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Amends the provisions governing the Pharmacy Benefits Management Program in order to allow notation of the medical necessity of brand drugs using electronic prescriptions, to allow the state to pursue outcomes-based agreements with manufacturers, and to align the provisions with the current Medicaid State Plan.
Amends the provisions governing the licensing of individuals certified by the department to administer medications to nursing facility residents, medication attendants certified (MACs), in order to revise and update the MAC training and certification requirements.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Monday in Lake Charles to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.
Louisiana’s case rates of primary and secondary syphilis, congenital syphilis and gonorrhea improved from 2017 to 2018, showing the Louisiana Department of Health’s efforts toward STI prevention are making a positive impact.
The October 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)
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Thursday in Gray to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Wednesday in Metairie to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.