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Medicaid Eligibility - Provisional Medicaid Program (LAC 50:III.2305)
Amends the provisions of the February 9, 2014 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions implementing the Provisional Medicaid Program in order to clarify those provisions.
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Medicaid Eligibility - Modified Adjusted Gross Income (LAC 50:III.2327,2529,10307, and 10705)
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.
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Personal Care Services – Long-Term - Standards for Participation - Electronic Visit Verification (LAC 50:XV.12909)
Amends the provisions governing long-term personal care services (LT-PCS) in order to adopt requirements which mandate that LT-PCS providers must utilize the electronic visit verification (EVV) system designated by the department for automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking, and billing for long-term personal care services.
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Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities - Licensing Standards (LAC 48:I.Chapter 90)
Amends the provisions of the August 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the licensing standards for PRTFs in order to remove service barriers, clarify appeal opportunities, avoid a reduction in occupancy of PRTFs in rural locations, and clarify the process for cessation of business in order to revise the formatting of these provisions to ensure that these provisions are appropriately promulgated in a clear and concise manner.
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Substantive Changes and Public Hearing Notification – Adult Residential Care Providers – Licensing Standards
The Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to the Adult Residential Care Providers – Licensing Standards proposed Rule to the Office of The State Register for publication in the March 20, 2015 edition of the Louisiana Register.
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March 2015 Final Rules
The Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted Final Rules to the Office of the State Register for publication in the March 20, 2015 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq. Prior submissions are available in the archives.
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Medicaid Eligibility – Provisional Medicaid Program (LAC 50:III.2305)
Continues the provisions of the March 20, 2015 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the February 9, 2014 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions to provide Medicaid-only benefits to eligible individuals who meet the income and resource requirements for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) cash assistance.
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Professional Services Program – Physician Services – Reimbursement Rate Adjustment (LAC 50:IX.15113)
Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for physician services in order to increase the reimbursement rate for the administration of the drug, 17P, which is utilized as a treatment to reduce premature births in pregnant women with a history of pre-term delivery.
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March 2015 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The March 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)
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OSS Payment Remittances to be Published
Optional State Supplement (OSS) payments were issued for February 2015 without the associated remittance information.
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OAAS 2015 Annual Rulemaking Report
In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act [R.S. 49:968(K)], as amended, OAAS has submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature and the presiding officers of the respective houses its 2014 Annual Legislative Rulemaking Report of the DHH-Office of Aging and Adult Services. This report summarizes OAAS’ rulemaking actions taken in the 2014 calendar year, including Notices of Intent, Emergency Rules, Final Rules and Oversight Reports.
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UPDATE: State Offices to Close Today, March 5 in 23 Louisiana Parishes
Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols announced today that state government offices will be closed today, March 5 in the following parishes across Louisiana where hazardous driving conditions and scattered power outages are forecast due to winter weather conditions.