Sec. 35. (a) The governor and the commissioner may apply to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for a waiver for state innovation under Section 1332 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18052).
(b) If the waiver applied for under subsection (a) is granted, the governor and the commissioner may implement a state plan of innovation that meets the waiver requirements established under federal law and as approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.