HLS 22RS-930 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 650
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of prescription breast milk
1 AN ACT
2To enact Part IV of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be
3 comprised of R.S. 46:977.31, relative to the medical assistance program of this state
4 known as Medicaid; to provide for Medicaid coverage of pasteurized donor breast
5 milk when medically necessary; to provide relative to federal Medicaid waivers; and
6 to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Part IV of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
9comprised of R.S. 46:977.31, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 PART IV. MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR DONOR BREAST MILK
11 ยง977.31. Prescribed donor breast milk; Medicaid coverage
12 A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall make available to persons who
13 are eligible for Medicaid benefits under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42
14 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., coverage benefits for medically necessary pasteurized donor
15 breast milk upon prescription of an infant's pediatrician stating that the infant
16 Medicaid beneficiary is medically or physically unable to receive maternal breast
17 milk or participate in breastfeeding, or the infant's mother is medically or physically
18 unable to produce maternal breast milk in sufficient quantities.
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are additions. HLS 22RS-930 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 650
1 B. The department may seek approval of a federal Medicaid waiver and
2 state plan amendments as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this
3 Section.
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 650 Original 2022 Regular Session Hilferty
Abstract: Requires state Medicaid health plans to provide coverage benefits for medically
necessary pasteurized donor breast milk upon prescription of an infant's pediatrician.
Proposed law requires Medicaid health plans to provide coverage benefits for medically
necessary pasteurized donor breast milk upon prescription of an infant's pediatrician stating
that the infant is medically or physically unable to receive maternal breast milk or participate
in breastfeeding, or the infant's mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal
breast milk in sufficient quantities.
Proposed law authorizes the La. Dept. of Health to seek approval of a federal Medicaid
waiver and state plan amendments in implementation of proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 46:977.31)
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