ENROLLED
ACT No. 152
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 347
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1241(A), relative to the Louisiana Medical Assistance
3 Program; to provide for recognition of hospitals with affiliation agreements with the
4 Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation; to provide for recognition of
5 certain facilities as major teaching hospitals; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1241(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1241. Hospital prospective reimbursement methodology
9 A. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Code or
10 any contrary provision of any other law or regulation, for the purpose of the hospital
11 prospective reimbursement methodology and temporary licensure of international
12 medical graduates, the Louisiana Medical Assistance Program's recognition of a
13 major teaching hospital is limited to facilities having a documented affiliation
14 agreement with a Louisiana medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on
15 Medical Education or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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