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(iv) Be implemented for services and supplies provided under individual budget amounts established on and after July 1, 2008;
(v) Be contingent upon approval by the center for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services;
(vi) Require service and supply providers to provide actual cost of service and supply data to the department and to submit to reasonable audits of the submitted data, if requested by the department.
(h) The department shall apply to the center for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for authorization to reimburse at an enhanced rate direct care providers who have training and certification as behavioral specialists in the care of persons dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and a mental illness.
(j) The department, through the developmental disabilities division and the mental health and substance abuse services division, shall collaborate with the University of Wyoming institute for disabilities and the community college commission in developing a training program for behavioral specialists in the care of persons dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and a mental illness. The program shall provide for timely testing and certification and shall include a required curriculum and standards for certification and evaluation of dual diagnosis behavioral specialists where certificants will qualify for reimbursement under the requirements of subsection (h) of this section.
(k) Department budget requests for the cost based reimbursement system established pursuant to subsection (g) of this section shall be calculated to reflect all service units required in plans of care for recipients as of the preceding June 30.
(m) The department shall ensure that state agencies working with service providers receiving funds pursuant to this section shall have established employment first policies, including competitive employment in an integrated setting, consistent with the requirements of W.S. 9-2-3207.
(n) For purposes of this section, "military service member" means any person serving in the uniformed services as