Stuart Bishop (HB 392) Act No. 311
New law requires each Medicaid managed care organization which contracts with DHH to
compensate, at a minimum, 90% of the Medicaid fee-for-service rate in effect for the dates
of service for each service coded as a primary care service rendered to a newborn Medicaid
beneficiary within 30 days of the beneficiary's birth regardless of whether the Medicaid
provider rendering the services is contracted with the managed care organization, but subject
to the same requirements as a contracted provider.
New law requires that on or before Jan. 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, DHH report to the
legislative committees on health and welfare the incidence and causes of all
re-hospitalizations of infants born premature at less than 37 weeks gestational age and who
are within the first six months of life.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Adds R.S. 46:460.41 and 460.42)