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Rescinds the December 28, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the Louisiana Children’s Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) in order to terminate coverage of uninsured children under the Title XXI CHIP authority as a result of the lack of federal matching funds for LaCHIP.
Rescinds the December 28, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended provisions governing Medicaid eligibility to increase the maximum income standard for the Optional Targeted Low-Income Children Coverage Group up to 250 percent of the FPL, to incorporate cost sharing provisions, and to ensure compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (R.S. 49:950 et seq) by codifying these provisions into the Louisiana Administrative Code in a clear and concise manner.
Amends the provisions governing the Professional Services Program to revise the reimbursement methodology for supplemental payments to physicians and other professional service practitioners in order to align these provisions with the corresponding State Plan amendment approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and to ensure that they are promulgated in a clear and concise manner in the Louisiana Administrative Code.
Amends the provisions governing nursing facilities in order to revise and clarify the documentation requirements for medical certification of initial admissions and continued stay processes to ensure that these provisions are promulgated in a clear and concise manner in the Louisiana Administrative Code.
In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act [R.S. 49:968(K)], the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS) is required to prepare an annual report of all OAAS administrative rulemaking procedures taken over the past calendar year. The report found here summarizes OAAS’ rulemaking actions taken in the 2017 calendar year, including Notices of Intent, Emergency Rules, Final Rules and Oversight Reports. This does not include those actions taken in conjunction with the Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF). For a listing of all BHSF Rulemaking activities see the Medicaid Rulemaking web page.
Amends the provisions governing the screening and enrollment of Medicaid providers in order to collect an application fee for any providers that have not already been screened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or another state Medicaid agency in compliance with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and 42 CFR 455.460.
The February 2018 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
Attention: 2016 Emergency Preparedness Process Updates
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health has awarded a $5.5 million loan to the City of Carencro through the State’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund. The low-interest loan will help improve Carencro’s water system.
Effective February 20, 2018, all new applicants and those with incomplete applications will be subject to the FNR process.
WASHINGTON - Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Rebekah Gee and Gov. John Bel Edwards' general counsel Matthew Block met with federal officials in Washington D.C. Friday (Jan. 26) to discuss work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Louisiana.