Medicaid Managed Care Policies & Procedures

In accordance with La. R.S. 46:460.51, et seq., prior to adopting, approving, amending, or implementing certain policies or procedures, LDH will publish the proposed policy or procedure for the purpose of soliciting public comments. For this purpose, a policy or procedure, as defined by the statute, shall mean a requirement governing the administration of managed care organizations specific to billing guidelines, medical management and utilization review guidelines, case management guidelines, claims processing guidelines and edits, grievance and appeals procedures and process, other guidelines or manuals containing pertinent information related to operations and pre-processing claims, and core benefits and services.

The following table contains the LDH and managed care organization policies and procedures that are open for public comment.




Item Number  Policy/Procedure   Date Posted  Comment Period Closed   Status Document Links
2025-UHC-201 Apheresis 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Apheresis
2025-UHC-521 Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment
2025-UHC-789 Minimally Invasive Procedures GERD 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Minimally Invasive Procedures GERD
2025-HBL-1061 Venous Angio w or w/out Stent Placement or Venous Stent Alone 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Venous Angio w or w/out Stent Placement or Venous Stent Alone
2025-HBL-1151 Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
2025-LHCC-1216 Bariatric Surgery 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Bariatric Surgery
2025-HUM-1643 Bariatric Surgery Clinical Coverage Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Bariatric Surgery Clinical Coverage Policy
2025-HUM-1645 Breast Surgery Clinical Coverage Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Breast Surgery Clinical Coverage Policy
2025-HUM-1647 Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin External Infusion Pump Clinical Coverage Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin External Infusion Pump Clinical Coverage Policy
2025-HUM-1652 Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer, FAP, and Lynch Syndrome Clinical Coverage Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer, FAP, and Lynch Syndrome Clinical Coverage Policy
2025-HUM-1653 Hearing Aids Clinical Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Hearing Aids Clinical Policy
2025-HUM-1654 High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices Clinical Coverage Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices Clinical Coverage Policy
2025-HUM-1659 Inhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Coverage Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Inhaled Nitric Oxide Clinical Coverage Policy
2025-HUM-1660 Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy Clinical Coverage Policy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy Clinical Coverage Policy
2025-HUM-1662 Osteogenic Bone Growth Stimulators 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Osteogenic Bone Growth Stimulators
2025-UHC-1737 Computer-Assisted Surgical Navigation for Musculoskeletal Procedures 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Computer-Assisted Surgical Navigation for Musculoskeletal Procedures
2025-UHC-1846 Interspinous Fusion and Decompression Devices 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Interspinous Fusion and Decompression Devices
2025-HBL-2191 Digital Therapy Devices for Treatment of Amblyopia 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Digital Therapy Devices for Treatment of Amblyopia
2025-UHC-2301 Molecular Oncology Companion Diagnostic Testing 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Molecular Oncology Companion Diagnostic Testing
2025-HUM-2601 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
2025-LHCC-2742 ILOS LA.FINC. 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending ILOS LA.FINC.
2025-HUM-2770 Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleucel) 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleucel)
2025-HUM-2771 Zevaskyn (prademagene zamikeracel) 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Zevaskyn (prademagene zamikeracel)
2025-HUM-2772 Rethymic (allogeneic processed thymus tissue-agdc) 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Rethymic (allogeneic processed thymus tissue-agdc)
2025-HBL-2776 Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Therapy 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Therapy
2025-HBL-2777 Home Video-Assisted Robotic Rehabilitation Systems 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Home Video-Assisted Robotic Rehabilitation Systems
2025-HUM-2779 Allograft Nerve Repair 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Allograft Nerve Repair
2025-HBL-2780 Genicular Procedures for Treatment of Knee Pain 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Genicular Procedures for Treatment of Knee Pain
2025-LHCC-427 Doula Services (ILO) 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Doula Services (ILO)
2025-ABH-2351 AMA XXXX Continuous Positive Airway Pressure 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending AMA XXXX Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
2025-HUM-2737 Modifiers 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Modifiers
2025-HUM-2759 Correct coding 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending Correct coding
2025-HUM-2760 HCPCS 12/4/25 1/18/25 Pending HCPCS
2025-UHC-377 Implanted Electrical Stimulator for Spinal Cord 10/31/25 12/15/25 Pending Implanted Electrical Stimulator for Spinal Cord
2025-UHC-788 Mechanical Stretching Devices 10/31/25 12/15/25 Pending Mechanical Stretching Devices
2025-UHC-790 Nerve Graft to restore Erectile Function during Radical Prostatectomy 10/31/25 12/15/25 Pending Nerve Graft to restore Erectile Function during Radical Prostatectomy
2025-UHC-1815 Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Indications 10/31/25 12/15/25 Pending Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Indications
2025-UHC-2294 Molecular Oncology Testing for Hematologic Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Decisions 10/31/25 12/15/25 Pending Molecular Oncology Testing for Hematologic Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Decisions
2025-LHCC-430 Covered Benefits and Services 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Covered Benefits and Services
2025-HUM-1593 Provider Manual 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Provider Manual
2025-LHCC-1875 Ongoing Monitoring of Sanctions & Complaints 10/24/25 12/8/25 Completed Ongoing Monitoring of Sanctions & Complaints
2025-ABH-2253 Utilization Management Timeliness Standards and Decision Notification Amendment 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Utilization Management Timeliness Standards and Decision Notification Amendment
2025-UHC-215 Spinal Fusion and Bone Healing Enhancement Products 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Spinal Fusion and Bone Healing Enhancement Products
2025-UHC-217 Omnibus Codes 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Omnibus Codes
2025-UHC-786 Light and Laser Therapy 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Light and Laser Therapy
2025-UHC-1404 Breast Imaging for Screening and Diagnosing Cancer 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Breast Imaging for Screening and Diagnosing Cancer
2025-ACLA-1442 ACLA Prior Authorization Service List 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending ACLA Prior Authorization Service List
2025-LHCC-1918 Diabetes Self-Management Training 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Diabetes Self-Management Training
2025-UHC-2757 Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy 10/24/25 12/8/25 Pending Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy

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