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(a) The department may amend the state plan for medical assistance and services developed under W.S. 42-4-104(a)(ii) to allow individuals with countable income not to exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the supplemental security income level to receive services authorized under W.S. 42-4-103(a), provided that:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2002, Ch. 31, § 2.

(ii) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 31, § 2.

(iii) The individual is eligible to buy into the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act under the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentive Improvement Act of 1999 and subsequent similar federal enactments and the federal government is not restricted from paying its proportionate share of the individual's eligible medical expenses;

(iv) Provided that the individual's earnings do not exceed the level specified in section 201(a)(3) of the Federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentive Improvement Act of 1999; and

(v) The individual pays to the department a premium of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of his total gross earnings from work and seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of his unearned income in excess of six hundred dollars ($600.00) per year, provided that:

(A) The total paid in premiums under this section does not exceed the yearly premium as calculated pursuant to W.S. 42-4-116; and

(B) The individual is not liable for more than the full premium calculated pursuant to W.S. 42-4-116.

(b) If the federal government does not allow a state plan amendment containing the expense limitations provided in paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of this section or provisions with similar fiscal effects, the state plan amendment authorized by this section shall not be implemented without specific legislative authorization.

(c) With respect to the premium received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the department shall deduct and forward to the federal government any amount owed under federal regulations. Any overpaid premium shall be refunded to the individual and the balance shall be deposited in the general