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Amends the provisions governing eligibility for the Medical Assistance Program in order to align the exclusions to the 12-month continuous eligibility coverage period for children in the administrative Rule with the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) State Plans approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Amends LAC 50:V.Chapter 9 to remove obsolete non-rural, non-state hospital provisions and to repeal uncodified inpatient hospital services rules governing Medicaid transplant services and well baby care reimbursement in order to promulgate these provisions in a codified format for inclusion in the Louisiana Administrative Code.
Continues the provisions of the April 3, 2023 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing reimbursement in the Home Health program to increase the rates for all home health services and base reimbursement on the Louisiana Medicaid fee schedule in order to align the reimbursement methodology with current practice.
Amends the provisions governing school-based health services in the Early and Periodic, Screening and Diagnosis and Treatment Program in order to reflect the current reimbursement methodology, include criteria for determining medical necessity, and modify service exclusion to match the 2019 program expansion provisions which will align the administrative Rule with the corresponding State Plan amendment approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The May 2023 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 event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 12 at Sabine Parish Health Unit, 1230 W. Louisiana Ave.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) are recognizing five additional hospitals that have achieved 2023 Birth Ready Designation for committing to practices of implementing quality improvement to improve birth outcomes for mothers in Louisiana.
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement in the Medical Transportation Program in order to align the reimbursement rates established for emergency ambulance services and providers with current practice for Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service, in compliance with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements.
Amends the provisions governing provider fees for emergency ground ambulance services in order to ensure that the administrative Rule reflects the transition from the Full Medicaid Pricing program to an approved federal supplemental payment program, in compliance with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements.
LDH will hold technical briefing for media at 1 p.m. today
The Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Office of Public Health (OPH) Region 9 (Northshore) will hold an open house on April 26 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.