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August 10, 2022
Behavioral Health Service Providers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapters 56 and 57

Amends the provisions governing the licensing of behavioral health service (BHS) providers regarding employment of peer support specialists, geographic service locations, specialized behavioral health rehabilitation services and establishes requirements for the treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnant women by licensed BHS providers in compliance with Acts 151, 344, 390, 503 and 309 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
August 10, 2022
Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Therapy Services – Place of Service Limitations LAC 50:XV.301

Continues the provisions of the July 15, 2022 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing applied behavior analysis-based (ABA) therapy services in order to remove non-conventional place of service limitations to ensure ABA services can be delivered in a community setting.
July 08, 2022
Hospital Licensing Standards – Obstetrical and Newborn Services LAC 48:I.Chapter 93

Amends the provisions governing the licensing of hospitals in order to update the standards for obstetrical and newborn services and relocate the existing provisions of LAC 48:I.9511-9515 to LAC 48:I.9519-9523 to ensure that the administrative Rule reflects current requirements for staffing and levels of care units.
June 10, 2022
Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Complex Care Reimbursements LAC 50:VII.32915

Amends the provisions governing reimbursement to private non-state intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities (ICFs/IID) in order to revise and streamline the process by which ICFs/IID can request add-on rates for medically qualified beneficiaries receiving above routine care and whose staffing levels exceed the required minimum.
June 10, 2022
Hospice Services – Emergency Services and Inpatient Care LAC 50:XV.3503 and 4309

Amends the provisions governing hospice services in order to: 1) temporarily waive the provision requiring daily visits by the hospice provider to all clients under the age of 21 and allow telemedicine visits as an alternative in the event of a federal or state declared emergency or disaster; and 2) clarify that the five-day limit for inpatient care is applied to respite care only.
June 10, 2022
Home Health Program – Emergency Provisions LAC 50:XIII.104

Adopts provisions in the Home Health Program in order to temporarily allow non-physician practitioners to order and review home health services in the event of a federal or state declared emergency or disaster.
June 10, 2022
Home Health Program – Durable Medical Equipment – Enteral Formula Reimbursement LAC 50:XIII.10301

Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for durable medical equipment in the Home Health Program in order to revise the methodology used to set the rates for enteral formulas and allow reimbursement under the standard procedure codes on the Louisiana Medicaid fee schedule.
June 10, 2022
Experimental Procedures – Routine Care for Beneficiaries in Clinical Trials LAC 50:I.305

Amends the provisions governing experimental procedures in order to align the provisions governing routine care for beneficiaries in clinical trials with federal requirements specified in the American Rescue Plan Act.
May 10, 2022
Personal Assistant Services – Employment Support LAC 50:XV.Subpart 11

Repeals the provisions of LAC 50:XV.Subpart 11 governing personal assistant services in its entirety since employment support was never implemented.
May 10, 2022
Nursing Facilities – Levels of Care LAC 50:II.10154 and 10156

Amends the provisions governing the standards for payment for nursing facilities in order to: 1) reflect the change in the current assessment tool utilized for level of care determinations; and 2) modify the pathway criteria language in order to include updated terminology contained within the new assessment tool.
May 10, 2022
Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Temporary Reimbursement for Private Facilities LAC 50:VII.32904

Continues the provisions of the April 1, 2022 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing temporary reimbursement for private non-state intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities in order to include a direct care add-on for increased costs related to retaining and hiring direct care staff and to establish a minimum hourly wage for direct care workers.
May 10, 2022
Free-Standing Birth Centers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapter 67

Repeals the provisions of LAC 48:I.Chapter 67 governing the licensing of hospitals in its entirety as these provisions are incorporated elsewhere in the Louisiana Administrative Code and replaces it with provisions governing the licensing of free-standing birth centers.

LDH News

Behavioral Health Service Providers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapters 56 and 57

Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Therapy Services – Place of Service Limitations LAC 50:XV.301

Hospital Licensing Standards – Obstetrical and Newborn Services LAC 48:I.Chapter 93

Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Complex Care Reimbursements LAC 50:VII.32915

Hospice Services – Emergency Services and Inpatient Care LAC 50:XV.3503 and 4309

Home Health Program – Emergency Provisions LAC 50:XIII.104

Home Health Program – Durable Medical Equipment – Enteral Formula Reimbursement LAC 50:XIII.10301

Experimental Procedures – Routine Care for Beneficiaries in Clinical Trials LAC 50:I.305

Personal Assistant Services – Employment Support LAC 50:XV.Subpart 11

Nursing Facilities – Levels of Care LAC 50:II.10154 and 10156

Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Temporary Reimbursement for Private Facilities LAC 50:VII.32904

Free-Standing Birth Centers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapter 67

Surgeon General Evelyn Griffin, MD

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein