An official website of the State of Louisiana.
Official Louisiana State Websites use .la.gov A .la.gov website belongs to an official
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock () or https:// means you've safely
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for professional services in the Medical Assistance Program in order to establish provisions for the enhanced one percent Federal Medical Assistance Percentage rate increase for the coverage of specified preventive services.
Amends the provisions governing managed care for physical and behavioral health in order to allow Medicaid recipients enrolled in the LaHIPP Program to access behavioral health services only through the managed care organizations that participate in the Healthy Louisiana (formerly Bayou Health) Program.
Amends the provisions governing the Pharmacy Benefits Management Program in order to clarify the provisions of the January 20, 2017 Notice of Intent and to: 1) revise the definitions for usual and customary charge and general public; 2) clarify billing/reimbursement requirements for 340B entities that are carved-out of Medicaid; 3) revise the reimbursement language for Federal Supply Schedule and Nominal Price; 4) revise the definition for contract pharmacy; and 5) clarify professional dispensing fee provisions.
The May 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)
Some Louisiana residents who are employed but currently receive their health care coverage under Medicaid may now be eligible for a program that will allow them to afford coverage from their employer.
The Department of Health recently awarded a $6.5 million loan to the Louisiana Water Company (LAWCO) located in several parishes throughout Louisiana. Provided through the State’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund, the funding will help the water company improve drinking water infrastructure in the community water systems they operate.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), STD/HIV Program, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide pharmacy benefits management services through a comprehensive network of pharmacies, to eligible clients residing in all 64 parishes in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), STD/HIV Program, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide pharmacy benefits management services through a comprehensive network of pharmacies, to eligible clients residing in all 64 parishes in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), STD/HIV Program, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide pharmacy benefits management services through a comprehensive network of pharmacies, to eligible clients residing in all 64 parishes in Louisiana.
Louisiana, including Caddo Parish, consistently experiences some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. The most recent studies by the CDC, 2015 data, show Louisiana has the highest rate in the nation for primary and secondary syphilis and the highest gonorrhea rate. Further, among the top 70 counties/parishes in the U.S., Caddo is ranked 59.
Under the authority of R.S. 40:4 and 40:5, and in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, notice is hereby given that the state health officer, acting through the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH-OPH), intends to reenact and amend parts of Section 309 of Part VII (Dairy Products Regulations) of Title 51. This Rule is being proposed to eliminate a current requirement that certain testing of raw milk samples be performed at a state-run facility. The Notice of Intent was published in the Louisiana Register Vol. 43, No. 04 April 20, 2017.
First Legislative Oversight Committee Report