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Medicaid Eligibility - Provisional Medicaid Program Termination LAC 50:III.Chapter 2305
Repeals the provisions governing the Provisional Medicaid Program in order to terminate this optional Medicaid program.
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Medicaid Eligibility - Medically Needy Program Termination LAC 50:III.939 and 2313
Repeals all of the provisions governing the Medically Needy Program (MNP), including Spend-Down MNP, in order to terminate this optional Medicaid program.
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Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments LAC 50:V.2707 and 3103
Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for disproportionate share hospitals payments in order to revise and clarify the criteria for payments to public state-operated hospitals and Louisiana low-income academic hospitals.
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Behavioral Health Services - Elimination of Outpatient Substance Use Disorders Services LAC 50:XXXIII.14101, 14303 and 14501
Amends the provisions governing substance use disorders services in order to eliminate outpatient treatment services for adults.
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers LAC 50:XI.Chapter 75
Repeals all of the provisions governing Medicaid reimbursement for ambulatory surgical center services.
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Adult Behavioral Health Services - Termination of Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment Services and Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services LAC 50:XXXIII.Chapters 63 and 65
Amends the provisions governing adult behavioral health services to terminate coverage for community psychiatric support and treatment services and psychosocial rehabilitation services for Medicaid recipients 21 years of age and older.
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RFP: Energy Savings Performance
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS), is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide Energy Savings Performance Contract Services.
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LDH Awards $8 Million to the Baton Rouge Water Company for Drinking Water System Improvements
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health awarded an $8 million loan to the Baton Rouge Water Company through the State’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund. The low-interest subsidized loan will help improve the Baton Rouge Water System.
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US News: Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Program Has $3.5B Impact
Louisiana's Medicaid expansion program has helped create or support nearly 19,200 jobs across the state and $178 million in state and local taxes.
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ADVISORY: Health Department to offer no-cost STI testing
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public health is offering STI testing at no cost to patients at select Parish Health Units on April 24, April 25 and April 26 in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s STI Awareness Month. Through this initiative, the Office of Public Health hopes to promote awareness about STDs and remove potential barriers for screening and testing. In addition to STD screening, residents can also receive free testing for HIV.
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Gov. Edwards, LDH Unveil Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee touted a report from Dr. Jim Richardson of the Public Administration Institute at Louisiana State University (LSU) highlighting the economic impact of Medicaid expansion. The report, released today, shows that Medicaid expansion, the federal/state health care program that provides health coverage for individuals with income less than 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, is leveraging an infusion of $1.85 billion in federal funds to create or retain nearly 19,200 jobs and support nearly $3.6 billion in economic activity for the state of Louisiana.
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April 2018 Final Rules
The Louisiana Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted Final Rules to the Office of the State Register for publication in the April 20, 2018 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.