§ 46:460.77.4 — Reimbursement for certain behavioral health services

Louisiana § 46:460.77.4

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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§460.77.4. Reimbursement for certain behavioral health services
A. Subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the
Louisiana Department of Health shall reimburse Medicaid providers for mental health partial
hospitalization program services provided at a licensed freestanding inpatient psychiatric
hospital. Providers shall be reimbursed at one hundred percent of the Medicare rates.
B. Implementation of this Section is subject to the appropriation of funds by the
legislature for this purpose or upon notification by the secretary of the Louisiana Department
of Health to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget that the department has identified
available funds within its existing budget authority for the implementation of the provisions
of this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2025, No. 417, §1, eff. July 1, 2025.