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HB 922 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Hensgens
Abstract: Changes the maximum provider fee amount for nursing homes.
Present law establishes fees to be imposed on certain healthcare service providers. Present law
further sets the maximum fee for nursing facilities at $10.00 per occupied bed per day.
Proposed law changes the maximum fee amount to the percentage of net patient service revenues
permitted by federal regulations as determined by the Dept. of Health and Hospitals (DHH) on a per
occupied bed per day basis.
Present law prohibits DHH from imposing any new fee or increasing any fee on any nursing home
without prior approval of the specific fee amount by record vote of a majority of the elected members
of each house of the legislature while in session.
Proposed law repeals present law.
(Amends R.S. 46:2625(A)(1)(intro. para.) and (a); Repeals R.S. 46:2625(B))