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Medicaid State Plan Amendments 2020
In compliance with Act 212 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, LDH has made State Plan amendments (SPA) available for public view dating back to July 1, 2013. Since the date of implementation, the Department has posted pending SPAs. Some amendments are still pending from prior years, others have been approved since July 1, 2013 and posted to the site. It should be noted that the SPAs are listed by calendar year as they are created under transmittal numbers indicating the year and chronological order of creation during that year. SPAs approved prior to July 1, 2013 can be found within the main text of the comprehensive State Plan.
20-0001 Managed Care Organizations - Public Process *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - January 27, 2020
- Public Notice - December 23, 2019
- Tribal Notice - December 23, 2019
- Redlined State Plan Pages - January 27, 2020
- CMS Approval - Februrayr 24, 2020
20-0002 Pharmacy Benefits Management Program - Vaccine Administration and Reimbursement *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - February 27, 2020
- Public Notice - December 20, 2019
- Tribal Notice - January 3, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - February 27, 2020
- CMS Approval - April 24, 2020
20-0003 Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments (Hospital Definition-Thibodaux) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 9, 2020
- Tribal Notice - February 4, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - March 9, 2020
- CMS Approval - May 27, 2020
20-0004 Medicaid Disaster Relief SPA in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - March 26, 2020
- CMS Approval - April 20, 2020
20-0005 CHIP Disaster Eligibility and Enrollment (COVID-19) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - April 6, 2020
- Tribal Notice - April 6, 2020
- CMS Approval - April 24, 2020
20-0006 Medicaid Disaster Relief SPA in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - May 19, 2020
- Tribal Notice - May 15, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - May 19, 2020
- CMS Approval - June 26, 2020
20-0007 Inpatient Hospital Services Coverage Human Donor Breast Milk *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - July 15, 2020
- Public Notice - May 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - June 3, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - July 15, 2020
- CMS Approval - September 9, 2020
20-0008 Section 5022 of the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) Act *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - June 30, 2020
- Tribal Notice - June 12, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - July 1, 2020
- CMS RAI - August 6, 2020
- RAI Response - December 17, 2020
- RAI Response Redlined Plan Pages - December 17, 2020
- CMS Approval - December 17, 2020
20-0009 Medicaid Disaster Relief SPA in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - November 24, 2020
- Tribal Notice - November 23, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - November 24, 2020
- Standard funding questions - November 24, 2020
- CMS Approval - February 22, 2021
20-0010 Third Party Liability *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 10, 2020
- Tribal Notice - July 15, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - September 10, 2020
- CMS Approval - October 8, 2020
20-0011 End Stage Renal Disease Facilities *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 17, 2020
- Public Notice - July 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - July 30, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - September 17, 2020
- CMS Approval - November 9, 2020
20-0012 Electronic Medicaid Application *Withdrawn*
- Initial Submittal - December 30, 2020
- Tribal Notice - September 30, 2020
- Withdrawal Request - March 3, 2020
20-0013Hospice Services-Pediatric Concurrent Care*APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - October 27, 2020
- Public Notice - August 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - September 1, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - October 27, 2020
- CMS Approval - January 12, 2021
20-0014 ICF/IID Reimbursement Methodology *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - September 29, 2020
- Public Notice - August 25, 2020
- Tribal Notice - August 25, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - August 26, 2020
- Standard funding questions - August 26, 2020
- CMS Approval - December 13, 2020
20-0015 Adult Mental Health – Peer Support Services *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 30, 2020
- Public Notice - September 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - September 30, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - December 30, 2020
- CMS Approval - March 16, 2021
20-0016 Transfer of Assets for Less than Fair Market Value *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 30, 2020
- Tribal Notice - September 30, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - December 30, 2020
- CMS Approval - March 26, 2021
20-0017 Inpatient Hospital Services Reimbursement Rate Adjustment *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 2, 2020
- Public Notice - September 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - September 30, 2020
- Standard funding questions - December 2, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - December 2, 2020
- CMS Approved - March 1, 2021
20-0018 Outpatient Hospital Services Reimbursement Rate Adjustment *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - November 18, 2020
- Public Notice - September 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - September 30, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - November 18, 2020
- Standard funding questions - November 18, 2020
- CMS Approval - December 15, 2020
20-0019 Nursing Facilities Reimbursement Methodology *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - November 20, 2020
- Public Notice - September 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - September 30, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - November 20, 2020
- Standard funding questions - November 2, 2020
- CMS Approval - February 17, 2021
20-0020 ICF/IID Leave of Absence Days ( Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 30, 2020
- Public Notice - November 20, 2020
- Tribal Notice - December 23, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - December 30, 2020
- Standard funding questions - December 30, 2020
- CMS Approval - March 16, 2021
20-0021 Medicaid Disaster Relief SPA in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 *APPROVED*
- Initial Submittal - December 23, 2020
- Tribal Notice - December 23, 2020
- Redlined State Plan Pages - December 23, 2020
- CMS Approval - March 19. 2021