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Medicaid State Plan Amendments 2019
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.
19 - 0001 Children’s Behavioral Health Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - February 1, 2019
- Public Notice - January 28, 2019
- Tribal Notice - October 18, 2018
- CMS RAI - April 30, 2019
- RAI Response - June 25, 2019
- CMS Approval - July 8, 2019
19 - 0002 Behavioral Health Services-Substance Use Disorders Services *WITHDRAWN*
- Initial Submittal - March 29, 2019
- Public Notice - November 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - November 20, 2018
- Withdrawal Package - May 17, 2019
19 - 0003 Federally Qualified Health Centers - Alternative Payment Methodology (same day payments) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - February 6, 2019
- Public Notice - December 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - December 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Responses - February 6, 2019
- CMS Approval - March 27, 2019
19 - 0004 Rural Health Clinics - Alternative Payment Methodology (same day payments) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - February 6, 2019
- Public Notice - December 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - December 20, 2018
- Standard Funding Responses - February 6, 2019
- CMS Approval - March 27, 2019
19 - 0005 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program School-Based Health Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 29, 2019
- Public Notice - December 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - December 20, 2018
- Redlined State Plan Pages - April 1, 2019
- CMS RAI - June 14, 2019
- RAI Response - March 6, 2020
- Proposed State Plan Pages (Clean) - March 6, 2020
- Redlined, Approved State Plan Pages that will be impacted by proposed SPA - March 6, 2020
- Revised Form CMS-179 - March 5, 2020
- CMS Approval - April 24, 2020
19 - 0006 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program - Single Preferred Drug List *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 4, 2019
- Tribal Notice - January 14, 2019
- Response to CMS Questions - February 28, 2019
- CMS Approval - April 26, 2019
19 - 0007 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program - Pharmacy Ingredient Cost Reimbursement *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 4, 2019
- Public Notice - January 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - January 14, 2019
- CMS Approval - April 26, 2019
19 - 0008 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program - Professional Dispensing Fee *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 4, 2019
- Tribal Notice - January 14, 2019
- CMS Approval - May 21, 2019
19 - 0009 Medicaid Eligibility - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Option for Lawfully Resident Children Under the Age of 19 *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - January 22, 2019
- Public Notice - October 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - October 19, 2018
- CMS Approval - March 25, 2019
19 - 0010 Medicaid Eligibility - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act Option for Lawfully Resident Children *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - January 22, 2019
- Public Notice - October 20, 2018
- Tribal Notice - October 19, 2018
- CS18 CHIP Eligibility - April 4, 2019
- CMS Approval - April 4, 2019
19 - 0011 Hospice Care Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 13, 2019
- Tribal Notice - January 29, 2019
- CMS Approval - March 21, 2019
19 - 0012 Newborn Screenings *WITHDRAWN*
- Initial Submittal - March 29, 2019
- Tribal Notice - January 29, 2019
- Withdrawal Package - April 24, 2019
- Final Withdrawal Package - April 29, 2019
19 - 0014 Recovery Audit Contractor *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 10, 2019
- Public Notice - February 22, 2019
- Tribal Notice - February 22, 2019
- Track Changes Version of State Plan Pages - May 10, 2019
- CMS Approval - June 6, 2019
19 - 0015 Nursing Facilities Reimbursement Methodology Recovery Audit Contractor *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 6, 2019
- Public Notice - March 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - March 28, 2019
- Standard Funding Questions - May 6, 2019
- Track Changes Version of State Plan Pages - May 6, 2019
- CMS Approval - July 17, 2019
19 - 0016 LaHIPP Cost Effectiveness Formula Recovery Audit Contractor *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 15, 2019
- Tribal Notice - February 28, 2019
- Track Changes Version of State Plan Pages - May 15, 2019
- CMS Approval - August 13, 2019
19 - 0017 LA SPA TN 19-0017 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program – Supplemental Rebate Agreement Recovery Audit Contractor *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - April 25, 2019
- Tribal Notice - January 14, 2019
- TOP$ Supplemental Rebate Agreement - December 19, 2013
- TOP$ Supplemental Rebate Agreement, Attachment A-2 - April 4, 2019
- CMS Approval - June 3, 2019
19 - 0018 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program – Supplemental Rebate Agreement Program *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 15, 2019
- Tribal Notice - February 4, 2019
- State of Louisiana Supplemental Rebate Agreement Template - May 15, 2019
- Redlined Version of the State Plan Page - May 15, 2019
- CMS Approval - June 26, 2019
19 - 0019 Radiology Utilization Management Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - August 2, 2019
- Public Notice- June 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice- June 20, 2019
- Redlined Version of the State Plan Page - August 2, 2019
- CMS Approval - August 30, 2019
19 - 0020 Ground Ambulance Services and Enhanced Reimbursements *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - July 29, 2019
- Public Notice - July 26, 2019
- Tribal Notice - July 1, 2019
- Track Changes Version of State Plan Pages - July 25, 2019
- Standard Funding Questions - July 25, 2019
- CMS RAI - October 9, 2019
- RAI Response - March 12, 2020
- CMS Approval - April 14, 2020
19 - 0021 Inpatient Hospital Services Reimbursement Outlier Pool Rate Increase *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - August 13, 2019
- Public Notice - July 1, 2019
- Tribal Notice - July 1, 2019
- Track Changes Version of State Plan Pages - August 13, 2019
- Standard Funding Questions - July 31, 2019
- CMS Approval - October, 21, 2019
19 - 0023 Medicaid Eligibility - Medicaid Savings Programs *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 23, 2019
- Public Notice - September 23, 2019
- Tribal Notice - August 22, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - September 23, 2019
- CMS Approval - December 20, 2019
19 - 0024 Managed Care Organizations Enrollment Choice Period *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 24, 2019
- Public Notice - September 12, 2019
- Tribal Notice - September 11, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - September 24, 2019
- CMS Approval - October 23, 2019
19 - 0025 Inpatient Hospital Services Reimbursement Rate Adjustment *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - November 1, 2019
- Public Notice - September 11, 2019
- Tribal Notice - September 20, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - November 1, 2019
- Funding Questions - October 30, 2019
- CMS Approval - December 23, 2019
19 - 0026 Outpatient Hospital Services Reimbursement Rate Adjustment *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - November 1, 2019
- Public Notice - September 11, 2019
- Tribal Notice - September 20, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - November 1, 2019
- Funding Questions - November 1, 2019
- CMS Approval - January 27, 2020
19 - 0027 Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments - Major Medical Centers *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - November 27, 2019
- Public Notice - September 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - September 20, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - December 2, 2019
- CMS Approval - February 10, 2020
19 - 0028 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program – Drug Utilization Review Program *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - October 16, 2019
- Public Notice - October 1, 2019
- Tribal Notice - September 11, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - October 16, 2019
- CMS Approval - January 8, 2020
19 - 0029 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program - Dispense as Written and Outcomes-based Agreements *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 30, 2019
- Public Notice - October 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - October 30, 2019
- Redlined State Plan Pages - December 30, 2019
- CMS Approval - March 11, 2020
19 - 0030 Behavioral Health Services - Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Opioid Treatment Programs *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 16, 2019
- Public Notice - October 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - October 30, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - December 16, 2019
- CMS Approval - February 28, 2020
19 - 0031 Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) Dedicated Program Funding Pool Payments *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 6, 2019
- Public Notice - October 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - October 30, 2019
- Track Changes Version of the State Plan Page - December 6, 2019
- Funding Questions - December 6, 2019
- CMS Approval - January 24, 2020
19 - 0032 Extended Services for Pregnant Women - Substance Use Screening and Intervention - Tobacco Cessation *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 30, 2019
- Public Notice - November 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - November 26, 2019
- Redlined State Plan Pages - December 30, 2019
- CMS Approval - March 24, 2020