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Medicaid State Plan Amendments 2018
In compliance with Act 212 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, LDH has made State Plan amendments (SPA) available for public view dating back to July 1, 2013. Since the date of implementation, the Department has posted pending SPAs. Some amendments are still pending from prior years, others have been approved since July 1, 2013 and posted to the site. It should be noted that the SPAs are listed by calendar year as they are created under transmittal numbers indicating the year and chronological order of creation during that year. SPAs approved prior to July 1, 2013 can be found within the main text of the comprehensive State Plan.
18 - 0001 Family Planning Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - February 20, 2018
- Public Notice - December 20, 2017
- Tribal Notice - January 4, 2018
- CMS Approval - March 23, 2018
18 - 0002 Inpatient Hospital Services Pre-Admission Certification *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - February 20, 2018
- Public Notice - December 20, 2017
- Tribal Notice - January 4, 2018
- CMS Approval - April 6, 2018
18 - 0003 Home Health - Encounters and Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 27, 2018
- Public Notice - October 20, 2017
- Tribal Notice - October 20, 2017
- Standard Funding Responses - January 20, 2018
- CMS Approval - May 2, 2018
18 - 0004 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program - Physician-Administered Drugs Reimbursement Methodology *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 11, 2018
- Public Notice - March 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - March 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Responses - July 1, 2018
- CMS RAI - August 3, 2018
- RAI Response Packet - August 8, 2018
- CMS Approval - September 7, 2018
18 - 0005 Adult Behavioral Health Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - June 27, 2018
- Public Notice - March 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - March 20, 2018
- CMS RAI - September 24, 2018
- RAI Response - October 29, 2018
- CMS Approval - December 11, 2018
18 - 0006 Federally Qualified Health Centers Reimbursement Methodology- Cost Reporting *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 31, 2018
- Public Notice - April 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - May 16, 2018
- CMS Approval - June 25, 2018
18 - 0007 Managed Care for Physical and Behavioral Health Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Therapy Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 31, 2018
- Public Notice - April 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - May 16, 2018
- CMS Approval - July 13, 2018
18 - 0009 Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Major Medical Centers Specialized Burn Care Units *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - June 29, 2018
- Public Notice - June 29, 2018
- Tribal Notice - June 22, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - June 30, 2018
- CMS Approval - September 20, 2018
18 - 0010 Transition of Private Facilities to State-Owned or Operated Facilities Through a Change of Ownership *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - July 23, 2018
- Public Notice - July 5, 2018
- Tribal Notice - July 3, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - July 5, 2018
- CMS Approval - October 11, 2018
18 - 0011 Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Cost Reports and Complex Care Reimbursement *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 12, 2018
- Public Notice - May 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - June 29, 2018
- CMS Approval - October 23, 2018
18 - 0012 Managed Care for Physical and Behavioral Health – Skilled Nursing Facility Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - August 24, 2018
- Public Notice - July 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - July 20, 2018
- CMS Approval - September 14, 2018
18 - 0013 Federally Qualified Health Centers – Reimbursement Methodology – Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 7, 2018
- Public Notice - July 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - July 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - September 7, 2018
- CMS Approval - October 3, 2018
18 - 0014 Rural Health Clinics – Reimbursement Methodology – Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 7, 2018
- Public Notice - July 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - July 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - September 7, 2018
- CMS Approval - October 10, 2018
18 - 0015 Managed Care for Physical and Behavioral Health – Medicaid Cost Sharing for Prescription Drugs *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 24, 2018
- Public Notice - August 24, 2018
- Tribal Notice - August 24, 2018
- CMS Approval - December 20, 2018
18 - 0016 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program - Managed Care Supplemental Rebates *WITHDRAWN*
- Initial Submittal - September 20, 2018
- Public Notice - August 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - August 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - September 20, 2018
- Withdrawal - November 5, 2018
18 - 0018 Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Public Facilities - Transitional Rate Extension *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - October 18, 2018
- Public Notice - October 10, 2018
- Tribal Notice - October 10, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - October 11, 2018
- CMS Approval - November 1, 2018
18 - 0019 Federally Qualified Health Centers Mammography Separate Payments *DISAPPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - October 30, 2018
- Public Notice - September 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - September 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - October 31, 2018
- CMS RAI - January 24, 2019
- RAI Response - March 29, 2019
- CMS Disapproval - July 25, 2019
18 - 0020 Rural Health Clinics Mammography Separate Payments *DISAPPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - October 30, 2018
- Public Notice - September 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - September 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - October 31, 2018
- CMS RAI - January 24, 2019
- RAI Response - March 29, 2019
- CMS Disapproval - July 25, 2019
18 - 0021 Outpatient Hospital Services – Non-Rural, Non-State Hospitals and Children’s Specialty Hospitals – Reimbursement Rate Increase *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - November 2, 2018
- Public Notice - September 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - September 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Questions - November 2, 2018
- CMS RAI - January 10, 2019
- RAI Response - March 14, 2019
- Supporting Documentation
- CMS Approval - June 3, 2019
18 - 0024 Behavioral Health Services - Substance Use Disorders Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 20, 2018
- Public Notice - October 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - November 21, 2017
- CMS Approval - March 11, 2019
18 - 0025 Children's Behavioral Health Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 28, 2018
- Public Notice - October 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - November 21, 2017
- CMS Approval - March 26, 2019
18 - 0026 Therapeutic Group Homes *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 20, 2018
- Public Notice - October 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - November 21, 2017
- CMS Approval - February 11, 2019
18 - 0027 LaMEDS Electronic Application *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 13, 2018
- Tribal Notice - November 28, 2018
- CMS RAI - March 12, 2019
- RAI Response - April 26, 2019
- RAI Response Withdrawal - July 11, 2019
- RAI Response - October 11, 2019
- CMS Approval - January 8, 2020
- Companion Letter - January 8, 2020