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October 11, 2017 Home Health Program - Home Health Encounters and Services LAC 50:XIII.Chapters 1-5
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Amends the provisions governing home health services in order to comply with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations requiring face-to-face encounters, to clarify the provisions governing home health services settings, and to remove the visit limit for adult recipients in order to align services with those received by the Medicaid expansion population.
Contact Information: Jen Steele, Bureau of Health Services Financing, P.O. Box 91030, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9030
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RELATED ITEMS
- Emergency Rule: N/A
- Notice of Intent: Prior to Proposed Rule: August 2017 LAC
- Notice of Intent: Proposed Rule
- Notice of Intent: October 20, 2017 (Louisiana Register)
- Public Hearing: November 29, 2017
- Oversight Report: N/A
- Oversight Hearing: N/A
- Final Rule: N/A