MEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN +$2,601,174 GF EX See Note)

Summary

The bill directs the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the rates it pays to non‑emergency medical transportation (NEMT) providers. It also requires the department to include wheelchair‑accessible services, create a rate formula for trips with multiple passengers, and limit transport outside a beneficiary’s home parish unless medically necessary. The changes affect Medicaid recipients who need transportation to health services and the companies that provide that transport.

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