[§346F-7]  Federal approval.  The department shall seek a waiver and other approvals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that may be necessary to implement the nursing facility sustainability program, including the approval of the contracts between the State and medicaid managed care health plans. [L 2012, c 156, pt of §2, §5; am L 2013, c 142, §§2(2), 3; am L 2014, c 124, §2; am L 2015, c 69, §2; am L 2016, c 59, §2; am L 2017, c 60, §5; am L 2019, c 163, §6; am L 2021, c 24, §7; am L 2023, c 109, §13]