RULEMAKING: Public Health - Oversight Reports

In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 2nd Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Covid19 Disease Reporting rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees.

In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 1st Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Covid-19 Disease Reporting Requirements rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees.

Under the authority of R.S. 36:254(B)(7) and in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, the Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH-OPH), has amended Chapter 80 (Accreditation of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses) of Subpart 28 (Drinking Water Laboratories) of Part V (Preventive Health Services) of Title 48 (Public Health?General) of the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC). The amendments are necessary to withdraw the LDH-OPH Laboratory Certification Program from The NELAC Institute (TNI), the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP).

Under the authority of R.S. 36:254(B)(7) and in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, the Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH-OPH), has amended Chapter 80 (Accreditation of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses) of Subpart 28 (Drinking Water Laboratories) of Part V (Preventive Health Services) of Title 48 (Public Health?General) of the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC). The amendments are necessary to withdraw the LDH-OPH Laboratory Certification Program from The NELAC Institute (TNI), the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP).

In accordance with the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., the state health officer, acting through the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health has adopted LAC 48:I.Chapter 6, Uses and Disclosures of Information for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Activities. R.S. 40:4 and R.S. 40:5 authorize the state health officer acting through the Office of Public Health of the Louisiana Department of Health to prepare, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations related to public health in the state of Louisiana.

In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 2nd Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the final Registration of Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics and Prophylactic Devices - Regulatory Framework Oversight rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees. This oversight report was delivered to the relevant oversight committees on February 7, 2020.

Under the authority of R.S. 40:4 and 40:5, and in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, the state health officer, acting through the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH-OPH), has amended Part VII (Dairy Products Regulations) of Title 51 (Public Health—Sanitary Code). These amendments update sampling requirements for certain dairy product businesses that freeze or partially freeze and repackage frozen desserts made from frozen dessert mixes that were pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized or aseptically processed at another plant for wholesale.

In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 1st Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Registration of Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics and Prophylactic Devices - Regulatory Framework Oversight rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees. This oversight report was delivered to the relevant oversight committees on December 10, 2019.

In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 1st Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Emergency Preparedness Activities rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees. Click here to view a copy of the 1st Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Emergency Preparedness Activities. This oversight report was delivered to the relevant oversight committees on December 10, 2019.

In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 1st Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Dairy Products - Frozen Desserts Regulations rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees. Click here to view a copy of the 1st Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Covid-19 Disease Reporting Requirements. This oversight report was delivered to the relevant oversight committees on December 10, 2019.