Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XIII - Home Health Program
Subpart 1 - Home Health Services
Chapter 8 - American Rescue Plan Act Funding
Section XIII-801 - Nursing Recruitment and Retention Payments
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-801
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. General Provisions
1. Nurses that provide extended home health
(EHH) services may be eligible to receive recruitment and retention bonuses
through March 2025.
2. A nurse is
defined as an individual who possesses and maintains a valid license as a
licensed practical nurse (LPN) or registered nurse (RN).
3. All payments shall be administered by the
home health agency (HHA) that employs the nurse. If a nurse is employed at
multiple agencies, only one HHA may pay the recruitment and retention
payment.
4. HHAs shall submit an
invoice and supporting documentation for each nurse that meets the requirements
outlined in this Chapter on a monthly basis and shall comply with all other
requirements established by LDH to receive a payment.
5. HHAs shall disburse the entire payment to
the nurse and are prohibited from reducing the payment for any purpose other
than required state or federal withholdings.
6. HHAs that provide the required
documentation, comply with all applicable requirements, and have at least one
nurse a month receiving a bonus payment will be eligible to invoice LDH for an
administrative fee of $2,500 each month.
B. Recruitment
1. Recruitment is the hiring of a new nurse
who commits to providing a minimum of 120 hours of EHH services to
beneficiaries under the age of 21 who are in a Medicaid waiver program in each
calendar month.
2. A one-time, lump
sum payment of $5,000 may be paid to any nurse who is hired by the HHA and
commits to providing a minimum of 120 hours of EHH services to beneficiaries in
a waiver program and has not received the retention lump sum bonus payment
outlined in this Chapter.
3. Each
nurse may only receive the lump sum recruitment bonus payment
once.
C. Retention
1. Existing nurses who commit to providing a
minimum of 120 hours of EHH services to eligible waiver beneficiaries in a
calendar month and have not received the recruitment or retention lump sum
bonus payment will receive a $5,000 retention bonus.
2. Nurses who receive the recruitment or
retention lump sum bonus payment shall be eligible to receive a monthly payment
of $200 if they provided at least 120 hours of EHH services to eligible waiver
beneficiaries during the previous calendar month.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
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