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• October 11, 2017

  Facility Need Review – Behavioral Health Services Providers LAC 48:I Chapter 125

  Amends the provisions governing the FNR Program in order to: 1) adopt provisions for FNR approval for behavioral health services (BHS) providers that apply for licensure to provide psychosocial rehabilitation and/or community psychiatric support and treatment services; and 2) provide grandfather provisions for BHS providers who are licensed as of October 16, 2017, or have submitted an application for licensure prior to October 16, 2017.

• October 11, 2017

  Targeted Case Management - Reimbursement Methodology - Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment LAC 50:XV.10701

  Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for targeted case management services provided to participants in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program in order to adopt a payment methodology based on a flat monthly rate rather than 15-minute increments.

• October 11, 2017

  Professional Services Program - State-Owned or Operated Professional Services Practices - Enhanced Reimbursement Rates LAC 50:IX.15110 and 15113

  Amends the provisions governing the Professional Services Program in order to revise the reimbursement methodology governing services rendered by physicians and other professional services practitioners employed by, or under contract to provide services in affiliation with, a state-owned or operated entity in order to enhance the reimbursement rates.

• October 11, 2017

  Managed Care for Physical and Behavioral Health - Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Therapy Services Integration LAC 50:I.3507

  Amends the provisions governing managed care for physical and behavioral health in order to include applied behavior analysis-based therapy in the specialized behavioral health services the managed care organizations that participate in the Healthy Louisiana program are required to provide.

• October 11, 2017

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Reimbursement Methodology - Leave of Absence Days LAC 50:II.10307 and VII.33103

  Amends the provisions governing leave of absence days for intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities in order to exclude bereavement days for close family members from the annual limit.

• October 11, 2017

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Public Facilities - Transitional Rate Extension LAC 50:VII.32969

  Continues the provisions of the October 1, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing reimbursement for public facilities in order to extend the period of transitional rates for large facilities that provide continuous nursing coverage to medically fragile populations for an additional year.

• October 11, 2017

  Inpatient Hospital Services - Office of Public Health Newborn Screening Payments LAC 50:V.115

  Continues the provisions of the August 5, 2017 and October 20, 2017 Emergency Rules which amended the provisions governing inpatient hospital services in order to clarify the legislatively mandated requirements for Office of Public Health newborn screenings.

• October 11, 2017

  Home Health Program - Home Health Encounters and Services LAC 50:XIII.Chapters 1-5

  Amends the provisions governing home health services in order to comply with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations requiring face-to-face encounters, to clarify the provisions governing home health services settings, and to remove the visit limit for adult recipients in order to align services with those received by the Medicaid expansion population.

• October 11, 2017

  October 2017 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity

  The October 2017 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)

• October 09, 2017

  Medicaid Forecast Reports SFY 2016/2017

  The Department of Health submits a detailed monthly report to the Legislature that provides a comprehensive overview of Medicaid spending. The reports include projections for future revenues and expenditures for the given state fiscal year.

• October 03, 2017

  Health Department Offers Funding for Local Mosquito Control Efforts

  Funding is now available to help local communities start new mosquito control programs. Using a one-time grant of $500,000 from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Louisiana Department of Health is now offering funding to local governments to help them establish new mosquito control programs.

• September 27, 2017

  Louisiana Department of Health continues efforts to reduce opioid abuse

  Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the Louisiana Department of Health will utilize new and expanded federal grants to continue implementing innovative, effective strategies for combating the opioid problem in Louisiana. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded nearly $1 million for ongoing data collection, tracking and analysis of opioid-related overdoses statewide.