This amendment provides an exception for the fee amount included in the introduced budget for Medicaid reimbursement for vaccine administration in a pharmacy such that COVID-19 vaccines can be reimbursed at Medicare rates. Currently, Medicaid does not have a vaccine administration fee for pharmacists. The introduced budget directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to establish such a fee and sets the fee at $16. However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has established higher vaccine administration fees for COVID-19 and this language allows the Department of Medical Assistance Services to match those fees.