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Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for public facilities in order to extend the period of transitional rates for large facilities that provide continuous nursing coverage to medically fragile populations for an additional year.
Amends the provisions of the August 5, 2017 Emergency Rule governing inpatient hospital services in order to clarify the legislatively mandated requirements for Office of Public Health newborn screenings governed by these provisions.
Amends the provisions governing the FNR Program in order to: 1) adopt provisions for FNR approval for behavioral health services (BHS) providers that apply for licensure to provide psychosocial rehabilitation and/or community psychiatric support and treatment services; and 2) provide grandfather provisions for BHS providers who are licensed as of October 16, 2017, or have submitted an application for licensure prior to October 16, 2017.
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for targeted case management services provided to participants in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program in order to adopt a payment methodology based on a flat monthly rate rather than 15-minute increments.
Amends the provisions governing the Professional Services Program in order to revise the reimbursement methodology governing services rendered by physicians and other professional services practitioners employed by, or under contract to provide services in affiliation with, a state-owned or operated entity in order to enhance the reimbursement rates.
Amends the provisions governing managed care for physical and behavioral health in order to include applied behavior analysis-based therapy in the specialized behavioral health services the managed care organizations that participate in the Healthy Louisiana program are required to provide.
Amends the provisions governing leave of absence days for intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities in order to exclude bereavement days for close family members from the annual limit.
Continues the provisions of the October 1, 2017 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing reimbursement for public facilities in order to extend the period of transitional rates for large facilities that provide continuous nursing coverage to medically fragile populations for an additional year.
Continues the provisions of the August 5, 2017 and October 20, 2017 Emergency Rules which amended the provisions governing inpatient hospital services in order to clarify the legislatively mandated requirements for Office of Public Health newborn screenings.
Amends the provisions governing home health services in order to comply with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations requiring face-to-face encounters, to clarify the provisions governing home health services settings, and to remove the visit limit for adult recipients in order to align services with those received by the Medicaid expansion population.
The October 2017 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 Department of Health submits a detailed monthly report to the Legislature that provides a comprehensive overview of Medicaid spending. The reports include projections for future revenues and expenditures for the given state fiscal year.