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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.
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.
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.
Repeals the provisions governing the Provisional Medicaid Program in order to terminate this optional Medicaid program.
Repeals all of the provisions governing the Medically Needy Program (MNP), including Spend-Down MNP, in order to terminate this optional Medicaid program.
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.
Amends the provisions governing substance use disorders services in order to eliminate outpatient treatment services for adults.
Repeals all of the provisions governing Medicaid reimbursement for ambulatory surgical center services.
Amends the provisions governing adult behavioral health services to terminate coverage for community psychiatric support and treatment services and psychosocial rehabilitation services for Medicaid recipients 21 years of age and older.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS), is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide Energy Savings Performance Contract Services.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health awarded an $8 million loan to the Baton Rouge Water Company through the State’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund. The low-interest subsidized loan will help improve the Baton Rouge Water System.
Louisiana's Medicaid expansion program has helped create or support nearly 19,200 jobs across the state and $178 million in state and local taxes.