DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 700 Original 2015 Regular Session Simon
Abstract: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for home- and community-based services.
Present law authorizes the La. Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (bureau) to provide
the conviction records of an applicant seeking employment if the applicant has signed a consent form
authorizing the employer to obtain the conviction records. Further authorizes the bureau to collect
a processing fee of $26 to provide the information.
Proposed law retains present law but requires the full processing fee for any criminal history
information provided relative to an applicant for employment by a home- and community-based
services provider to be transferred to the Dept. of Health and Hospitals (DHH) and used by the
department to obtain federal matching funds to enhance Medicaid reimbursement for home-and
community-based services.
Proposed law further requires DHH, after complying with the provisions of proposed law, to transfer
to the bureau an amount equal to the total amount of the processing fees originally transferred.
The transfer and use of any processing fees pursuant to proposed law shall be subject to approval by
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(Amends R.S. 15:587(B)(1) and (F)(1); Adds R.S. 15:587(I))