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• June 11, 2021

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.8519 and 8591

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities in order to establish minimum requirements and limitations for visitations of immediate family members or other designated persons during a declared public health emergency or to address Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in compliance with Act 27 of the 2020 Second Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• June 11, 2021

  Hospice Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.8201 and 8217

  Amends the provisions governing hospice licensing to include the definition of a public health emergency (PHE) and add exemptions relating to the qualifications required for certain nursing staff hired during a PHE.

• June 11, 2021

  Case Management – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapter 49

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of case management providers in order to amend the training and education requirements to address current staff shortages and ensure sufficient access to services.

• May 10, 2021

  Targeted Case Management LAC 50:XV.Chapters 101-117

  Amends the provisions governing the Targeted Case Management Program in order to: 1) repeal the provisions limiting the maximum number of recipients and the percentages of the available recipient population that a case management agency may serve in a region; and 2) update language throughout the administrative Rule to reflect current practices.

• May 10, 2021

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Reimbursement Methodology - Direct Care Floor Recoupment LAC 50:VII.32901

  Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for non-state intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities in order to establish an effective date for the remittance of funds owed to the department by facilities that fail to meet the required direct care floor and specify that filing an administrative appeal does not suspend or delay the imposition of this recoupment.

• May 10, 2021

  Home Health Program – Durable Medical Equipment

  Repeals the Rules governing Kangaroo Pump and Durable Medical Equipment Program - HIPAA Implementation as it has been determined that the provisions of these Rules are procedural requirements that are included in the provider manual.

• May 10, 2021

  Home and Community-Based Services Waivers – Cost Reporting Requirements LAC 50:XXI.Chapters 7 and Chapter 29

  Amends the provisions governing home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers in order to: 1) repeal LAC 50:XXI.Chapter 29 of the Adult Day Health Care Waiver Rule in its entirety and incorporate the language into LAC 50:XXI.Chapter 7 of the general provisions for HCBS waivers providers; 2) add provisions stating that personal care service and adult day health care providers may be penalized for failing to submit cost reports timely; and 3) remove outdated language from the administrative Rule.

• April 09, 2021

  Reimbursement for Vaccine Administration During a Declared Public Health Emergency LAC 50:IX.8305,8505,15113 and XXIX.Chapter 9

  Continues the provisions of the December 23, 2020 and April 20, 2021 Emergency Rules, which amend the provisions governing reimbursement in the Professional Services and Pharmacy programs in order to adopt provisions governing vaccine administration during a declared public health emergency.

• April 09, 2021

  Home and Community-Based Services Waivers – Support Coordination Standards for Participation LAC 50:XXI.501

  Amends the provisions governing the standards for participation for providers of support coordination services under home and community-based services waivers administered by the Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS) in order to remove outdated language and to allow OAAS to temporarily perform some of the mandatory duties of the support coordination agencies when necessary to ensure participant health and welfare and continuity of services.

• April 09, 2021

  Home and Community-Based Services Waivers – Community Choices Waiver LAC 50:XXI.Chapters 83 and 95

  Amends the provisions governing the Community Choices Waiver in order to: 1) clarify that instrumental activities of daily living can be provided outside of the participant's home, if approved by OAAS or its designee on a case-by-case basis; 2) remove language regarding relatives that can be direct service workers (DSWs); 3) remove respiratory therapy as a service; 4) clarify the language regarding payment of DSWs at least at the current federal or state minimum hourly wage; and 5) add language regarding the state’s authority to set and change provider rates and/or provide lump sum payments to providers based upon funds allocated by the legislature.

• March 10, 2021

  School-Based Health Services LAC 50:XV.Chapter 95

  Amends the provisions governing school-based health services in order to add language to the Louisiana Administrative Code detailing the requirements for cost settlement, filing and submitting cost reports, penalties for late submissions, required documentation and reimbursement, and describe the process for random moment time studies.

• March 10, 2021

  Medicaid Eligibility – Twelve-Month Continuous Eligibility LAC 50:III.2525

  Amends the provisions governing eligibility for the Medical Assistance Program to update the list of recipients under age 19 for whom twelve months of continuous eligibility is not available in order to align the exceptions in the administrative Rule with those currently used for Medicaid eligibility determinations.