Louisiana § RS 46:977.31 - Prescribed donor human milk; Medicaid outpatient coverage
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§ RS 46:977.31. Prescribed donor human milk; Medicaid outpatient coverage
A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall make available to persons who are eligible for Medicaid benefits under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., outpatient coverage benefits for medically necessary pasteurized donor human milk upon prescription of an infant's pediatrician stating that the infant Medicaid beneficiary is medically or physically unable to receive maternal human milk or participate in breastfeeding, or the infant's mother is medically or physically unable to produce maternal human milk in sufficient quantities. Medicaid shall only reimburse for outpatient donor human milk obtained from a member bank of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America.
B. The department may seek approval of a federal Medicaid waiver and state plan amendments as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2022, No. 488, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:977.31 ("Prescribed donor human milk; Medicaid outpatient coverage") 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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