La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § I-8343
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section I-8343 - IntroductionA. Congress intended the Medicaid Program be the payor of last resort, requiring other available resources be used before Medicaid pays for any health care services rendered to an individual enrolled in the Medicaid Program.B. The Department of Health and Hospitals will no longer allow providers to pursue a liable or potentially liable third party for payment in excess of the Medicaid paid amount to a provider for health care services rendered. Existing federal law preempts such an allowance.La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § I-8343
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 33:463 (March 2007), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 40:83 (January 2014).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.