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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MEDICALLY NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WHEREAS, on June 19, 1978, the State of North Carolina entered into a consent judgment agreeing.to provide medically necessary transportation to Medicaid recipients: and WHEREAS, within the Consent Judgement, ther North Carolina Department of Human Resources has acknowledged its responsibility _ under current federal regulations implementing Title = of the - Federal, Social Security Act (Medicaid) to provide medical transpdrtation for Medicaid recipients in North Carolina; and - WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina has since that time required the counties to pay the entire non-federal share, of the cost of • providing transportation to Medicaid recipients; and WHEREAS, General Statute 108A-19 establishes the dirty'and . responsibility of the County Director of Social Services to act as agent of the Social Services Commission and Department of Human. Resources in relation to work required by the State; and WHEREAS, the County Director of Social Services must now make available medically necessary transportation to all eligible Medicaid recipients in North Carolina without recourse. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners respectfully urges the Governor of the State of North Carolina to direct the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Human Resources to make available to the various counties of the State of North Carolina for implementation of , a the Consent Order monetary resources in an amount equal to the State 1 of North Carolina°s . fair share of the operation of this program.. FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that copies: of this resolution be . forwarded to the appropriate State and federal officials. Adopted this 16th 'day of August, 1986, in:Wanston--Salem, North Carolina. - Attest: . (9A:frtt __.._' .../. .V.€...4--.415'"?-4-4K°-Presid , Vi .i.ni\T . Oliver Ci 1 I• , , • Executive Director, Ronald. Aycock.