Section 31-25-2-27 - Department's reimbursement rate; child services provider; COVID-19 federal stimulus funding(a) As used in this section, "child services provider" means any entity whose rate is set by the department under 465 IAC 2-16 and 465 IAC 2-17.(b) As used in this section, "COVID-19 federal stimulus funding" means federal money received by the state pursuant to the following federal legislation:(1) The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act.(2) The federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.(3) The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.(4) The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.(c) Costs paid from COVID-19 federal stimulus funding and received by child services providers may not be disallowed when setting rates for calendar year 2023. The disallowance included in this subsection must be within the department's appropriations for the relevant state fiscal year.(d) The department shall, by December 1, 2022, provide a report to the budget committee that includes the provider reimbursement rate methodology for calendar year 2023 and the total dollar amount estimated to be spent in calendar year 2023 as compared to calendar year 2022.(e) This section expires January 1, 2024.Added by P.L. 172-2022,SEC. 5, eff. 7/1/2022.