Article archive / November 2020
Originally published: . Volume 11, No. 11. Source pages: 7.
House Concurrent Resolution 21 by Rep. Wheat, Adams, Amedee and many others, requests the La. Dept. of Health to submit documentation to the federal Medicaid agency to provide financial relief for providers of services for people with developmental disabilities.
The Resolution urges and requests the Department to immediately submit requests for all retainer payments associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency for home- and community- based service providers and to submit all applicable documentation for a temporary rate increase for providers of adult day center services, home- and community-based services, and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled not later than 30 days after the final adjournment of the 2020 2nd Extraordinary Session.
According to the Resolution, CMS is currently authorizing certain home- and community-based providers to bill and receive retainer payments for individuals enrolled in Medicaid even if the service cannot be provided during the COVID-19 public health emergency
On March 22, 2020, the Louisiana Department of Health ordered that all adult day center services shall close to protect the health and safety of individuals during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The authors asked the Department to immediately submit requests for all retainer payments associated with the COVID-19.
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