LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards tomorrow. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts this evening, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
September 28, 2015 Louisiana Medicaid is ready for ICD-10. Are you?
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, - Beginning October 1, 2015, all claims with a Date of Service on or after October 1 must be submitted using ICD-10 diagnosis codes.