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The Louisiana Medicaid program is adapting its coverage guidelines for cervical cancer screening to conform to American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines.
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 January 20, 2017 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq. Prior submissions are available in the archives.
Continues the provisions of the February 22, 2014 Emergency Rule which assures compliance with the technical requirements of R.S. 49:953, and continues the provisions of the October 1, 2013 Emergency Rule governing the Pharmacy Benefits Management Program which established provisions for the Medicaid Program’s participation in The Optimal PDL $olution (TOP$) State Supplemental Rebate Agreement Program.
Continues the provisions of the October 1, 2014 Emergency Rule which rescinded the provisions of the November 1, 2012 Emergency Rule governing the reimbursement methodology for services rendered in the Pharmacy Benefits Management Program, and returned to the reimbursement rates in effect on September 5, 2012 which is consistent with the currently approved Medicaid State Plan.
Continues the provisions of the February 12, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for outpatient hospital services rendered by non-rural, non-state hospitals in order to adopt a supplemental payment methodology for services provided by hospitals located in LDH Administrative Region 8 in the Monroe area.
Continues the provisions of the February 12, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing outpatient hospital services rendered by non-rural, non-state hospitals in order to adopt a supplemental payment methodology for services provided by hospitals located in the Baton Rouge area.
Continues the provisions of the February 12, 2015 Emergency Rule which adopted a supplemental payment methodology for outpatient hospital services rendered by children’s specialty hospitals in the New Orleans area.
Continues the provisions of the October 13, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities to establish provisions governing evacuation and temporary sheltering costs during a declared disaster or emergency event.
Continues the provisions of the October 13, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the May 20, 2008 Rule governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities to amend the provisions governing evacuation and temporary sheltering costs in order to ensure that an evacuating nursing facility continues to receive vendor payments while providing essential care and services to residents at a host site when they are displaced.
Continues the provisions of the October 1, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the transitional rates for public facilities in order to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate.
Continues the provisions of the February 12, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services rendered by non-rural, non-state hospitals in order to adopt a supplemental payment methodology for services provided by hospitals located in DHH Administrative Region 8 in the Monroe area.
Continues the provisions of the February 12, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing inpatient hospital services rendered by non-rural, non-state hospitals in order to adopt a supplemental payment methodology for services provided by hospitals located in the Baton Rouge area.