1. (a) Except as provided in IC 12-15-14 and IC 12-15-15 , payments to Medicaid providers must be:

   1. (1) consistent with efficiency, economy, and quality of care; and
   2. (2) sufficient to enlist enough providers so that care and services are available under Medicaid, at least to the extent that such care and services are available to the general population in the geographic area.

2. (b) If federal law or regulations specify reimbursement criteria, payment shall be made in compliance with those criteria.

   [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-17.6(a).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.278-1993(ss), SEC.27.