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• May 10, 2018

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Cost Reports and Complex Care Reimbursement LAC 50:VII.Chapter 329

  Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID) in order to: 1) clarify the provisions governing cost reports to align the direct care floor requirements for pervasive plus supplemental payments and complex care add-on payments with current practices; 2) require the annual renewal of the complex care add-on rate and submission of the associated documentation; and 3) eliminate the qualifying loss review requirement.

• May 09, 2018

  Home and Community-Based Services Providers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.5043

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing standards for home and community-based services (HCBS) providers in order to clarify the requirements for contract services to ensure that HCBS providers utilize contractors and/or subcontractors in compliance with all state and federal requirements.

• May 09, 2018

  May 2018 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity

  The May 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)

• May 09, 2018

  Eligibility at risk for some Medicaid enrollees beginning July 1

  The Louisiana Department of Health will begin mailing notices tomorrow to nearly 37,000 Medicaid enrollees informing them their eligibility may end on July 1, 2018.

• May 08, 2018

  State to Outline Plans for Health Care Notices

  Tomorrow, Jay Dardenne, commissioner of the Division of Administration, and Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), will hold a press conference to discuss the state’s timeline for issuing notices this week to people who are at immediate risk of losing the coverage that pays for their care in a nursing home, group home or home-based services.

• May 08, 2018

  Pediatric Day Health Care Program Termination LAC 50:XV.Chapters 275-281

  Repeals the provisions governing the Pediatric Day Health Care Program in order to terminate these services.

• May 08, 2018

  Nursing Facilities - Reimbursement Methodology - Leave of Absence Days LAC 50:II.10147 and 20021)

  Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facility services in order to eliminate payments for leave of absence days for patients who are on leave due to hospitalization or visits to home and/or family members.

• May 08, 2018

  Nursing Facilities - Reimbursement Methodology LAC 50:II.20001

  Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities in order to suspend the provisions of LAC 50:II.Chapter 200 governing the rebasing methodology and trending requirements for nursing facility rates and to impose provisions to ensure that the current rates in effect do not increase for the SFY 2018-2019 rating period.

• May 08, 2018

  Medicaid Eligibility - Special Income Level Eligibility Termination

  Repeals the provisions of the March 20, 1986 Rule governing Medicaid Eligibility for recipients of long-term care and home and community-based services in order to terminate the optional Medicaid Special Income Level eligibility group coverage.

• May 08, 2018

  Medicaid Eligibility - Provisional Medicaid Program Termination LAC 50:III.Chapter 2305

  Repeals the provisions governing the Provisional Medicaid Program in order to terminate this optional Medicaid program.

• May 08, 2018

  Medicaid Eligibility - Medically Needy Program Termination LAC 50:III.939 and 2313

  Repeals all of the provisions governing the Medically Needy Program (MNP), including Spend-Down MNP, in order to terminate this optional Medicaid program.

• May 08, 2018

  Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments LAC 50:V.2707 and 3103

  Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for disproportionate share hospitals payments in order to revise and clarify the criteria for payments to public state-operated hospitals and Louisiana low-income academic hospitals.