MedicaidCoverageMedium impact
Foot Bath Medications (New)
Humana·LA · Dermatology, Podiatry, Infectious Disease +1 more·Medicaid
Effective date
Oct 15, 2025
We identified it
Jun 24, 2026
Summary
Humana Medicaid Louisiana has implemented new restrictions on foot bath medications (budesonide, ciclopirox, clindamycin, fluocinonide, ketoconazole, linezolid, nystatin, vancomycin) used as foot soaks. These medications will now require label or compendia support and will trigger automatic rejections when multiple foot bath medications are dispensed together.
Action Required
Effective October 15, 2025: Billing team must ensure any foot bath medications (budesonide, ciclopirox, clindamycin phosphate, fluocinonide, ketoconazole, linezolid, nystatin, vancomycin) have label or compendia support before prescribing for Louisiana Medicaid members. Notify providers that multiple foot bath medications dispensed together will trigger automatic rejections with error code 88/527 requiring clinical pharmacy review.