The department of health and welfare is authorized to and shall submit a state plan amendment to the centers for medicare and medicaid services allowing the recognition and reimbursement of medicaid services provided by a rural emergency hospital. For the purposes of this section, "rural emergency hospital" has the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. 1395x(kkk)(2).

[56-2202, added 2025, ch. 118, sec. 2, p. 622.]