Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'A/A-1' rating on North Carolina Medical Care Commission's (pooled equipment finance program) ACEs series 1985, due to the bank facility being extended to Sept. 30, 2011. The long-term and short-term components of the rating are based on KBC Bank, N.V. Criteria: Methodology And Assumptions: Approach To Evaluating Letter Of Credit-Supported Debt, July 6, 2009