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• August 10, 2023

  Hospice Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.8201, 8259, and 8261

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of hospice providers to adopt guidelines for visitation during a declared public health emergency by clergy, immediate family members and other designated persons, in compliance with Act 367 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and to revise the definition of geographic area to specify any parish within a 50 mile radius of the hospice premises, in compliance with House Resolution 152 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• August 10, 2023

  Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments – Reimbursement Methodology LAC 50:V.2901 and 2903

  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.

• August 10, 2023

  Crisis Receiving Centers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.5303

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of crisis receiving centers in order to update the definitions to appropriately reflect the providers who may execute a coroner’s or physician’s emergency certificate, in compliance with Act 363 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• August 10, 2023

  Ambulatory Surgical Center – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapter 45

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) in order to require ASCs to adopt and implement policies for a surgical smoke plume evacuation plan for surgical procedures using heat-producing equipment, in compliance with Act 35 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• August 10, 2023

  Adult Residential Care Providers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.6831 and 6832

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of adult residential care providers in order to update the requirements for visitation by members of the clergy, immediate family members, and other designated persons during a declared public health emergency, in compliance with Act 367 if the 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• July 11, 2023

  Third Party Liability – Pay and Chase LAC 50:I.8301

  Amends the provisions governing recovery for claims involving third party liability in order to ensure that the current pay and chase methodology is reflected in the Louisiana Administrative Code, in compliance with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

• July 11, 2023

  Rural Health Clinics – Reimbursement Methodology LAC 50:XI.16705

  Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2023 Emergency Rule, which amended the provisions governing rural health clinics (RHCs) in order to remove the cutoff date to allow existing RHCs licensed as small rural hospital outpatient departments after July 1, 2007 and new RHCs to be reimbursed at 110 percent of cost.

• July 11, 2023

  Outpatient Hospital Services – Public Non-State Small Rural Hospitals LAC 50:V.5311, 5511, 5911, and 6113

  Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2023 Emergency Rule, which amended the provisions governing outpatient hospital services in order to establish quarterly supplemental payments for certain public non-state small rural hospitals located in administrative region 3 that render qualifying services during the quarter.

• July 11, 2023

  Nurse Staffing Agencies – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapter 77

  Adopts provisions governing the licensing of nurse staffing agencies, in compliance with Act 577 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• July 11, 2023

  Medicaid Eligibility – Former Foster Care Children Group LAC 50:III.2308

  Amends the provisions governing Medicaid eligibility for former foster care children who turned 18 on or after January 1, 2023, in order to remove the requirement that the individuals not be eligible under another mandatory group and to extend coverage to those who aged out of foster care in another state, as long as they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for the former foster care children group.

• July 11, 2023

  Managed Care for Physical and Behavioral Health - Reimbursement Methodology LAC 50:I.3509

  Amends the provisions governing managed care for physical and behavioral health in order to further clarify the reimbursement methodology currently in use for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

• July 11, 2023

  Home and Community-Based Services Waivers – Residential Options Waiver – Self-Direction Initiative LAC 50:XXI.16501

  Continues the provisions of the June 9, 2023 Emergency Rule, which amended the provisions governing the Residential Options Waiver self-direction initiative in order to remove specific requirements for employees of beneficiaries in the self-direction service option and stipulate that these providers must meet the qualifications for furnishing personal care services as set forth in LAC 48:I.Chapter 92.