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Continues the provisions of the October 20, 2021 Emergency Rule which amended Title 50 of the Louisiana Administrative Code in order to continue the provisions of the Emergency Rule adopted on June 24, 2020 throughout the duration of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency declaration.
The Louisiana Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted Final Rules to the Office of the State Register for publication in the April 20, 2023 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
Amends the provisions governing financial eligibility for Medicaid in order to disregard resources accumulated from March 18, 2020 through March 31, 2023 that, but for the continuous enrollment provision at Section 60008(b)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Act, would have been paid toward the cost of a beneficiary’s home and community-based services waiver or institutional services.
Amends the provisions governing Medicaid eligibility groups and programs in order to remove the requirement that an applicant be ineligible for other Medicaid services before being considered for the Act 421 Children’s Medicaid Option and to revise language regarding level of care.
Repeals Rules governing Medicare Part A claims for inpatient hospital services that were promulgated prior to implementation of the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC) codification system and adopts LAC 50:V.Chapter 23 in order to ensure that these provisions are appropriately promulgated in a codified format for inclusion in the LAC.
Continues the provisions of the March 7, 2023 Emergency Rule, which amended the provisions governing the licensing of hospitals in order to add an exemption to the primarily engaged requirements for rural emergency hospitals and adopt provisions for their designation and certification in order to allow rural hospitals with less than 50 beds to temporarily convert to rural emergency hospitals.
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for hospice services in order to ensure that the current payment methodology is accurately reflected in the Louisiana Administrative Code and aligns with the Medicaid State Plan changes required by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).