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August 2024 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The August 9, 2024 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c).
LDH News
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Long-term care patient liability income changes
Louisiana Medicaid is implementing changes to the way it determines the amount Medicaid members must pay for their long-term care (LTC) healthcare services. This will include changes to timelines for reporting and calculations that may impact members and providers. Louisiana Medicaid provides coverage for LTC healthcare services for eligible members in nursing facilities and home and community-based settings. In many cases, members are required to cover a portion of the cost that Medicaid does not pay. This amount is known as patient liability income (PLI) and is owed to the provider who delivers the care.
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Healthy Louisiana Reentry 1115 Demonstration Waiver posted for public comment
The Louisiana Department of Health is planning to submit an application to CMS for an 1115 demonstration waiver to improve care transitions for Medicaid-eligible individuals who are incarcerated and to provide certain covered services during the 90-day pre-release period.
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Community Success Stories: The Arc of Caddo-Bossier is an OCDD licensed Service Provider
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Public Comment Period for Reentry Demonstration
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LDH confirms four cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Franklin Parish
While it is not uncommon to see increased West Nile disease activity in Louisiana during the summer months, a cluster of cases in a small locality is unusual.
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Office of Public Health to host Back to School Bash giveaway, health and resource fair on July 27 in Marrero
The event is free to attend, with school supplies and backpacks available while supplies last.
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Self-Direction Quarterly Meeting
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LDH launches State Health Improvement Plan, a roadmap to improving health through 2028
The SHIP also outlines a framework for realizing the goals of the plan as various initiatives and programs roll out through 2024.
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July 2024 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 July 20, 2024 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
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Pharmacy Benefits Management Program – Drug Shortages LAC 50:XXIX.105
Amends the provisions governing the Pharmacy Benefits Management Program in order to align the language in the Louisiana Administrative Code with the required changes requested by CMS to the State Plan relative to shortages of drugs not on the covered drug list, including drugs authorized for import by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that may be covered when deemed medically necessary during drug shortages identified by the FDA.
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Medical Transportation Program – Elevated Level of Care LAC 50:XXVII.Chapter 5 and Chapter 7
Amends the provisions governing the medical transportation program to establish guidelines for the administration and distribution of Elevated Level of Care (ELOC) services by non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) vendors that meet the criteria to provide an elevated level of care service to Medicaid beneficiaries utilizing this service, and to clarify language regarding non-emergency medical ambulance transportation (NEAT) services.