Smoky Mountain Center LME has a LOBBYIST: Using Federal and State Monies to Pay for a Lobbyist, Intended for Medicaid?

What sleight of hand is this? Here is the lobbyist for SMC LME:

2012 Active Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

Lobbyist Information...
Name: Joseph H. Lanier
Address: PO Box 30519
Raleigh, NC 27622-0519
Phone: (919) 329-3871
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/lobbyists/Lobbyist.aspx?PId=9039109

Gee, I wonder where they bury the cost of paying for the lobbyist in their accounting numbers?
So, Medicaid funds and/ or state funded client funds are being used to pay for a lobbyist to protect the interests of an LME that manages state and federal funds.

                                                            How can this be?