Louisiana HR 68: MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Requests the La. Department of Health to implement certain reforms in the nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation component of the Medicaid managed care program

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ENROLLED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 68
BY REPRESENTATIVE LYONS
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to implement certain reforms in the
nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation component of the Medicaid
managed care program of this state.
WHEREAS, nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation (NEMT) is a
vital part of the Medicaid program of this state; and
WHEREAS, through NEMT, Medicaid enrollees access primary care providers,
pharmacy services, and other forms of health services that help them to maintain and
improve their health; and
WHEREAS, reforms and innovations in the way that NEMT services are delivered
through the Medicaid managed care program of this state are necessary in order to better
serve Medicaid enrollees and to improve the program overall.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health
to require that in any contract with a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) with an
effective date of January 1, 2022, or after, the MCO shall utilize a transportation broker
which has a Louisiana-based call center.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to ensure fair competition among
providers on a regional basis, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health, through its contracts with
MCOs, to prohibit an out-of-region nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation
provider from providing services to a Medicaid enrollee if there is a willing and available
nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation provider in the region where the
Medicaid enrollee is domiciled.
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HR NO. 68 ENROLLED
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to foster quality improvement in its
Medicaid NEMT program, the Louisiana Department of Health may partner or otherwise
enter into a formal relationship with an association to accomplish the following:
(1) Promote uniformity in the nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation
industry.
(2) Set standards that elevate quality and promote trusted service.
(3) Provide opportunities for training and business counseling.
(4) Maintain a vetted, updated list of active nonemergency, non-ambulance medical
transportation providers.
(5) Develop a platform for all who work within the nonemergency, non-ambulance
medical transportation industry or utilize nonemergency medical transportation services to
receive the latest news and trends affecting the nonemergency, non-ambulance medical
transportation industry.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana Department of Health is hereby
authorized to promulgate any administrative rules as are necessary to implement the
provisions of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and the executive director of the Louisiana
Medicaid Managed Care Organization Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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