Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part V - Hospital Services
Subpart 1 - Inpatient Hospitals Services
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section V-119 - Coverage of Genetic Testing of Critically Ill Infants
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Pursuant to Act 501 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2023, the Medicaid Program shall provide reimbursement to inpatient hospitals for rapid whole genome sequencing testing of a Medicaid enrolled infant who meets all of the following criteria:
B. For the purposes of this Section, rapid whole genome sequencing testing includes individual sequencing, trio sequencing of the parents of the infant, and ultra-rapid sequencing.
C. Reimbursement. Reimbursement will be made as an add-on service in addition to the hospital payment for the inpatient hospital stay.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.