; or (2) a designated provider or health team to act as a maternity health home and provide services in accordance with this section if the provider or health team does not voluntarily agree to act as a maternity health home. (i) Planning grants (1) In general Beginning October 1, 2025, from the amount appropriated under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award planning grants to States for purposes of developing and submitting a State plan amendment under this section. The Secretary shall award a grant to each State that applies for a grant under this subsection, but the Secretary may determine the amount of the grant based on the merits of the application and the goal of the State to prioritize health outcomes for eligible women. A planning grant awarded to a State under this subsection shall remain available until expended. (2) Appropriation There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2026, for the purposes of making grants under this subsection, to remain available until expended. (3) Limitation The total amount of payments made to States under this subsection shall not exceed $50,000,000. (j) Additional definitions In this section: (1) Designated provider The term designated provider means a physician (including an obstetrician-gynecologist), hospital, clinical practice or clinical group practice, a medicaid managed care organization, as defined in section 1903(m)(1)(A), a prepaid inpatient health plan, as defined in section 438.2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), a prepaid ambulatory health plan, as defined in such section (or any successor regulation), rural clinic, community health center, community mental health center, or any other entity or provider that is determined by the State and approved by the Secretary to be qualified to be a maternity health home on the basis of documentation evidencing that the entity has the systems, expertise, and infrastructure in place to provide pregnancy and