1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the secretary, through the office, may apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for a Medicaid waiver to provide Medicaid reimbursement by:

   1. (1) the office; or

   2. (2) a contractor of the office;

      for eligible services provided by qualified medical personnel (as defined in IC 11-10-3-1 ) to provide behavioral health services to a committed offender held by the department of correction if the secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to claim any enhanced federal matching funds available for the Medicaid program or programs funded through Medicaid.

2. (b) Nothing in this section obligates the secretary to apply for a waiver under this section.
3. (c) If the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determines that a waiver similar to the waiver described in subsection
4. (a) is no longer available to the state, this section is void.

As added by P.L.74-2022, SEC.9.