SLS 17RS-361 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 88
BY SENATOR LONG
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HEALTH CARE. Provides for a rural health clinic look-alike. (8/1/17)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 46:460.72, relative to rural health clinic look-alike entities; to provide for
3 creation of a provider type; to provide for Medicaid reimbursement; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 46:460.72 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง460.72. Rural health clinic look-alike
8 A. A rural health clinic look-alike is a health care provider which the
9 Louisiana Department of Health finds to meet all material requirements for
10 licensure as a rural health clinic except those based on location, and its physical
11 location is less than three miles from a location where the health care provider
12 would be eligible for certification as a rural health clinic.
13 B. The department shall cause each managed care organization defined
14 in R.S. 46:460.51 to pay a rural health clinic look-alike the same amount and
15 according to the same terms as rural health clinics.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 88
SLS 17RS-361 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 88 Original 2017 Regular Session Long
Proposed law creates rural health clinic look-alike entities as a new provider type
designation in Louisiana for entities that do not meet the federal criteria of rural health
clinic, but are within three miles of a location that would satisfy the criteria. Proposed law
mandates Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinic look-alike providers at the rate
established for rural health clinics.
Effective August 1, 2017.
(Adds R.S. 46:460.72)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.