Publicly owned and operated nursing facility may receive and shall remit payments under §§ 28-6-30 and 28-6-31 --Exception

Notwithstanding any other provision of law governing the operation of a publicly owned and operated nursing facility, a publicly owned and operated nursing facility participating under the provisions of §§ 28-6-28 to 28-6-36 , inclusive, may receive and immediately upon receipt shall remit payments provided under §§ 28-6-30 and 28-6-31 . No payment is required under this section for any period in which the use of funds for the purposes of §§ 28-6-28 to 28-6-36 , inclusive, are prohibited due to action by the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Source: SL 2000, ch 132 , § 5.