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Amends the provisions of the July 1, 2015 Emergency Rule governing the facility need review (FNR) process in order to correct the formatting of §12503 as a result of the promulgation of a January 20, 2015 Rule governing the FNR process. The July 1, 2015 Emergency Rule removed outpatient abortion facilities from the FNR process.
Amends the provisions governing the ADHC Waiver in order to adopt requirements which mandate that providers of personal assistant services must utilize the electronic visit verification (EVV) system designated by the department for automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking, and billing for certain home and community-based services.
Amends the provisions governing the Community Choices Waiver in order to further clarify the provisions of the November 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing monitored in-home caregiving services and revised the provisions governing the organized health care delivery system.
Amends the reimbursement methodology governing inpatient hospital services in order to revise the provisions governing supplemental Medicaid payments to qualifying non-rural, non-state public hospitals for East Jefferson.
Continues the provisions of the December 1, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing adult mental health services in order to: 1) provide Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for licensed mental health professional services and mental health rehabilitative services to adult members enrolled in Bayou Health and terminate the behavioral health services rendered under the 1915(i) State Plan authority; 2) establish the recipient qualifications criteria; and 3) revise the assessment and plan of care requirements.
Continues the provisions of the provisions of the September 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the May 24, 2014 Emergency Rule to clarify the provisions governing the payment methodology to Louisiana Low-Income Academic Hospitals.
Continues the provisions of the October 20, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the July 1, 2015 Emergency Rule in order to correct the formatting of §12503 as a result of the promulgation of a January 20, 2015 Rule governing the FNR process.
Amends the provisions governing the Residential Options Waiver (ROW) to create a reserved capacity group to allow individuals with developmental disabilities who receive services in the Community Choices Waiver or the Adult Day Health Care Waiver programs to transition into the ROW.
Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities in order to establish supplemental Medicaid payments for qualifying nursing facilities, owned or operated by a non-state governmental organization (NSGO), that have entered into an agreement with the department to participate.
The October 2015 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) confirmed one new case of West Nile Virus this week. Of the 55 total cases this year, 34 are neuroinvasive disease (WN-NID), seven West Nile fever and 14 asymptomatic. DHH also confirmed two additional West Nile Virus deaths, bringing the total number of deaths this year to four. The deaths occurred in DHH Regions 4, 2, 7 and 9 consecutively.