La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XXI-16905
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XXI-16905 - Support CoordinationA. Establishment of Support Coordination Workforce Bonus Payments 1. Support coordination providers who provided services from April 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022 shall receive bonus payments of $300 per month for those months for each support coordination worker that worked with participants for those months.2. The support coordination worker that worked with participants from April 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022 must receive at least $250 of this $300 bonus payment paid to the provider. This bonus payment is effective for all eligible support coordination workers of any working status, whether full-time or part-time.B. Audit Procedures for Support Coordination Workforce Bonus Payments1. The bonus payments reimbursed to support coordination providers shall be subject to audit by LDH.2. Support coordination providers shall provide to LDH or its representative all requested documentation to verify that they are in compliance with the support coordination bonus payments.3. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, payroll records, wage and salary sheets, check stubs, etc.4. Support coordination providers shall produce the requested documentation upon request and within the timeframe provided by the LDH.5. Noncompliance or failure to demonstrate that the bonus payments were paid directly to support coordination workers may result in the following: b. disenrollment from the Medicaid Program.C. Sanctions for Support Coordination Workforce Bonus Payments 1. The support coordination provider will be subject to sanctions or penalties for failure to comply with this Rule or with requests issued by LDH pursuant to this Rule. The severity of such action will depend upon the following factors:a. failure to pay support coordination workers the $250 monthly workforce bonus payments;b. the number of employees identified as having been paid less than the $250 monthly workforce bonus payments;c. the persistent failure to pay the $250 monthly workforce bonus payments; ord. failure to provide LDH with any requested documentation or information related to or for the purpose of verifying compliance with this Rule.La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XXI-16905
Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 49.461, Amended LR 491072 (6/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.