1. The MO HealthNet division shall not recover disproportionate share hospital audit recoupments from any tier 1 safety net hospital, excluding department of mental health state-operated psychiatric hospitals, for which an intergovernmental transfer was used for the nonfederal share of its disproportionate share hospital payments. General revenue funds shall not be used to offset any expenditure of funds to pay such recoupments to the federal government.

2. The provisions of this section shall expire on September 30, 2022.