2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 144
BY SENATOR MILLS
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal Subpart A of Part I of Chapter 5-E of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
3 of 1950, comprised of R.S. 40:1241, relative to the hospital prospective
4 reimbursement methodology; to provide for the repeal of certain eligibility criteria
5 for a major teaching hospital to be eligible for prospective reimbursement; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Subpart A of Part I of Chapter 5-E of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised
9 Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 40:1241, is hereby repealed in its entirety.
10 Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall become effective only upon
11 implementation of a diagnosis-related group hospital payment methodology pursuant to an
12 approved state plan amendment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 234
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