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• July 11, 2023

  Facility Need Review - Exception Criteria for Bed Approvals LAC 48:I.12533

  Continues the provisions of the June 9, 2023 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing facility need review approvals of licensed and Medicaid certified facility beds in order to prevent the expiration of approvals for nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, and adult residential care providers with inactivated licenses as a result of an executive order or proclamation of emergency or disaster issued in accordance with R.S. 29:724 or 29:766.

• July 11, 2023

  Dental Benefit Plan Manager and Healthy Louisiana Managed Care Organizations Medical Loss Ratio LAC 50:I.2111 and 3509

  Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2023 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing managed care for physical and behavioral health in order to align the medical loss ratio period for the dental benefit plan manager and the Healthy Louisiana managed care organizations with the capitation rating period for the purposes of required reporting, in compliance with 42 CFR 438.74.

• July 10, 2023

  LDH urges the public to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases

  The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reminding the public to take precautions against mosquito bites that can expose people to West Nile virus (WNV). During 2022, Louisiana experienced 41 West Nile neuroinvasive disease (NID) cases and seven deaths.

• July 07, 2023

  July 2023 Final Rules

  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 July 20, 2023 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

• July 07, 2023

  July 2023 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity

  The July 2023 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)

• June 26, 2023

  Rural Health Clinics - Reimbursement Methodology LAC 50:XI.16705

  Amends the provisions governing rural health clinics (RHCs) in order to remove the cutoff date to allow existing RHCs licensed as small rural hospital outpatient departments after July 1, 2007 and new RHCs to be reimbursed at 110 percent of cost.

• June 26, 2023

  Outpatient Hospital Services – Public Non-State Small Rural Hospitals LAC 50:V.5311, 5511, 5911, and 6113

  Amends the provisions governing outpatient hospital services in order to establish quarterly supplemental payments for certain public non-state small rural hospitals located in administrative region 3 that render qualifying services during the quarter.

• June 26, 2023

  Dental Benefit Plan Manager and Healthy Louisiana Managed Care Organization Medical Loss Ratio LAC 50:I.2111 and 3509

  Amends the provisions governing managed care for physical and behavioral health in order to align the medical loss ratio period for the dental benefit plan manager and the Healthy Louisiana managed care organizations with the capitation rating period for the purposes of required reporting, in compliance with 42 CFR 438.74.

• June 26, 2023

  Emergency Rule: Registration of Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Prophylactic Devices

• June 24, 2023

  RFP: Staff Augmentation ESF8 Portal Support for LDH

  The purpose of this RFP solicitation is to seek a contractor to assist in maintaining the ESF8 Portal and the At-Risk Registry, which must be functioning and available for use by critical healthcare facilities. The contract also includes training of users and ongoing support.

• June 21, 2023

  LDH confirms 1 storm-related death in Caddo Parish

  The death of the 62-year-old female was heat related.

• June 21, 2023

  Meeting of the Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Review Committee