KRS 205.525: Application by cabinet for waiver, waiver amendment, waiver renewal, or

request for state plan amendment -- Cabinet to provide updates upon request.

(1) Concurrent with submitting an application for a waiver, waiver amendment, waiver

renewal, or a request for a state plan amendment to any federal agency that

approves waivers, waiver amendments, waiver renewals, or state plan amendments,

the cabinet shall provide to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the

Medicaid Oversight an d Advisory Board, the Interim Joint Committee on Health

Services, and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue a copy,

summary, and statement of benefits of the application for a waiver, waiver

amendment, waiver renewal, or request for a state plan amendment.

(2) The cabinet shall provide an update on the status of the application for a waiver,

waiver amendment, waiver renewal, or request for a state plan amendment to the

Legislative Research Commission upon request.

(3) If the cabinet is e xpressly directed by the General Assembly to submit an

application for a waiver, waiver amendment, waiver renewal, or a request for a state

plan amendment to any federal agency that approves waivers, waiver amendments,

waiver renewals, or state plan amendm ents for public assistance programs

administered under this chapter and that application or request is denied by the

federal agency, the cabinet shall notify the Legislative Research Commission of the

reasons for the denial. If instructed by the General As sembly through legislative

action during the next legislative session, the cabinet shall resubmit, with or without

modifications based on instructions from the General Assembly, the application for

a waiver, waiver amendment, waiver renewal, or request for a state plan

amendment.