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

Removed dental, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology procedures from the list of services eligible for increased Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Deleted the requirement to submit the reimbursement plan to the Senate and House committees on Health, Finance, and Appropriations.

Changed the Department of Health's obligation from developing a plan with estimated costs to simply establishing a reimbursement rate at or above 100% of the Medicare rate.

Added a specific requirement for the Department of Health to annually update reimbursement rates to match Medicare rate adjustments.

Dental procedures were explicitly added to the list of eligible procedures (gastroenterology, ophthalmology, dental, and otolaryngology) that receive the enhanced reimbursement rate.

A new requirement mandates that the Department of Health submit the reimbursement plan to four specific state legislative committees (Senate Health and Welfare, Senate Finance, House Health and Welfare, and House Appropriations) no later than October 1, 2026.

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include Senators Barrow, Jackson-Andrews, and Jenkins, and Representative Chassion.

The bill title and section headers were updated to reflect the final enrolled status and the specific act of enacting R.S. 46:452.

Dental surgeries were removed from the list of procedures eligible for the new Medicaid reimbursement rates.

The list of eligible procedures was updated to include only gastroenterology, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology, excluding dental services.