§ 40:2120.47 — Moratorium; exceptions

Louisiana § 40:2120.47

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§2120.47. Moratorium; exceptions
A. The department shall implement a moratorium on adult health care providers
enrolled in the Title XIX program. Under this moratorium, the department shall not approve
or enroll any new or additional adult day health care providers into the Title XIX program,
except as provided in Subsection B. This moratorium shall become enforceable on August
15, 2006, and shall remain in effect until July 1, 2008.
B. If the department determines that there is a need for new or additional adult day
health care providers in a certain geographic location, the department may approve and enroll
a new or additional adult day health care provider into the Title XIX program. The
department shall promulgate and publish rules in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act to provide for the following:
(1) Criteria and processes for determining whether such a need exists.
(2) Procedures for selecting an adult day health care provider to be approved and
enrolled into the Title XIX program once a need has been determined.
(3) Other such rules or regulations as necessary for the efficiency and effectiveness
of approval or enrollment of adult day health care providers into the Title XIX program.

Legislative History

Acts 2006, No. 637, §1, eff. June 23, 2006; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.