LAC 50:XXIII.305. Excluded Services

A. Services excluded from coverage are: 1. any service that is not authorized by the interdisciplinary team, even if it is a required service, unless it is an emergency service; 2. private room and private duty nursing services in an inpatient facility (unless medically necessary), and nonmedical items for personal convenience such as telephone charges and radio or television rental (unless specifically authorized by the interdisciplinary team as part of the participant’s plan of care); 3. cosmetic surgery, which does not include surgery that is required for improved functioning of a malformed part of the body resulting from an accidental injury or for reconstruction following mastectomy; 4. experimental medical, surgical or other health procedures; 5. services furnished outside of the United States except as follows: a. in accordance with 42 CFR 424.122-424.124; or b. as permitted under the state’s approved Medicaid plan.