, the nonfederal share of the Medical Assistance Program, excluding administrative costs, borne by the counties is reduced for the 1997-99 fiscal biennium as follows:
(1)	By twenty percent (20%) for Tier 1 counties as designated by G.S. 105-129.3;
(2)	By ten percent (10%) for Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, and Tier 5 counties as designated by G.S. 105-129.3.
Section 2.  Notwithstanding G.S. 143-23.2, the Department of Human Resources shall fund the reduction of nonfederal payments for medical assistance as authorized in Section 1 of this act from the fund established pursuant to G.S. 143-23.2 for fiscal year 1997-98 in an amount not to exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) and for fiscal year 1998-99 in an amount not to exceed twenty-seven million dollars ($27,000,000).
Section 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1997.