Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part V - Hospital Services
Subpart 1 - Inpatient Hospitals Services
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section V-115 - Office of Public Health Newborn Screenings
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-115
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. The Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing shall provide reimbursement to the Office of Public Health (OPH) through the Medical Assistance Program for newborn screenings performed by OPH on specimens taken from children in acute care hospital settings.
B. Reimbursement
1. Effective for dates of service on or after
August 5, 2017, claims submitted by OPH to the Medicaid Program for the
provision of legislatively-mandated inpatient hospital newborn screenings shall
be reimbursed outside of the acute hospital per diem rate for the inpatient
stay
a. The hospital shall not include any
costs related to newborn screening services provided and billed by OPH in its
Medicaid cost report(s).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
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