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HOUSE BILL NO. 417
BY REPRESENTATIVE LYONS
HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to NEMT providers
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 40:1257.5, relative to nonemergency medical transportation providers; to
3 require methods for review; to require the Louisiana Department of Health to
4 conduct an evaluation; to require a public hearing before certain legislative
5 committees; to require evaluation of certain topics; to require feedback; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1257.5 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1257.5. NEMT single-provider system; requirements for departmental evaluation
10 A.(1) Before implementing a nonemergency medical transportation plan
11 utilizing a single transportation broker to provide services, the department shall
12 evaluate its internal systems via a public hearing before the House and Senate
13 committees on health and welfare and determine whether implementing such a plan
14 is beneficial to the healthcare community.
15 (2) The department shall thoroughly evaluate its policies and provisions
16 regarding certain topics, relative to transportation brokers and NEMT services, which
17 shall include but not be limited to all of the following:
18 (a) Compliance.
19 (b) Funding.
20 (c) Scheduling.
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1 B.(1) In accordance with this Section, the department's evaluation shall
2 consist of responses gathered from a representative number of healthcare providers
3 who use or are affiliated with the NEMT system.
4 (2) The department shall determine the best method for response submission.
5 C. The department shall consider the responses submitted in accordance with
6 Subsection B of this Section to make its determination.
7 D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each managed
8 care organization shall reserve the right to manage its own NEMT compliance with
9 the provisions of this Section.
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)]
HB 417 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Lyons
Abstract: Requires the La. Dept. of Health to evaluate its internal systems before
implementing plans to utilize a single transportation company to provide NEMT
services.
Proposed law requires the La. Dept. of Health (LDH) to evaluate its internal systems and
determine whether implementing a nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) plan
utilizing a single transportation company to provide services is beneficial to the healthcare
community.
Proposed law requires the evaluation to be conducted via a public hearing before the House
and Senate committees on health and welfare.
Proposed law requires LDH's internal evaluation to include responses gathered from a
representative number of healthcare providers who use or are affiliated with the NEMT
system. Proposed law further requires LDH to determine the best method for response
submission.
Proposed law requires LDH to thoroughly evaluate its policies and provisions regarding
certain topics, relative to transportation brokers and NEMT services. Proposed law further
requires the evaluation to include but not be limited to all of the following:
(1)Compliance.
(2)Funding.
(3)Scheduling.
Proposed law requires LDH to consider the responses submitted in accordance with
proposed law to make its determination.
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Proposed law provides that each managed care organization shall reserve the right to manage
its own NEMT compliance with the provisions of proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 40:1257.5)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill:
1. Change references from "transportation company" to "transportation broker".
2. Add a stipulation for the evaluation required by proposed law to be conducted
by way of a public hearing before the House and Senate committees on health
and welfare.
3. Detail the policies and provisions that shall be evaluated in accordance with
proposed law.
4. Provide that each managed care organization shall reserve the right to manage
its own NEMT compliance.
5. Make technical corrections.
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