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Amends the provisions governing substance abuse services to: 1) reflect the integration of specialized behavioral health services into the Managed Care for Physical and Basic Behavioral Health model; 2) revise the provisions governing provider certification; 3) update the terminology and service criteria; and 4) revise the reimbursement methodology.
Amends the provisions governing children’s behavioral health services in order to: 1) narrow the statewide management organization’s scope of service administration to CSoC services only; 2) reflect the integration of specialized behavioral health services (with the exception of CSoC services) into the Managed Care for Physical and Basic Behavioral Health model; 3) delegate provider certification functions to managed care organizations (MCOs); 4) establish coverage for crisis stabilization services; 5) revise the service limitations for psychosocial rehabilitation and crisis intervention services; and 6) revise the reimbursement methodology to reflect capitation payments to managed care organizations rather than a statewide management organization.
Amends the provisions governing home and community-based behavioral health services to: 1) narrow the statewide management organization’s scope of service administration to CSoC services only; 2) reflect the integration of specialized behavioral health services (with the exception of CSoC services) into the Managed Care for Physical and Basic Behavioral Health model; 3) delegate provider certification functions to managed care organizations; and 4) revise the provisions governing the recipient qualifications and the services covered under the waiver.Amends the provisions governing home and community-based behavioral health services to: 1) narrow the statewide management organization’s scope of service administration to CSoC services only; 2) reflect the integration of specialized behavioral health services (with the exception of CSoC services) into the Managed Care for Physical and Basic Behavioral Health model; 3) delegate provider certification functions to managed care organizations; and 4) revise the provisions governing the recipient qualifications and the services covered under the waiver.
Amends the provisions governing managed care for physical and basic behavioral health in order to reflect the integration of specialized behavioral health services into the Managed Care for Physical and Basic Behavioral Health model as a result of the narrowing of the statewide management organization’s scope of service administration for certain behavioral health services. This proposed Rule will also amend the provisions governing recipient participation in order to enroll additional populations into Bayou Health that had been exempt/excluded from participation.
Repeals the provisions governing the Louisiana Health Insurance Premium Payment (LaHIPP) program in order to terminate the program as a result of a budgetary shortfall due to the funding for LaHIPP being removed from the executive budget in state fiscal year 2016.
Amends the provisions governing psychiatric residential treatment facilities to: 1) narrow the statewide management organization’s scope of service administration to CSoC services only; 2) reflect the integration of specialized behavioral health services (with the exception of CSoC services) into the Managed Care for Physical and Basic Behavioral Health model; 3) delegate provider certification functions to managed care organizations; 4) update the provisions governing covered services; 5) revise the service limitations for psychosocial rehabilitation and crisis intervention services; and 6) revise the reimbursement methodology to update these provisions to be consistent with current program operations.
Amends the provisions governing TGHs in order to: 1) narrow the statewide management organization’s scope of service administration to CSoC services only; 2) reflect the integration of specialized behavioral health services (with the exception of CSoC services) into the Managed Care for Physical and Basic Behavioral Health model; 3) delegate provider certification functions to managed care organizations; 4) update the provisions governing covered services; and 5) revise the reimbursement methodology to update these provisions to be consistent with current program operations.
Senator Troy E. Brown will host a community meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11, to address the recent discovery of the Naegleria Fowleri ameba in the Ascension Consolidated Utility District 1 Water System. The meeting will be held at the George R. Blum Community Center and will begin at 6 p.m. Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) staff will be on hand to update the public and field questions from the community.
All three follow-up samples tested positive for Naegleria fowleri. The water system is currently under a 60-day chlorine burn to ensure that any remaining ameba in the system are eliminated.
Tuesday, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) confirmed the presence of the Naegleria fowleri ameba in the Ascension Consolidated Utility District 1 at the site 9295 Brou Road. The water system, which serves approximately 1,800 residents in a small community north of Donaldsonville in Ascension Parish, was tested by DHH as part of the State’s new public drinking water surveillance program. DHH notified the water system and local officials Tuesday afternoon. The Department asked the water system to conduct a 60-day chlorine burn to ensure that any remaining ameba in the system are eliminated. Parish officials today confirmed that the system would conduct the burn out of an abundance of caution.
Late Wednesday, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) confirmed the presence of the Naegleria fowleri ameba in the St. Bernard Parish Water System at the site of a leaking sampling station. The water system, which serves 44,000 residents in St. Bernard Parish, was tested by DHH as part of the State’s new public drinking water surveillance program. DHH notified the water system and local officials Wednesday evening. The Department asked the water system to conduct a 60-day chlorine burn to ensure that any remaining ameba in the system are eliminated. Parish President Dave Peralta confirmed that the system would conduct the burn out of an abundance of caution.