§ 40:2193.5 — Additional licenses; moratorium; exceptions

Louisiana § 40:2193.5

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

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§2193.5. Additional licenses; moratorium; exceptions
A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, and subject to approval by
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Louisiana Department of Health shall
implement a moratorium on additional licenses for pediatric day health care facilities, and
shall not approve any additional pediatric day health care facilities.
B.(1) The prohibition established by the provisions of this Section shall apply only
to applications for new facilities not approved prior to July 1, 2016. The prohibition shall
become enforceable on July 1, 2016, and shall remain in effect until July 1, 2017.
(2) The prohibition established by the provisions of this Section shall not apply to
the replacement of existing facilities.
C. The moratorium provided in this Section shall not apply in cases in which a
prospective pediatric day health care facility certifies to the department that it will accept no
payment for services that is funded wholly or in part by state funds, including but not limited
to reimbursement from the state Medicaid program. No pediatric day health care facility that
the department licenses pursuant to the exception authorized in this Subsection may enroll
as a provider in the Medicaid program of this state.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 254, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.