Upper payment limit authorization.

HB 8 authorizes Wyoming's Department of Health to create a supplemental payment program for psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) enrolled in state Medicaid. The program uses existing state funds from the Private Hospital Assessment Act to secure federal matching funds, aiming to increase payments to these facilities. It appropriates $3.85 million in state funds and $3.85 million in federal funds for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with strict rules requiring unspent funds to revert by June 30, 2024. The bill does not alter Medicaid eligibility but modifies how payments are structured for PRTFs.