2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 46 Public welfare and assistance :: RS 46:157 Prosthetic dentures; eligibility; rules and regulations

§157.  Prosthetic dentures; eligibility; rules and regulations

The office of family security of the Department of Health and Hospitals shall make available to persons of this state who are eligible for Medicaid benefits under Title XIX of the Social Security Act,1 prosthetic dentures, upon certification by a dentist licensed under Louisiana law that the person is in need of prosthetic dentures, and upon certification of such need by the Department of Health and Hospitals.  

The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section.  Such rules and regulations shall insure that no charge for such prosthetic dentures shall be approved for payment in excess of that normally received in private commercial relationships for the manufacture and fitting of such dentures, based on the nature and quality of dentures provided, the extent of professional services rendered, and the fees normally and customarily received in the area where the fitting occurred.  

Added by Acts 1978, No. 168, §1.  Amended by Acts 1979, No. 769, §7.

1See 42 U.S.C.A. §1396 et seq.