August 10, 2023 Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments – Reimbursement Methodology LAC 50:V.2901 and 2903

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Amends the provisions governing disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to increase the reimbursement for DSH eligible services provided by hospitals through a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) in order to align the payment rate for OBH-approved DSH days to the Medicaid inpatient psychiatric per diem rate on file for free-standing psychiatric hospitals.

Contact Information:  Tara A. LeBlanc, Bureau of Health Services Financing, P.O. Box 91030, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9030

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• Emergency Rule: N/A
• Notice of Intent: Prior to Proposed Rule: June 2023 LAC
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• Notice of Intent: August 20, 2023 (Louisiana Register)