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LouisianaHB 1982026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (EN +$400,228 GF EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Michael Charles Echols (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Health and Welfare

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Higher Medicaid payments for Louisiana surgery centers

Louisiana law requires higher Medicaid payments to outpatient surgery centers for digestive, eye, dental, and ear, nose, and throat procedures. This covers both Medicaid managed-care plans and fee-for-service payments. Rates must equal the lower of the outpatient hospital rate or 100% of Medicare’s rate for the same or similar procedure. The health department must update rates each year. By October 1, 2026, it must submit a plan identifying procedure codes and estimated costs to four legislative committees. By that date, it must also take required implementation steps, including filing a Medicaid state plan amendment. Implementation depends on lawmakers providing funds. The bill title estimates $400,228 in added state general-fund spending; the law specifies no direct patient payment or savings.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michael Charles Echols

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews

    Democratic • Senate

  • Regina Barrow

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sam Jenkins

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 238 • No: 16

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 6. Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 87 • No: 6

Senate vote • 5/28/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 32 • No: 2

House vote • 5/5/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 88 • No: 7

House vote • 4/27/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 17 • No: 1

House vote • 3/18/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 626.

    6/2/2026House

  2. Effective date: 06/02/2026.

    6/2/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/31/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 6. Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    5/28/2026Senate

  8. Called from the Calendar.

    5/28/2026Senate

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/28/2026Senate

  10. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/28/2026House

  11. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/28/2026House

  12. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/27/2026Senate

  13. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/27/2026Senate

  14. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

    5/21/2026Senate

  15. Reported favorably.

    5/20/2026Senate

  16. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    5/6/2026Senate

  17. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/5/2026House

  18. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    5/5/2026Senate

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

    4/29/2026House

  20. Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/28/2026House

  21. Reported with amendments (17-1).

    4/27/2026House

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

    3/23/2026House

  23. Reported with amendments (14-0).

    3/18/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  25. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

    2/20/2026House

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