RS 46:977.22: Definitions

For purposes of this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section:

(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program provided for in Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

(4) "TEFRA option" means the program authorized under Section 134 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), and provided for more specifically in this Part, which furnishes Medicaid benefits to children with disabilities who are otherwise ineligible for such benefits because the income of their household exceeds state-established limits for Medicaid eligibility.