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• November 13, 2017

  Facility Need Review - Behavioral Health Services Providers LAC 48:I Chapter 125

  Rescinds the provisions of the October 16, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the Facility Need Review (FNR) Program in order to: 1) adopt provisions for FNR approval for behavioral health services (BHS) providers that apply for licensure to provide psychosocial rehabilitation and/or community psychiatric support and treatment services; and 2) provide grandfather provisions for BHS providers who are licensed as of October 16, 2017, or have submitted an application for licensure prior to October 16, 2017.

• October 13, 2017

  Laboratory and Radiology Services - Termination of Coverage for Proton Beam Radiation Therapy LAC 50:XIX.4334

  Rescinds the September 21, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing laboratory and radiology services to terminate coverage and reimbursement of proton beam radiation therapy rendered to recipients 21 years of age and older.

• October 13, 2017

  Laboratory and Radiology Services - Termination of Coverage for Proton Beam Radiation Therapy LAC 50:XIX.4334

  Amends the provisions governing laboratory and radiology services to terminate coverage and reimbursement of proton beam radiation therapy for recipients 21 years of age and older.

• October 11, 2017

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Public Facilities - Transitional Rate Extension LAC 50:VII.32969

  Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for public facilities in order to extend the period of transitional rates for large facilities that provide continuous nursing coverage to medically fragile populations for an additional year.

• October 11, 2017

  Inpatient Hospital Services - Office of Public Health Newborn Screening Payments LAC 50:V.115

  Amends the provisions of the August 5, 2017 Emergency Rule governing inpatient hospital services in order to clarify the legislatively mandated requirements for Office of Public Health newborn screenings governed by these provisions.

• October 11, 2017

  Facility Need Review – Behavioral Health Services Providers LAC 48:I Chapter 125

  Amends the provisions governing the FNR Program in order to: 1) adopt provisions for FNR approval for behavioral health services (BHS) providers that apply for licensure to provide psychosocial rehabilitation and/or community psychiatric support and treatment services; and 2) provide grandfather provisions for BHS providers who are licensed as of October 16, 2017, or have submitted an application for licensure prior to October 16, 2017.

• August 15, 2017

  Inpatient Hospital Services – Office of Public Health Newborn Screening Payments LAC 50:V.115

  Amends the provisions governing hospital services in order to establish Medicaid reimbursement to the Office of Public Health for newborn screenings provided in an acute care inpatient hospital setting, and to ensure that these provisions are promulgated in a clear and concise manner in the Louisiana Administrative Code.

• July 11, 2017

  Nursing Facilities – Reimbursement Methodology LAC 50:II.20001

  Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities in order to suspend the provisions of LAC 50:II.Chapter 200 and to impose provisions to ensure that the current rates in effect do not increase for the SFY 2018 rating period.

• June 12, 2017

  Inpatient Hospital Services - Graduate Medical Education - Supplemental Payments Pool Elimination LAC 50:V.1331

  Amends the provisions of the March 2, 2017 Emergency Rule governing the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services which amended the provisions of the March 1, 2017 Emergency Rule which eliminated the pool for supplemental payments for graduate medical education in order to make technical revisions to ensure that the provisions are appropriately formatted in the Louisiana Administrative Code.

• May 10, 2017

  Professional Services Program – Reimbursement Methodology – State-Owned or Operated Professional Services Practices LAC 50:IX.15110 and 15113

  Amends the provisions governing the Professional Services Program in order to revise the reimbursement methodology for services rendered by physicians and other professional services practitioners employed by, or under contract to provide services in affiliation with a state-owned or operated entity.

• May 10, 2017

  Professional Services Program – Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Preventative Services LAC 50:IX.15101

  Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for professional services in the Medical Assistance Program in order to establish provisions for the enhanced one percent Federal Medical Assistance Percentage rate increase for the coverage of specified preventive services.

• March 21, 2017

  Children’s Behavioral Health Services - Termination of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services for Youth LAC 50:XXXIII.2303 and 2703

  Amends the provisions governing children’s behavioral health services in order to terminate coverage and reimbursement of psychosocial rehabilitation services to youth.