On and after July 1, 2025, the act requires the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF) to use only state funds to reimburse entities that provide covered services and that are prohibited from receiving reimbursement from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS); except that an entity is not eligible to receive state-only funds from HCPF if the entity is eligible for reimbursement from CMS at the time the services are provided. APPROVED by Governor August 26, 2025 EFFECTIVE August 26, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)