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§2692. Intergovernmental transfer program
A.
(1)Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 206, §8.
(2)The Intergovernmental Transfer Subcommittee, hereinafter referred to as the
"subcommittee", is hereby created and established as a subcommittee of the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget created by R.S. 24:651. The Joint Legislative Committee on the
Budget shall provide for the size, membership, appointment, and the delegated powers and
duties of the subcommittee which shall include the authority and duties necessary to comply
with this Chapter. No action shall be taken by the subcommittee except by the favorable vote
of a majority of the members. A quorum of the subcommittee shall consist of a majority of
the total membership thereof. The members of the subcommittee shall receive the same per
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§2692. Intergovernmental transfer program
A.(1) Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 206, §8.
(2) The Intergovernmental Transfer Subcommittee, hereinafter referred to as the
"subcommittee", is hereby created and established as a subcommittee of the Joint Legislative
Committee on the Budget created by R.S. 24:651. The Joint Legislative Committee on the
Budget shall provide for the size, membership, appointment, and the delegated powers and
duties of the subcommittee which shall include the authority and duties necessary to comply
with this Chapter. No action shall be taken by the subcommittee except by the favorable vote
of a majority of the members. A quorum of the subcommittee shall consist of a majority of
the total membership thereof. The members of the subcommittee shall receive the same per
diem and travel allowance in the performance of their duties as is provided for standing
committees of the legislature.
B.(1) Subject to such recommendations and approval, the department shall make
application to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the
implementation of an intergovernmental transfer program. The application shall include a
detailed explanation of the department's plan to utilize plan funds for the following, all as
provided for in this Section:
(a) Providing reimbursements and enhancements to participating local governments.
(b) Re-basing Medicaid nursing home rates in accordance with the state Medicaid
plan.
(c) Implementing a case mix reimbursement system for nursing homes.
(d) Providing for services of the state Medicaid program that are subject to federal
financial participation matching funds.
(2) The department's application shall seek intergovernmental transfer program funds
to the full extent allowed by law for this purpose and recommended and approved.
C. No program shall be implemented under the provisions of this Section unless and
until the application submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human
Services is given final, written approval by the Health Care Financing Administration, or its
successor.
D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this
Section shall be deemed, construed, and interpreted to provide to any local government that
qualifies to participate in an intergovernmental transfer program all powers and authority
necessary to implement and participate in such plan, including any power to enter into short-term indebtedness for purposes of the plan.
E. The Louisiana Department of Health is hereby authorized to adopt such rules as
are necessary to implement the wage enhancement plan as established in this Chapter after
approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the House and Senate
committees on health and welfare and to conduct the intergovernmental transfer program.