HLS 23RS-4228 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 295
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAGLEY
MEDICAID: Urges and requests the division of administration, office of state procurement
and the Louisiana Department of Health to study vendors for Medicaid Management
Information System contracts
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the division of administration, office of state procurement and the
3 Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to study potential vendors for Medicaid
4 Management Information System (MMIS) contracts and to submit their findings in
5 the form of a written report by February 1, 2024.
6 WHEREAS, according to the federal government managed Medicaid website, a
7MMIS is an integrated group of procedures and computer processing operations that are
8developed at the general design level to meet principal objectives; and
9 WHEREAS, according to the NASPO ValuePoint website, NASPO ValuePoint is
10a cooperative purchasing program that facilitates public procurement solicitations and
11agreements using a lead-state model; and
12 WHEREAS, House Concurrent Resolution No. 99 of the 2022 Regular Session
13encouraged the use of NASPO Valuepoint for the procurement of MMIS and passed the
14House of Representatives and Senate unanimously; and
15 WHEREAS, since the passing of House Concurrent Resolution No. 99, LDH has
16sought to utilize the NASPO Valuepoint process for its intended purposes; and
17 WHEREAS, in furtherance of the 2022 legislation, various companies that are
18certified by NASPO Valuepoint have demonstrated core technological competency to the
19federal government; and
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1 WHEREAS, it is important that state departments, such as the division of
2administration, office of state procurement and the Louisiana Department of Health, examine
3other influential factors regarding this subject matter, such as work history within other
4states and conflicts of interest for vendors; and
5 WHEREAS, it is important that the state departments work together to prevent any
6premature contract terminations and federal penalties for the administration of MMIS in the
7future; and
8 WHEREAS, such factors must be researched and fully understood in order to
9successfully mitigate the likelihood of any future penalties from the federal government or
10premature contract terminations.
11 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
12Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the division of administration, office
13of state procurement and the Louisiana Department of Health to research potential vendors
14for Medicaid Management Information System contracts.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the division of administration, office of state
16procurement and the Louisiana Department of Health shall submit their findings in the form
17of a written report to the House Committee on Health and Welfare and the David R. Poynter
18Legislative Research Library on or before February 1, 2024.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, with respect to vendor work history and
20potential conflicts of interest, peer agencies in the states of Florida, Montana, Pennsylvania,
21and Tennessee shall be consulted in preparation of the written report.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
23secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and the director of the division of
24administration, office of state procurement.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
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)]
HR 295 Original 2023 Regular Session Bagley
Requests the division of administration, office of state procurement and the La. Dept. of
Health to research potential vendors for Medicaid Management Information System
contracts.
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Requests that the information gathered from the study be submitted to the House Committee
on Health and Welfare in the form of a written report by February 1, 2024.
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