MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinics (EN +$2,655,159 GF EX See Note)

Deleted the requirement to increase encounter rates by $41.50 annually for independent rural health clinics.

Removed the mandate for the Department of Health to submit monthly reports detailing encounters and expenditures for each clinic.

Changed the implementation deadline from 'ninety days after the effective date' to a fixed date of October 1, 2026.

Removed references to Section 2116 regarding facility need reviews, leaving only the new Section 2197.1 regarding reimbursement equality.

Added Representatives Berault and Chassion as co-sponsors of the bill.

Clarified that the facility need review and reimbursement rules apply specifically to 'Type One' and 'Type Two' rural health clinics.

Removed internal legislative markings, such as the 'REENGROSSED' header and page numbering artifacts, to finalize the text.

Added standard enrolled bill signatures and approval lines for the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor.

The deadline for the Department of Health to implement the new reimbursement rules changed from a fixed date of October 1, 2026, to a flexible period of ninety days after the law takes effect.

The law will not become effective unless the legislature specifically appropriates money to fund its implementation.