The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 37 Original 2016 Regular Session Gatti
Present law provides that any active duty member of the armed forces who has been temporarily
assigned to work outside of Louisiana and any member of his immediate family who has qualified
for and has received Louisiana Medicaid waiver services provided under the New Opportunities
Waiver, the Children's Choice Waiver, or any other Medicaid home- and community-based waiver,
serving persons with developmental disabilities, shall be eligible to receive the next available slot
for waiver services upon the member's resumed residence in Louisiana.
Proposed law establishes that any active duty member of the armed forces who has been assigned
to work in Louisiana and has a child that was receiving home- and community-based waiver services
in their immediate prior state of deployment before coming to Louisiana shall be eligible to receive
the next available slot for waiver services upon establishing residency in Louisiana and being
determined eligible for Medicaid coverage in Louisiana.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 28:827(B), (C), and (D); adds R.S. 28:827(E))