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Doris G. Brown has been selected to participate in national Fellowship program focused on leading the country’s health care system into the 21st century. She is one of twenty nurses in executive leadership roles nationwide selected as a 2006 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals headquarters building staff is moving from its present location on Capitol Access Road to the Bienville Building, 628 N. Fourth Street in downtown Baton Rouge.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide family planning services for some low and moderate-income women who are not already covered by the state’s Medicaid program.
Officials with the Department of Health and Hospitals today announced new guidelines for those who must provide proof of citizenship when applying for Medicaid. This follows the announcement yesterday by the White House of certain exemptions to the regulation, which took effect July 1.
The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened some water bodies affected by a major oil spill in the Calcasieu Estuary for boating traffic. However, the Department of Health and Hospitals reminds citizens that although the areas have reopened for boating, they are still advised not to swim or fish in areas affected by the oil spill.
Officials with the Department of Health and Hospitals today announced they have developed a process where Medicaid caseworkers will have direct access to the Vital Records Registry system to verify citizenship for Medicaid applicants and enrollees.
On June 19, 2006 a major oil spill occurred in the Calcasieu Estuary. People engaging in recreational activities in waterways south of the four corners intersection, located at light 92, which includes Calcasieu Lake to the coast, need to be aware of the oil spill and take the following precautions:
A new federal law that goes into effect July 1 will mandate that all people applying for Medicaid will be required to provide documents proving both U.S. citizenship and identity. All current enrollees who apply for renewal after July 1 will also be required to submit this documentation. These policy changes are being enacted to comply with the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006.
The Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has awarded a $3 million loan to the City of Monroe Water System to help the community improve its drinking water. The loan was completed on Wednesday, June 28.
National HIV Testing Day, a day dedicated to encouraging people to find out their HIV status and helping those who are positive access treatment and reduce their risk of transmitting the virus to others, is being held on June 27. The National Association of People With AIDS organizes the day, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other national and local entities across the country.
Determining the population of areas affected by the hurricanes of 2005 has proven to be a difficult task. Now, to aid in this effort, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Louisiana Public Health Institute have teamed with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct a rapid population estimate survey of six parishes in South Louisiana.
MapInfo Corporation presented the Department of Health and Hospitals’ Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health with a 2006 Meridian Award for its use of location technology in improving health services.