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amounts under W.S. 42-11-103(d)(i) and (iii), any assessments remaining in the account shall be returned to the private ground ambulance service providers from which the assessments were collected on the same basis as they were collected.
(c) If the department is collecting assessments for both quarterly adjustment payments and rate enhancements and both collections are not discontinued, the department shall continue to maintain the account as required by this chapter for the type of assessment that continues to be collected.
42-11-108. Approval of state plan; rulemaking.
(a) The department shall seek necessary federal approval in the form of state plan amendments or otherwise in order to implement the provisions of this chapter. The department shall be deemed to satisfy this requirement by seeking approval for the operation of an upper payment limit program that provides for quarterly adjustment payments, by seeking approval for rate enhancements, or both. While seeking federal approval under this subsection, the department may modify payment or qualification provisions as necessary to obtain the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval if the changes do not exceed the authority and purposes of this chapter.
(b) The department shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
42-11-109. Multiple ambulance services.
If a person conducts, operates or maintains more than one (1) private ground ambulance service provider licensed by the department, the person shall pay the assessment for each private ground ambulance service provider separately.
CHAPTER 12 -CITIZENS AND QUALIFIED ALIENS STATUS VERIFICATION FOR WELFARE
42-12-101. Definition of citizens who are eligible for public assistance. Note: this section is effective as of 1/1/2027.
(a) Unless required by federal law, no person who is not a United States citizen or national of the United States shall be eligible to receive food assistance through the supplemental nutrition assistance program, unless that individual meets the definition of a qualified alien pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1641(b).