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Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2019 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services in order to increase outlier pool payments in compliance with House Concurrent Resolution 5 of the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2019 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing ambulance reimbursement in order to include non-emergency ground ambulance services in the health care service provider fees for ground ambulance service providers and the enhanced reimbursement for emergency ground ambulance transportation services, in compliance with Act 299 of the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Amends the provisions governing applied behavior analysis-based therapy services in order to clarify the requirements relative to the appropriate current procedural terminology (CPT) codes to be utilized for reimbursement for these services.
The August 2019 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
With the beginning of school right around the corner, the Louisiana Department of Health is reminding residents that immunization records are available online, and at no cost, without the need to contact a healthcare provider at LA.MyIR.net.
Today, the Louisiana Department of Health announced its intent to contract with four Medicaid managed care organizations following a state bid process that began in February when the Department issued a request for proposals.
Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, was recognized last night by Modern Healthcare as one of its 2019 Women Leaders to Watch in Healthcare.
Fewer Louisianans report that they have to put off seeing a doctor or that they are unable to take their medications as prescribed thanks to Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion, according to a Tulane University study released today by Gov. Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health.
The HIV epidemic continues to have a significant impact on the public health of Louisiana. Louisiana Statistical information related to HIV/AIDS are available here.
Following action by the Louisiana Legislature and Gov. John Bel Edwards, restaurants and distributors that offer cooked or prepared crawfish or shrimp must notify their customers if these seafood items came from outside the United States. The notice must be printed on menus.
The HIV epidemic continues to have a significant impact on the public health of Louisiana. Louisiana Statistical information related to HIV/AIDS are available here.
The grant comes as part of the first wave of funding to support the federal government’s 10-year plan to end the HIV epidemic.