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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
March 25, 2020 Amendments to Programs and Services Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Statewide Public Health Emergency
In response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency declarations and the rapid advancement of COVID-19 throughout Louisiana, the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, the Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS), and the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) amend the provisions of Title 50 of the Louisiana Administrative Code in order to adopt temporary measures to provide for the continuation of essential programs and services to ensure the health and welfare of the citizens of Louisiana in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:953(B)(1) et seq.
Contact Information: Erin Campbell, Bureau of Health Services Financing, P. O. Box 91030, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9030
Disclaimer: Please note that the official versions of the Emergency Rules are maintained by the Office of State Register’s website at http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/osr.htm. The excerpted versions of these Redeclared Emergency Rules contained on this website are provided as a courtesy service to the public and is unofficial and should not be regarded as such. Users are encouraged to visit the Office of State Register’s website for the official version.
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