Alabama § 22-6-253 - Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Use.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 22-6-253 — Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Use., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-6-253. Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Use.
(a) The Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund shall only be used for the following reasons:
(1) To cover expenditure variances due to cost increases.
(2) To cover expenditure variances due to unforeseen cost.
(3) To prevent overdraft or deficit if the Alabama Medicaid Agency is expected to expend its total State General Fund appropriation before the end of the fiscal year.
(b) Funds in the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund shall only be used by the Alabama Medicaid Agency when authorized by the Governor.
(c) The Alabama Medicaid Agency must exhaust its appropriation from the State General Fund for the fiscal year in which the Governor approves the release before any funds from the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund may be utilized.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-6-253 ("Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Use.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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