La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § IX-1301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section IX-1301 - General Provisions

A. Effective for dates of service on or after May 12, 2023, the Louisiana Medicaid Program provides coverage for initiation and facilitation of telehealth services by qualified Louisiana Medicaid enrolled ambulance providers.

B. Ambulance providers interested in offering physician directed treatment-in-place telehealth services must complete the following:

1. enroll as a CMS ET3 model participant;

2. enter into a partnership with a qualified, Louisiana Medicaid enrolled healthcare provider to furnish treatment-in-place telehealth services to Louisiana Medicaid beneficiaries; and

3. notify the Department of Health of its partnerships with each telehealth provider.

C. Reimbursement for initiation and facilitation of telehealth services shall be made according to the established physician directed treatment-in-place telehealth service fee schedule or billed charges, whichever is the lesser amount.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § IX-1301

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 49, Amended LR 491566 (9/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.