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LDH releases report covering heat-related illness, hospitalizations from 2010-2020
An average of nearly 3,000 people in Louisiana are hospitalized or treated in the emergency department annually due to heat-related illness.
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ICF/IID Leave Days Webinar
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June 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 June 20, 2023 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
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Home and Community-Based Services Waivers – Residential Options Waiver – Self-Direction Initiative LAC 50:XXI.16501
Amends the provisions governing the Residential Options Waiver self-direction initiative in order to remove specific requirements for employees of beneficiaries in the self-direction service option and stipulate that these providers must meet the qualifications for furnishing personal care services as set forth in LAC 48:I.Chapter 92.
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Home and Community-Based Services Waivers – Community Choices Waiver – Self-Direction Initiative LAC 50:XXI.8501
Amends the provisions governing the Community Choices Waiver self-direction initiative in order to remove the specific age requirement for employees under the self-direction service option and stipulate that these providers must meet the minimum age requirement per LAC 48:I.Chapter 92.
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Facility Need Review – Exception Criteria for Bed Approvals LAC 48:I.12533
Amends 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.
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Professional Services Program – Physician Directed Treatment-In-Place Ambulance Services LAC 50:IX.Chapter 13
Continues the provisions of the May 12, 2023 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions in the Professional Services Program to continue to provide reimbursement for physician directed treatment-in-place ambulance services after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023.
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Medical Transportation Program – Emergency Medical Transportation LAC 50:XXVII.Chapter 3
Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2023 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing reimbursement in the Medical Transportation Program in order to align the reimbursement rates established for emergency ambulance services and providers with current practice for Medicaid managed care and fee-for-service in compliance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirement to transition from the Full Medicaid Pricing program to an approved federal supplemental payment program.
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Managed Care for Physical and Behavioral Health – Hospital Directed Payments LAC 50:I.3113
Continues the provisions of the May 15, 2023 Emergency Rule which amends the provisions governing directed payments in order to reserve the right to discontinue interim directed payments to any hospital whose projected recoupment is greater than 50 percent or who discontinues operations during or prior to the directed payment contract period.
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Inpatient Hospital Services – Out-of-State Hospitals LAC 50:V.Chapter 24
Adopts provisions governing medically necessary inpatient services furnished to Louisiana Medicaid beneficiaries by out-of-state hospitals in order to align the reimbursement rates for those services with current in-state inpatient per diem rates for like hospitals/services.
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Home and Community-Based Services Waivers – Fiscal Employer Agent Standards for Participation LAC 50:XXI.Chapter 11
Adopts provisions establishing the standards for participation for fiscal employer agents that provide financial management services for self-directed home and community-based waiver services administered by the Office of Aging and Adult Services and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.