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This bill requires the Louisiana Medicaid program to cover dental procedures for individuals enrolled in Medicaid if those procedures are medically necessary for the patient to be cleared to receive another Medicaid-covered medical procedure, meaning the dental work is essential before a different medical treatment can safely proceed. To implement this, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health is mandated to submit necessary changes to the state plan, which is the agreement between the state and the federal government outlining how Medicaid services will be provided, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency overseeing these programs. Additionally, the department must create and enact all required administrative rules and regulations according to the Administrative Procedure Act, a law that governs how state agencies develop and issue rules, and take any other steps needed to put these new dental coverage provisions into effect.

Health and Social Services

https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB222&sbi=y