SECTION 10.9C.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act to achieve Medicaid pharmacy program savings or in Section 10.48 of S.L. 2011 145, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2012 2013 fiscal year, the Department of Health and Human Services shall not reduce Medicaid provider payment rates or Medicaid optional services.
SECTION 10.9C.(b)The requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall not affect (i) a Medicaid provider payment rate reduction or Medicaid optional service reduction made prior to the effective date of this act; (ii) any applications for Medicaid program modifications authorized by S.L. 2011 145 that are in the process of being approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as of the effective date of this act; or (iii) a reduction in Medicaid provider payment rates or optional services required by a change in federal law or regulation.
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