(a)

1. (1) The Department of Human Services acknowledges that state laws passed by the General Assembly and administrative rules promulgated by the Division of Medical Services occasionally require the state’s long-term care facilities to incur costs which were not incurred prior to the adoption of the law or rule.
2. (2) The department will assess the impact of newly required costs and, when warranted, seek additional reimbursement through the state and federal executive and legislative agencies.
3. (3) The division will implement any available additional reimbursement, including appropriate retroactive payments, within the quarter following all necessary approvals, appropriation, and funding.

(b)

1. (1) The department will inform state and federal agencies proposing new nursing facility mandates of the projected costs, if any, of such mandates.
2. (2) If a proposed mandate would substantially increase costs without attendant state and federal funding, the department will object to implementing the mandate without corresponding state and federal funding.