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Group Home for Adults Males with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Region 2 area
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers to provide a DHH Licensed, Shelter care Group Home located in DHH Region 2 for the severely/persistently mentally Ill (S/PMI) adult male population with an array of services to clients discharged from ELMHS. Services shall include: 24 hour supervision with a 1:10 ratio, 1 staff to 10 clients, from 8:00AM - 5:00PM and a 1:20 ratio, 1 staff to 20 clients, from 5:00PM – 8:00AM. Other services are community groups, independent living skills (meal preparation, shopping, household chores), crisis services, medication monitoring, and transportation to appointments, recreational outings and other social activities for adult males with severe and persistent mental illness.
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Professional Services Program - Physician Services - Reimbursement Methodology (LAC 50:IX.15113)
Continues the provisions of the May 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for physician services to adopt a manual pricing payment methodology for covered services that do not have Medicare established rates.
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Abortion Facilities Licensing Standards (LAC 48:1.Chapter 44)
Repeals and replaces the provisions governing the licensing standards for abortion facilities in order to incorporate the changes imposed by legislation, and to further revise and clarify these provisions
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Free-Standing Birthing Centers (LAC 50:XV Chapters 265-271)
Adopts provisions to establish coverage and reimbursement for labor and delivery services provided to Medicaid eligible women by free-standing birthing centers.
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Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Provider Fee Increase (LAC 50:VII.32903)
Continues the provisions of the April 1, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities the add-on amount to the per diem rate for the provider fee.
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Laboratory and Radiology Services - Reimbursement Methodology - Manual Pricing (LAC 50:XIX.Chapter 43)
Continues the provisions of the May 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for laboratory and radiology services to adopt a manual pricing payment methodology for covered services that do not have Medicare established rates.
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Personal Care Services - Long Term - Freedom of Choice and Service Delivery (LAC 50:XV.12901 and 12913)
Continues the provisions of the May 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing LT-PCS in order to restrict the number of participants an individual can concurrently represent, to adopt provisions for the removal of service providers from the waiver freedom of choice list when certain departmental proceedings are pending against the provider, to offer freedom of choice to the provider's waiver participants and clarify the provisions governing service delivery.
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DHH Receives Final Federal Approval for Public-Private Partnerships
This morning, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) received final approval of the hospital public-private partnerships already providing high-quality care to Louisianans.
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RFP for Forensic Supervised Transitional Residential and Aftercare Program
DHH/OBH/ELMHS invites qualified individuals and firms to submit proposals to provide a Forensic Supervised Transitional Residential and Aftercare Program in accordance with the specifications and conditions set forth herein.
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2nd Quarter LDH Litigation Disclosure Report
Petitions filed September 2014 through November 2014 where the Department of Health and Hospitals is named as plaintiff.
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December 2014 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The December 2014 Legislative Oversight reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c) . Prior submissions are available in the archives.