Indiana Code 31-25-2-27. Department’s reimbursement rate; child services provider; COVID-19 federal stimulus funding
(b) As used in this section, “COVID-19 federal stimulus funding” means federal money received by the state pursuant to the following federal legislation:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-25-2-27
- department: refers to the department of child services established by IC 31-25-1-1. See Indiana Code 31-25-2-1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) The federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
(3) The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
(4) The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
(c) Costs paid from COVID-19 federal stimulus funding and received by child services providers may not be disallowed when setting rates for calendar year 2023. The disallowance included in this subsection must be within the department’s appropriations for the relevant state fiscal year.
(d) The department shall, by December 1, 2022, provide a report to the budget committee that includes the provider reimbursement rate methodology for calendar year 2023 and the total dollar amount estimated to be spent in calendar year 2023 as compared to calendar year 2022.
(e) This section expires January 1, 2024.
As added by P.L.172-2022, SEC.5.