Sec. 1. (a) The terms and conditions of any waivers that are obtained by the state from the United States Department of Health and Human Services or the United States Department of Agriculture before January 1, 1995:

(1) are valid;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-1.3-1

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) comply with the legislative intent of P.L.46-1995;

(3) need not be resubmitted for approval; and

(4) may be implemented until the terms and conditions of any waivers requested under P.L.46-1995 are received and affidavits are filed with the governor’s office and the budget committee attesting that the necessary waiver requests have been approved.

     (b) The office of the secretary and the office of Medicaid policy and planning shall:

(1) provide the greatest effort possible to secure all federal waivers required under P.L.46-1995; and

(2) reapply for waivers required under P.L.46-1995 but denied by:

(A) the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(B) the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture; or

(C) both the officials described in clauses (A) and (B).

     (c) This section expires on the date that all waivers requested under P.L.46-1995 have been obtained.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.264.