Implementation of the program authorized by this Part shall be subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
La. Public Health and Safety § 40:2162.8
§2162.8 as enacted by Acts 2017, No. 417, §1. Section 2 of that act provides: "Implementation of the provisions of this Act shall only become effective in the event a specific appropriation by the legislature is made for such purposes and the program receives approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services."