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• October 12, 2016

  Home and Community-Based Services Waivers - Adult Day Health Care Waiver - Electronic Visit Verification LAC 50:XXI.2705

  Continues the provisions of the November 1, 2015 Emergency Rule, which amended the provisions governing the Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Waiver in order to adopt requirements which mandate that providers of personal assistant services must utilize the electronic visit verification (EVV) system designated by the department for automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking, and billing for certain home and community-based services.

• August 12, 2016

  Healthcare Services Provider Fees – Emergency Ambulance Service Providers (LAC 48:I.4001, 4003 and 4007)

  Continues the provision of the August 1, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing provider fees for certain health care services in order to implement a provider fee assessment for qualifying emergency ground ambulance service providers.

• August 12, 2016

  Healthcare Services Provider Fees – Hospital Fee Assessments (LAC 48:I.4001)

  Amends the provisions governing provider fees to establish hospital assessment fees and related matters as directed by House Concurrent Resolution 51 (HCR 51) of the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• August 12, 2016

  Medicaid Eligibility – Medically Needy Program (LAC 50:III.2313)

  Continues the provisions of the August 20, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the September 20, 2015 Emergency Rule governing the Medically Needy Program coverage in order to remove references to behavioral health services provided through the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership to recipients that qualified for the program under the terminated 1915(i) State Plan authority.

• August 12, 2016

  Nursing Facilities – Licensing Standards (LAC 48:I.Chapters 97-99)

  Repeals and replaces the licensing standards governing nursing facilities in its entirety and repromulgate these provisions in order to include provisions related to the culture change movement in nursing facilities and to incorporate these provisions under a single comprehensive Rule in Part I, Title 48 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.

• August 12, 2016

  Medical Transportation Program – Emergency Ambulance Services – Enhanced Reimbursements

  Continues the provisions of the August 1, 2016 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions to establish enhanced Medicaid reimbursements through the Supplemental Payment Program for qualifying emergency ground ambulance service providers.

• July 11, 2016

  Facility Need Review - Hospital Off-Site Campuses - Emergency Services LAC 48:I.12501, 12503 and 12522

  Amends the provisions governing the Facility Need Review (FNR) Program in order to establish licensing criteria for hospital off-site campuses which provide emergency services.

• July 11, 2016

  Hospital Licensing Standards - Free-Standing Emergency Facilities - Emergency Services

  Amends the licensing standards governing hospitals in order to amend the provisions governing emergency services provided by free-standing emergency facilities.

• July 11, 2016

  Medicaid Eligibility - New Adult Eligibility Group LAC 50:III.2317

  Amends the provisions governing the new adult eligibility group in order to clarify the provisions of the May 20, 2016 Rule which adopted provisions in the Medicaid Program to expand coverage to the new adult group.

• July 11, 2016

  Personal Care Services – Long-Term - Non-Medical Transportation Services LAC 50:XV.12903

  Amends the provisions governing LT-PCS to remove the non-medical transportation services provisions erroneously continued in the June 20, 2016 Rule in order to ensure that the provisions are promulgated accurately in the Louisiana Administrative Code.

• June 13, 2016

  Federally Qualified Health Centers - Fluoride Varnish Applications - Delegated Appliers LAC 50:XI.10301

  Amends the provisions governing federally qualified health centers in order to allow certified medical assistants to apply fluoride varnish under the direction of a certified physician, and to establish training requirements for appliers of fluoride varnish.

• June 13, 2016

  Home and Community-Based Services Waivers - New Opportunities Waiver - Emergency Opportunities LAC 50:XXI.13709

  Amends the provisions governing the allocation of waiver opportunities in the New Opportunities Waiver (NOW) to revise the criteria for qualification for NOW emergency opportunities, simplify the allocation process for NOW emergency opportunities, and facilitate faster access to NOW emergency services for qualified individuals.