How to Get Credentialed with Louisiana Healthcare Connections in Louisiana
Quick Overview
Timeline
Varies
CAQH
Required
Re-credentialing
Every 3 year(s)
Delegated
No
Louisiana-Specific Requirements
Medicaid Information: Louisiana
Agency: Louisiana Department of Health
Program: Healthy Louisiana
Step-by-Step Enrollment Process
Gather Required Documents
Collect all necessary credentials including your medical license, DEA certificate, malpractice insurance, NPI number, and any state-specific requirements for Louisiana.
Complete Your CAQH ProView Profile
Louisiana Healthcare Connections requires a current CAQH ProView profile. Create or update your profile at proview.caqh.org and attest within 120 days.
Submit Your Application
Submit your completed enrollment package to Louisiana Healthcare Connections. You can start the process at their enrollment portal.
Track & Follow Up
Credentialing typically takes 60-90 days. Monitor your application status and respond promptly to requests for additional information.
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Key Credentialing Terms
- Capitation
- A payment model where a payer pays a provider a fixed amount per member per month regardless of whether the member recei...
- CAQH
- The Council for Affordable Quality Health Care, an organization that maintains a universal provider database (CAQH ProVi...
- Credentialing
- The process of verifying a healthcare provider's qualifications, training, licensure, and professional background to ens...
- Effective Date
- The date on which a provider's enrollment or network participation becomes active, allowing them to begin billing a paye...
- Managed Care
- A healthcare delivery system organized to manage cost, utilization, and quality through techniques such as provider netw...
- Network Adequacy
- The requirement that a health plan's provider network has enough providers in each specialty and geographic area to give...
- NPI
- The National Provider Identifier is a unique 10-digit identification number issued by CMS to healthcare providers, requi...
- Primary Source Verification
- The process of verifying a provider's credentials directly from the original issuing source, such as medical schools, li...
Credentialing Checklist
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