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• December 10, 2019

  Nursing Facilities – Licensing Standards – Virtual Visitation LAC 48:I.9781

  Continues the provisions of the November 20, 2018 and December 20, 2019 Emergency Rules which amended the provisions governing the licensing of nursing facilities to adopt provisions governing virtual visitation in order to provide for consent, by a nursing facility resident or a legal representative, relative to the authorization for installation and use of a monitoring device in the room of the resident in compliance with Act 596 of the 2018 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• December 10, 2019

  Hospice Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.8201 and 8235

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of hospice agencies in order to set forth the criteria for employment of state certified hospice attendants and to establish a state certified hospice attendant registry in compliance with Act 229 of the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• December 10, 2019

  Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment - Psychological Services Staffing Requirements LAC 50:XV.7103-7105 and 9531-9535

  Amends the provisions governing psychological services rendered to children in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program to allow unlicensed school psychologists and master social workers certified by the Department of Education to provide services under the supervision of a licensed professional in order to align the administrative Rule with the requirements of Act 582 of the 2018 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• November 08, 2019

  School-Based Health Services - School-Based Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Therapy Services LAC 50:XV.9541 and XXXIII.Chapters 41-45

  Amends the provisions governing school-based services in order to remove applied behavior analysis-based (ABA) therapy services as school-based behavioral health services and add ABA to the school-based health services covered in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program. This action is being taken to ensure that these provisions are accurately promulgated in the Louisiana Administrative Code.

• November 08, 2019

  Rural Health Clinics – Reimbursement Methodology - Mammography Separate Payments LAC 50:XI.16703

  Amends the reimbursement methodology for rural health clinics in order to repeal the provisions of the December 20, 2018 Rule, which allowed a separate payment outside of the prospective payment system rate for mammography screening and diagnosis services, due to the disapproval of the corresponding State Plan Amendment by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• November 08, 2019

  Pregnant Women Extended Services – Substance Use Screening and Intervention Services – Tobacco Cessation LAC 50:XV.Chapter 163

  Amends the provisions governing extended services for pregnant women in order to implement tobacco cessation services mandated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and remove outdated references to the Louisiana Health Assessment Referral and Treatment (LaHART) program.

• November 08, 2019

  Home and Community-Based Behavioral Health Services Waiver – Coordinated System of Care Discharge Criteria LAC 50:XXXIII.8101 and 8103

  Amends the provisions governing the home and community-based behavioral health services waiver to specify discharge criteria for the Coordinated System of Care (CSoC) program which aligns with federal regulations and current practices, since the current administrative Rule does not address the authority to discharge participants who no longer meet CSoC waiver eligibility requirements.

• November 08, 2019

  Federally Qualified Health Centers - Reimbursement Methodology - Mammography Separate Payments LAC 50:XI.10703

  Amends the reimbursement methodology for federally qualified health centers in order to repeal the provisions of the December 20, 2018 Rule, which allowed a separate payment outside of the prospective payment system rate for mammography screening and diagnosis services, due to the disapproval of the corresponding State Plan Amendment by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• October 10, 2019

  Behavioral Health Services – Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Opioid Treatment Programs LAC 50:XXXIII.Chapters 151-157

  Adopts provisions governing medication-assisted opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs, for Medicaid-eligible recipients ages 18 and over, diagnosed with OUD.

• October 10, 2019

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Dedicated Program Funding Pool Payments LAC 50:VII.32917

  Adopts provisions governing reimbursement to non-state intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to allow one-time, lump sum payments from the dedicated program funding pool in compliance with Act 50 of the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• October 10, 2019

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

  Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities in order to correct an invalid citation in the direct care floor language and ensure that these provisions are appropriately promulgated in the Louisiana Administrative Code.

• October 10, 2019

  Medicaid Eligibility – Modified Adjusted Gross Income Groups LAC 50:III.10307

  Amends the provisions governing Medicaid eligibility for modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) groups and income factors in order to clarify and align these provisions with current Federal regulations relative to the calculation of household income.