§9-4D-3. Medicaid buy-in program; funding.
(a) The medicaid buy-in program for working individuals with
disabilities is hereby established to provide medicaid benefits to
individuals who are disabled and employed, as authorized under
Section 201 of the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-170, 42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq.).
The medicaid buy-in program shall become effective as of the first
day of July, two thousand three.
(b) Funding for the buy-in program shall be from funds
appropriated by the Legislature, premiums paid, enrollment fees and
any federal matching funding available to the program.