(a) This article shall cease to be operative on the first day of the fiscal quarter beginning on or after the date one or more of the following conditions is satisfied:

Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-26B-99

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Federal financial participation under Title XIX of the Social Security Act is not available to the Alabama Medicaid Program for the purposes of this article at the approved federal medical assistance percentage, established under Section 1905 of the Social Security Act, for the applicable fiscal quarter.
(2) The state ceases to meet its obligation for the level of state funding not derived from the assessment established by this article as described in subsection (b) of Section 40-26B-96.
(b) On the earlier of the occurrence of one or more of the conditions listed in subsection (a) is satisfied on December 1, 2023, the department shall refund any remaining assessment pool to each provider of ground emergency medical transport services in proportion to the amount paid by the respective provider during the most recently completed quarterly payment period.