Louisiana § RS 46:460.42 - Claims payment for care rendered to newborns; reporting
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§ RS 46:460.42. Claims payment for care rendered to newborns; reporting
A. Each managed care organization shall compensate, at a minimum, ninety percent of the Medicaid fee-for-service rate in effect for each service coded as a primary care service rendered to a newborn Medicaid beneficiary within thirty days of the beneficiary's birth regardless of whether the Medicaid provider rendering the services is contracted with the managed care organization, but subject to the same requirements as a contracted provider.
B. On or before January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare the incidence and causes of all re-hospitalizations of infants born premature at less than thirty-seven weeks gestational age and who are within the first six months of life.
Acts 2013, No. 311, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:460.42 ("Claims payment for care rendered to newborns; reporting") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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