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Region 8 Office of Public Health to host Lincoln Parish Community Health Fair
Services available at the health fair include opioid and opioid prevention education; information on Medicaid renewals; sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment; and COVID-19 vaccines or boosters, and flu and monkeypox vaccines.
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RFI: Louisiana Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program and Registry Services
This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal, application, or proposal abstract. This RFI does not commit the State to contract for any supplies or services or make a grant award. Further, the State is not seeking proposals through this RFI and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the State will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will solely be at the interested party's expense.
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Programs and Services Amendments due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
Continues the provisions of the October 20, 2021 Emergency Rule which amended Title 50 of the Louisiana Administrative Code in order to continue the provisions of the Emergency Rule adopted on June 24, 2020 throughout the duration of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency declaration.
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April 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 April 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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Medicaid Eligibility – Disregard of Accumulated Resources LAC 50:III.10703
Amends the provisions governing financial eligibility for Medicaid in order to disregard resources accumulated from March 18, 2020 through March 31, 2023 that, but for the continuous enrollment provision at Section 60008(b)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Act, would have been paid toward the cost of a beneficiary’s home and community-based services waiver or institutional services.
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Medicaid Eligibility – Act 421 Children’s Medicaid Option LAC 50:III.2331
Amends the provisions governing Medicaid eligibility groups and programs in order to remove the requirement that an applicant be ineligible for other Medicaid services before being considered for the Act 421 Children’s Medicaid Option and to revise language regarding level of care.
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Inpatient Hospital Services – Medicare Part A Claims for Medicaid Eligible Beneficiaries LAC 50:V.Chapter 23
Repeals Rules governing Medicare Part A claims for inpatient hospital services that were promulgated prior to implementation of the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC) codification system and adopts LAC 50:V.Chapter 23 in order to ensure that these provisions are appropriately promulgated in a codified format for inclusion in the LAC.
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Hospital Licensing Standards – Rural Emergency Hospitals LAC 48:I.Chapter 93
Continues the provisions of the March 7, 2023 Emergency Rule, which amended the provisions governing the licensing of hospitals in order to add an exemption to the primarily engaged requirements for rural emergency hospitals and adopt provisions for their designation and certification in order to allow rural hospitals with less than 50 beds to temporarily convert to rural emergency hospitals.
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Hospice Service – Payment Methodology LAC 50:XV.4305 and 4309
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement for hospice services in order to ensure that the current payment methodology is accurately reflected in the Louisiana Administrative Code and aligns with the Medicaid State Plan changes required by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Healthy Louisiana and Coordinated System of Care Waiver – Behavioral Health Directed Payments LAC 50:XXXIII.503 and 703
Adopts provisions in the Healthy Louisiana and Coordinated System of Care Waiver governing directed payments for fee schedule and value-based payment arrangement for providers of behavioral health and home and community-based services and the grievance and appeal process for these providers.
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Healthcare Facility Sanctions LAC 48:I.Chapter 46
Amends the provisions governing healthcare facility sanctions in order to establish duties and requirements addressing workplace violence and to add and update definitions.