Reports: Legislative

The Department of Health (LDH) submits the attached report in response to Act 311 of the 2013 Regular Session. Act 311 requests DHH to report to the House and Senate Committees on Health and Welfare the incidence and causes of all re-hospitalizations of infants born premature at less than thirty-seven weeks gestational age and who are within the first six months of life.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) submits the attached 2012 annual report for the Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Program in accordance with LA R.S. 46:2633.

In response to HCR 71 of the 2019 Regular Legislative Session, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) submits the report regarding Establishment of New Opioid Treatment Programs.

In response to HCR 74 of the 2020 Regular Legislative Session, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) submits the report regarding Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Enhancing Detection Grant.

In response to ACT 351 of the 2019 Regular Legislative Session, the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council is required to assess the availability of patient-centered and family-focused palliative care in Louisiana.

In response to ACT 96 of the 2013 Regular Legislative Session, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) submits the attached response. Act 96 directed DHH to conduct a review and identify any legislation which has been implemented and has been operational for at least six months in the prior year that affects the department, its revenue, agencies, or other entities under its control and has a fiscal impact which as increased by the amount of one million dollars or more over the amount of the fiscal note as the bill was enacted.

In response to ACT 632 (House Bill 633) of the 2018 Regular Legislative Session, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is required to submit the Results of School Drinking Water Testing report.

The Department of Health submits a detailed monthly report to the Legislature that provides a comprehensive overview of Medicaid spending. The reports include projections for future revenues and expenditures for the given state fiscal year.

The annual Synar Report describes the progress Louisiana and other states have made in enforcing youth tobacco access laws and future plans to reduce youth tobacco access rates as required by the federal Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300x–26]. The law requires all states to have in effect a law making it unlawful for any manufacturer, retailer, or distributor of tobacco products to sell or distribute any such product to any individual under the age of 18, and to conduct random, unannounced inspections to ensure compliance with the law. States are required to report this information annually to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).

The AMPAR report summarizes the activities of each agency relating to management and program analysis, outstanding accomplishments, areas of significant progress and specific management/operational issues that exist within each agency.