1. A. Effective for dates of service on or after February 10, 2012, medical education payments for outpatient surgery services which are reimbursed by a prepaid risk-bearing managed care organization (MCO) shall be reimbursed by Medicaid annually through the Medicaid cost report settlement process.

   1. 1. For purposes of these provisions, qualifying medical education programs are defined as graduate medical education, paramedical education, and nursing schools.
   2. 2. Final payment shall be determined based on the actual MCO covered outpatient surgery services and Medicaid medical education costs for the cost reporting period per the Medicaid cost report.
2. B. Effective for dates of service on or after August 1, 2012, the reimbursement rates paid to state-owned hospitals for outpatient surgery shall be reduced by 10 percent of the fee schedule on file as of July 31, 2012.
3. C. Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2020, the reimbursement rates paid to state-owned hospitals for outpatient surgery shall be increased by 14.67 percent of the fee schedule rates on file as of December 31, 2019.
4. D. Effective for dates of services on or after January 1, 2021, the reimbursement rates paid to state-owned hospitals for outpatient surgery shall be increased by 3.2 percent of the fee schedule rates on file as of December 31, 2020.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:153 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 38:2773 (November 2012), amended LR 40:314 (February 2014), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 45:1773 (December 2019), LR 46:1685 (December 2020).