RS 2891 - Physician upper payment limit methodology
The Louisiana Department of Health is hereby authorized to develop mechanisms to support the continued operation of state-funded health care programs, specifically Medicaid, through the utilization of physician upper payment limit reimbursement methodologies. The methodology utilized shall be designed to continue access and delivery of healthcare services to the poor. The implementation of this methodology is subject to federal law and approval of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Participation in the utilization of physician upper payment limit reimbursement methodologies shall be limited to only those hospitals which certify public expenditures to the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2010, No. 434, §1, eff. June 22, 2010.