SLS 15RS-542 ORIGINAL 2015 Regular Session SENATE BILL NO. 167 BY SENATOR BUFFINGTON Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana. MEDICAID. Provides relative to the Medical Assistance Program. (8/1/15) 1 AN ACT 2 To amend and reenact R.S. 46:460.52, relative to the Medical Assistance Program; to 3 provide for exemptions; and to provide for related matters. 4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: 5 Section 1. R.S. 46:460.52 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6 ยง460.52. Exemptions 7 The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any entity contracted with the 8 Department of Health and Hospitals to provide fiscal intermediary services in 9 processing claims of the any health care providers provider. The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams. DIGEST SB 167 Original 2015 Regular Session Buffington Present law provides for an exemption to the present law for any entity contracted with the Department of Health and Hospitals to provide fiscal intermediary services in processing claims of the health care providers. Proposed law makes technical changes. Page 1 of 2 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 167 SLS 15RS-542 ORIGINAL Effective August 1, 2015. (Amends R.S. 46:460.52) Page 2 of 2 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions.