MEDICAID: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and its Medicaid program to update the outpatient laboratory fee schedule to reflect coverage of all related Current Procedural Terminology codes for respiratory viral panels

This resolution asks the Louisiana Department of Health and its Medicaid program to update the outpatient laboratory fee schedule to include payment for all Current Procedural Terminology codes related to respiratory viral panels. The bill directly affects hospitals and healthcare providers in Louisiana who currently cannot be reimbursed by Medicaid for these specific tests, which are used to quickly identify and treat serious respiratory infections. It sets a deadline of July 1, 2024, for the state to make this update so that providers can bill for these services and Medicaid managed care organizations can be properly reimbursed.