Sec. 19. (a) Before July 1, 2019, the office of the secretary shall apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for an amendment to the family and support services Medicaid waiver to create priority status on the waiver for a child of: (1) an active member; or (2) veteran; of the armed forces of the United States (as defined in IC 5-9-4-3 ) or the national guard. (b) The office of the secretary may not implement the amendment until the office files an affidavit with the governor attesting that the amendment applied for under this section is in effect. The office of the secretary shall file the affidavit under this subsection not more than five (5) days after the office is notified that the amendment is approved. (c) If the office of the secretary receives approval for the amendment under this section from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the governor receives the affidavit filed under subsection (b), the office shall implement the amendment not more than sixty (60) days after the governor receives the affidavit. (d) The office of the secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
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