{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-108a-54.4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-54.4","heading":"Income disregard for federal cost-of-living adjustments.","body":"An increase in a Medical Assistance Program recipient's income due solely to a cost-of-living adjustment to federal Social Security and Railroad Retirement payments shall be disregarded when determining income eligibility for the Medical Assistance Program. This section shall not be deemed to render a recipient eligible for the Medical Assistance Program if all other eligibility requirements are not met. (2012-142, s. 10.6(a); 2016-94, s. 12H.7.)","path":["Chapter 108A. Social Services.","Article 2. Programs of Public Assistance.","Part 6. Medical Assistance Program."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_108A/GS_108A-54.4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:16:22Z","sha256":"41204bffb51a1da0298635690c32b7fc3eb15e3cc547baf5c2eb3202b95b83d0","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-108a-54.3c","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-108a-54.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}