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• May 11, 2023

  Personal Care Services—Long Term and Home and Community-Based Services Waivers (LAC 50:XV.Subpart 9 and XXI.Subparts 3 and 7)

  Amends LAC 50:XV.Subpart 9 and XXI.Subparts 3 and 7 in order to temporarily extend long term-personal care services and flexibilities for certain home and community-based services waivers after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency beyond the May 11, 2023 end of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, as permitted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• May 10, 2023

  Pharmacy Benefits Management Program – Reimbursement for Clotting Factor LAC 50:XXIX.949

  Amends the provisions governing methods of payment in the Pharmacy Benefits Management Program in order to: 1) change the reimbursement methodology for clotting factor products to a state generated actual acquisition cost ingredient cost and a unit based professional dispensing fee; and 2) limit clotting factor products to pharmacy claims only, in compliance with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements.

• May 10, 2023

  Medicaid Eligibility – Twelve-Month Continuous Eligibility LAC 50:III.2525

  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.

• May 10, 2023

  Inpatient Hospital Services – Well Baby and Transplant Payments LAC 50:V.Chapter 9

  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.

• May 10, 2023

  Home Health Program – Reimbursement Rate Increase LAC 50:XIII.701

  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.

• May 10, 2023

  Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment – School-Based Health Services LAC 50:XV.Chapter 95

  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.

• May 10, 2023

  May 2023 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity

  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)

• May 10, 2023

  Sabine Parish Health Unit to hold open house May 12 in Many

  The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, May 12 at Sabine Parish Health Unit, 1230 W. Louisiana Ave.

• May 03, 2023

  LDH recognizes 5 additional hospitals achieving Birth Ready Designation

  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.

• May 03, 2023

  Post-Public Health Emergency - Frequently Asked Questions

• May 02, 2023

  Medical Transportation Program – Emergency Medical Transportation (LAC 50:XXVII.Chapter 3)

  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.

• May 02, 2023

  Healthcare Services Provider Fees - Emergency Ground Ambulance Service Providers (LAC 48:I.4001)

  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.