The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
SB 109 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Johns
Present law requires on an annual basis the Department of Health and Hospitals to submit an annual
report concerning the Louisiana Medicaid Bayou Health program and the Louisiana Behavioral
Health Partnership and Coordinated System of Care programs to the Senate and House committees
on health and welfare.
Proposed law amends present law to require both reports be based on the fiscal year except for the
report measures specifically measured on calendar year.
Proposed law amends present law by replacing the term "coordinated care network" with "managed
care organization".
Proposed law amends present law by removing reported outcomes and comparisons to Legacy
Medicaid.
Proposed law clarifies the reporting metrics for evaluation purposes.
Proposed law replaces the term "geographical service area" with "parish".
Proposed law replaces the term "human service district or local government entity" with "parish".
Proposed law amends present law by consolidating reporting metrics on referral calls to the
Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership into a single metric for all referrals.
Proposed law amends present law by replacing the requirement to report specified reasons for a
claim denial with the requirement to report the top five reasons for claim denials.
Proposed law requires a final report on the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership's integration into
Medicaid managed care to be issued no later than six months after integration.
Proposed law provides prior to August 1, 2015, every managed care organization contracted with
the state to provide Medicaid services to Medicaid enrollees shall report to DHH the uniform
resource locator of a webpage which contains a publicly accessible copy of all practice guidelines
utilized by each managed care organization which are required to be made available to healthcare
providers pursuant to 42 CFR 438.236(c). DHH shall place and maintain publicly accessible web
links to each of these respective webpages upon the website operated by DHH.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action. (Amends R.S. 40:1300.361(A)(2), 1300.362,1300.363, and 1300.364)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill
1. Provides for information to be reported by the Department of Health and Hospitals
from Medicaid managed care organizations that will be placed and maintained on the
department's publicly accessible website.
2. Technical changes.