N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-42.1: State-County Special Assistance Program payment rates.

(a) Basic Rate. - The maximum monthly rate for State-County Special Assistance recipients residing in adult care homes or in-home living arrangements without a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or dementia is one thousand two hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,285) per month per resident. This rate shall be adjusted on January 1, 2024, and each January 1 thereafter, using the federally approved Social Security cost-of-living adjustment effective for the applicable year.

(b) Enhanced Rate. - The maximum monthly rate for State-County Special Assistance recipients residing in special care units or in-home living arrangements with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or dementia is one thousand six hundred forty-seven dollars ($1,647) per month per resident. This rate shall be adjusted on January 1, 2024, and each January 1 thereafter, using the federally approved Social Security cost-of-living adjustment effective for the applicable year. (2021-180, s. 9A.3A(b); 2022-74, s. 9A.1(a), (b); 2025-25, ss. 27(a), (b), 28(b), (c).)