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This bill aims to enact a Medicaid work and community engagement demonstration project in Louisiana. The key provisions include: 1. Finding that improving the state's economy and reducing poverty are essential, and that a significant portion of Louisiana's population is considered the "working poor" who are enrolled in the Medicaid expansion program. 2. Authorizing the Louisiana Department of Health to submit an 1115 demonstration project application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would require certain able-bodied Medicaid recipients to meet work or community engagement requirements as a condition of coverage or eligibility. 3. Providing guidance on the design of the demonstration project, such as aligning with existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) requirements, identifying eligible populations, and defining a range of acceptable work and community engagement activities. 4. Requiring the department to develop strategies to assist recipients in meeting the requirements, provide reasonable accommodations for those with substance use disorders, and establish good cause exemptions. 5. Mandating the department to submit the 1115 demonstration project application to CMS by January 1, 2019, after obtaining approval from the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

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