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The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Medicaid is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide dental healthcare services, through a comprehensive network of providers, to eligible clients residing in all 64 parishes in Louisiana.
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 October 20, 2018 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
The Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to the 2019 Second Quarter Hospital Stabilization Assessment to the Office of the State Register for publication in the October 20, 2018 edition of the Louisiana Register.
The Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to the 2019 First Quarter Hospital Stabilization Assessment to the Office of the State Register for publication in the October 20, 2018 edition of the Louisiana Register.
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for intermediate care facilities for individuals (ICFs/IID) with intellectual disabilities in order to extend the period of transitional rates for two additional years, and to revise the Rule language to align with the language currently used in the approved Medicaid State Plan amendment governing ICFs/IID.
Amends the provisions governing the New Opportunities Waiver in order to provide additional reimbursement for services rendered to participants with complex medical and behavioral needs, and to align the minimum age requirement for participation with the waiver amendment approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Adopts provisions governing the Nurse Licensure Compact in order to decrease redundancies in the consideration and issuance of nursing licenses, and to provide an opportunity for interstate practice by nurses who meet the Louisiana Department of Health’s uniform licensure requirements, in compliance with the requirements of Act 577 of the 2018 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Amends the provisions governing Medicaid eligibility to allow for the option to eliminate the five-year waiting period for Medicaid coverage of lawfully residing children in compliance with the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. The proposed rule also repromulgates the provisions of the June 20, 1998 Rule governing Medicaid eligibility for qualified non-citizens to ensure that these provisions are promulgated in the Louisiana Administrative Code in a clear and concise manner.
Continues the provisions of the October 20, 2018 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the New Opportunities Waiver in order to provide additional reimbursement for services rendered to participants with complex medical and behavioral needs, and to align the minimum age requirement for participation with the waiver amendment approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The October 2018 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 Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services, has submitted Final Rules to the Office of the State Register for publication in the October 20, 2018 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.