All Roll Calls
Yes: 243 • No: 0
LouisianaHB 7402026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides for independent claims review of Coordinated System of Care providers
Sponsored By: Emily Chenevert (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Health and Welfare
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Independent reviews for children's Medicaid care claims
The law defines Louisiana’s Coordinated System of Care (CSoC), linking health, child welfare, education, and juvenile justice agencies. It serves families of children with complex behavioral health needs who are in or at risk of out-of-home placement. Care plans include intensive, personalized services in the community. The law extends independent claim reviews to the state-contracted CSoC administrator for claims filed on or after January 1, 2027. Earlier CSoC claims, decisions already in litigation or arbitration, and claims unrelated to eligible enrollees are excluded. Louisiana’s Department of Health must ensure reviews follow the CSoC contract and statement of work, including department-approved medical-need criteria.
No forced arbitration for covered provider claims
Louisiana cannot require arbitration between providers and the Coordinated System of Care administrator for claims filed on or after January 1, 2027. The same protection applies to other Medicaid managed care claims filed on or after January 1, 2018. Earlier CSoC claims are outside this protection; other managed care claims filed before January 1, 2018 remain excluded even if refiled later. These rules concern payment disputes after adverse claim decisions. The law does not require either party to use a different process.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Emily Chenevert
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/29/2026
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/27/2026
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 36 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2026
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 100 • No: 0
House vote • 4/8/2026
Reported with amendments
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 668.
6/3/2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
6/3/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
6/1/2026SenateSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/1/2026HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
5/31/2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
5/29/2026HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
5/29/2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
5/28/2026HouseCalled from the Calendar.
5/27/2026SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
5/27/2026SenateRules suspended.
5/21/2026SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
5/21/2026SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
5/18/2026SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
5/14/2026SenateReported with amendments.
5/13/2026SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
4/15/2026SenateRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
4/14/2026HouseReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
4/14/2026SenateScheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
4/13/2026HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
4/9/2026HouseReported with amendments (10-0).
4/8/2026HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
3/9/2026HousePrefiled.
2/27/2026HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2/27/2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2/27/2026House
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