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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.
February 11, 2025 Nursing Facilities Licensing Standards – LAC 48:I.Chapter 97
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, - The department proposes to amend the provisions governing the licensing of a nursing facilities (NF) in order to require NFs to access the certified nurse aide (CNA) registry and the Louisiana adverse actions list, prior to hire and then monthly thereafter to ensure that a prospective hire or currently employed or contracted CNA does not have a finding.
Notice of Intent: NF_NOI_9701_and_9759