MEDICAID: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act in its implementation of House Bill No. 80 of the 2024 Regular Session

This resolution asks the Louisiana Department of Health to follow the state's Administrative Procedure Act when creating rules for a new Medicaid transportation program. The request specifically concerns the implementation of House Bill No. 80, which allows private transportation companies to offer nonemergency medical rides to Medicaid recipients. The bill text notes that the department must provide proper notice to providers and that its new rules do not need to match existing federal guidelines. Although the resolution was passed in the House, it was rejected in the Senate and did not become law.