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ACT No. 366
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 55
BY REPRESENTATIVES BUTLER, AMEDEE, BRYANT, CARRIER, WILFORD
CARTER, CORMIER, EDMONDS, EDMONSTON, FISHER, GADBERRY,
HARRIS, HUGHES, JENKINS, LAFLEUR, LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS,
MARCELLE, MCFARLAND, PRESSLY, ROMERO, THOMPSON, VILLIO, AND
WHITE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1250.31(A)(1), relative to the medical assistance program of
3 this state known as Medicaid; to provide for Medicaid coverage of dental care for
4 certain persons with developmental or intellectual disabilities; to extend Medicaid
5 coverage for dental care to certain Medicaid enrollees who reside in intermediate
6 care facilities for people with developmental disabilities; to provide for an effective
7 date; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 40:1250.31(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10 follows:
11 ยง1250.31. Dental care for certain adults with developmental or intellectual
12 disabilities; Medicaid coverage required
13 A.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall ensure that comprehensive
14 Medicaid coverage for dental care is provided to all of the following persons:
15 (a) Each each person of age twenty-one or older who is enrolled in any
16 Medicaid waiver program for persons with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
17 (b) Each Medicaid enrollee of age twenty-one or older who resides in an
18 intermediate care facility for people with developmental disabilities licensed in
19 accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:2180 et seq.
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1 Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective when an
2 Act of the Louisiana Legislature containing a specific appropriation of monies for the
3 implementation of the provisions of this Act becomes effective.
4 Section 3. The provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall become effective
5 upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time
6 for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section
7 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved
8 by the legislature, Sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall become effective on the day following
9 such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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