Georgia § 49-4-142 - 1. Legislative notification of request for waiver.
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§ 49-4-142. 1. Legislative notification of request for waiver.
On and after May 3, 2006, neither the department, the board, nor any other representative of the state shall submit any request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act without legislative notification. This shall apply only to waivers that relate to Medicaid modernization, Medicaid transformation, or a Medicaid reform model that would affect 20,000 or more individuals in the Georgia Medicaid population. The legislative notification required under this Code section shall be by Act of the General Assembly or the adoption of a joint resolution of the General Assembly. (Code 1981, § 49-4-142.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 775, § 1/SB 572; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 49/SB 103.) U.S. Code. - Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1315.
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