Within six months of the effective date of section 143a of this title, the Department of Vermont Health Access shall issue rules establishing a procedure for health care providers enrolled in State and federally funded medical assistance programs to obtain advisory opinions regarding coverage and reimbursement under those programs. Each advisory opinion issued by the Department of Vermont Health Access shall be binding on that Department and the party or parties requesting the opinion only with regard to the specific questions posed in the opinion, the facts and information set forth in it, and the statutes and rules specifically noted in the opinion. (Added 2003, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 76; 2009, No. 33, § 65; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.42.)