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Implementing a provider rate decrease equating to 3 percent in the aggregate, and including a reduction in the adult dental benefit and a limit reduction for certain incontinence garments for adults.
Revises Reimbursement Methodology for Medical Transportation Program to Provide Medicaid Reimbursement for Non-Emergency Transportation Services Rendered by Public Providers.
The plan amendment allows Louisiana to comply with the federal requirements for tribal consultation for state plan amendments, waiver amendments and CHIP amendments.
The plan amendment terminates the original Program Community Care (PCCM) in the state of Louisiana. The amendment change does not have a direct impact on Indians, Indian Health programs, or Urban Indian organizations.
The plan amendment allows the state to comply with the federal requirements of the Affordable Care Act for hospice services. Tribal Consultation was not required to approval this SPA.
This SPA updates the inflation factors for operating costs between Hospital Rate Year (RY) 2011 and RY2012 (1.665%), and updates the base year for the outpatient payment amount per episode from RY2008 to RY2010.