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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) hosted a ceremony marking a new public health laboratory in Baton Rouge this morning. The public health laboratory serves as the primary daily testing center for many purposes from ensuring safe drinking water for our residents to screening for genetic and metabolic disorders in newborns.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals' (DHH) Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program has received a new ranking that places Louisiana below the national average in tuberculosis cases.
Continues the provisions of the August 1, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the January 1, 2013 Emergency Rule in order to revise recipient coverage under the LaCHIP Affordable Plan.
Continues the provisions of the November 22, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities to adopt provisions for supplemental Medicaid payments to qualifying non-state, government-owned or operated nursing facilities that enter into an agreement with the department.
Continues the provisions of the April 15, 2013 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing reimbursement for Medicaid payments for outpatient services provided by non-state owned major teaching hospitals participating in public-private partnerships which assume the provision of services that were previously delivered and terminated or reduced by a state owned and operated facility.
Continues the provision of the April 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the December 31, 2013 Emergency Rule in order to clarify the provisions which included Medicaid coverage for the unborn child(ren) of any pregnant woman with income between 138 percent and 214 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
Continues the provisions of the April 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the December 31, 2013 Emergency Rule in order to make technical revisions to ensure that these provisions are appropriately promulgated in a clear and concise manner.
Repeals the provisions governing disproportionate share hospital payments for Mental Health Emergency Room Extensions in order to eliminate these DSH payments.
Amends the provisions governing the Community Choices 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.
Proposes to amend the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services rendered by non-rural, non-state hospitals to eliminate the additional reimbursements for hemophilia blood products purchased by hospitals.
Amends the provisions of the February 9, 2014 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions implementing the Provisional Medicaid Program in order to clarify those provisions.
Amends the provisions of the April 20, 2014 Emergency Rule governing the use the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) methodology for eligibility determinations in order to make a technical revision.