The bill amends R.S. 40:1227.5 to establish new qualifications for patients to participate in remote patient monitoring services. It specifies that a patient must have a recommendation from their healthcare provider for disease management services through remote patient monitoring and meet at least one of several criteria. These criteria include being diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions, having a recent history of costly service use due to chronic conditions, being a pregnant or postpartum woman, or being an infant discharged from a hospital after requiring neonatal intensive care.

The bill also updates the language regarding the diagnosis of chronic conditions, changing "Be" to "Has been" and "Have" to "Has" in the context of patient qualifications. Additionally, it clarifies the list of chronic conditions by including specific examples and removing the previous requirement for patients to meet any two criteria. The effective date of the bill is contingent upon the governor's signature or the expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature.

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