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(i) Active duty military service members who have been assigned to serve in Wyoming may submit an application for waiver services under this paragraph upon receiving military orders to serve in Wyoming, provided that no qualifying dependent shall receive services until the dependent is residing in Wyoming;

(ii) Active duty military service members retiring or separating from active duty military service may submit an application for waiver services under this paragraph upon receiving retirement or separation orders, provided that:

(A) The military member certifies on a form provided by the department that he intends to reside in Wyoming within eighteen (18) months after retiring or separating from military service;

(B) The military service member claimed Wyoming as his primary state of residency for not less than two (2) years prior to his military service as proved by documentation required by the department;

(C) The military service member claimed Wyoming residency on his leave and earnings statements while serving in the military; and

(D) No covered services shall be received pursuant to this paragraph unless and until the qualifying dependent and the military service member are residing in Wyoming within eighteen (18) months after the military service member retires or separates from active military service.

(iii) Military service members who qualified for and received or were previously placed on the waiting list to receive dependent waiver services under the home and community based Medicaid waivers authorized by this section, and who left the state for military reasons, shall upon their return to the state for continued military service or upon military separation or retirement be placed in a status identical to where they would be if they had not left the state provided that: