HB 1231 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides relative to Medicaid coverage for continuous glucose monitoring devices for individuals with certain conditions (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

This bill amends Louisiana law to require the Medicaid program to cover continuous glucose monitors for pregnant women with diabetes who use insulin more than twice daily or have experienced severe low blood sugar. The change specifically includes gestational diabetes, ensuring that eligible expectant mothers receive access to these monitoring devices as part of their treatment plan. By updating the state's Medicaid statutes, the legislation directly affects pregnant enrollees and the healthcare providers who administer their care.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Signed Jun 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1231 Original → HB1231 Act 889 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was significantly streamlined from a two-part act to a single provision. It removed a standalone section requiring Medicaid coverage for emergency dental procedures for pregnant women and replaced the original, broad requirement for glucose monitoring devices with a more specific eligibility rule. The new law mandates coverage for continuous glucose monitors only for pregnant women with diabetes who require insulin more than twice daily or have experienced severe low blood sugar.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the requirement for emergency dental coverage for pregnant women and restricting the glucose monitor coverage to specific, high-risk medical criteria rather than all pregnant women with gestational diabetes.

SCOPE

Eliminated the requirement for Medicaid to cover emergency dental procedures for pregnant women.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed glucose monitor eligibility from all pregnant women with gestational diabetes to only those requiring insulin more than twice daily or showing evidence of severe low blood sugar.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced the creation of two new statute sections with a single amendment to an existing Medicaid coverage section.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House May 5, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

May 26, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 21, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0).

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Committee

Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (8-0).

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors