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• February 11, 2021

  Personal Care Services – Long Term Care LAC 50:XV.Chapter 129

  Amends the provisions governing long-term personal care services (LT-PCS) in order to: 1) clarify that instrumental activities of daily living can be provided outside of the participant's home, if approved; 2) remove language regarding relatives that can be direct service workers (DSWs); 3) remove language requiring documentation of place of service in hardcopy service logs; 4) clarify language regarding payment of DSWs at least at the current federal or state minimum hourly wage; and 5) add language regarding the state’s authority to set and change LT-PCS rates and/or provide lump sum payments to providers based upon funds allocated by the legislature.

• February 11, 2021

  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Temporary Reimbursement for Private Facilities LAC 50:VII.32904

  Continues the provisions of the February 1, 2021 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions governing the temporary rates for intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities (ICFs/IID) that have a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities and have a high concentration of people who have intellectual/developmental disabilities, significant behavioral health needs, and high risk behavior resulting in previous interface with the judicial system, and for whom no other private ICFs/IID provider is able to support.

• February 11, 2021

  Behavioral Health Immediate Resources

  These resources provide trained and compassionate individuals to support you during the COVID-19 response or any emotional crisis.

• February 10, 2021

  Emergency Order: Protocol for Administration of Certain Covid-19 Vaccines

  To authorize certain medical professionals to administer the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by protocol in lieu of a patient-specific order from a physician or prescribing practitioner.

• February 08, 2021

  February 2021 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity

  The February 2021 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)

• February 08, 2021

  Health Department: 378 vaccine providers in all 64 parishes will receive COVID vaccine this week

  These providers - including 112 chain pharmacies, 127 independent pharmacies, 52 hospitals, 15 community health centers (including 13 federally qualified health centers, or FQHCs), 6 rural health clinics (RHCs), 28 public health providers and 38 other healthcare sites - represent all nine public health regions and 64 parishes of the state.

• February 05, 2021

  Louisiana Department of Health announces COVID-19 testing for week of February 8-13

  The more contagious U.K. variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Louisiana, and all Louisianans need to take precautions to protect themselves and their loved ones. Avoid gatherings of individuals not part of your households, work from home remotely when possible, wear a mask, practice social distancing and good hand hygiene, and stay home if sick. If you have been exposed or have symptoms of COVID-19, get tested.

• February 04, 2021

  Gov. Edwards announces COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to people 65 through 69 on Monday, February 8

  Some Unified Command Group members, state COVID emergency response personnel, local emergency response personnel, law enforcement, first responders and elections workers for the upcoming March and April elections will also be eligible.

• February 04, 2021

  Health Department confirms two additional cases of U.K. COVID variant in Southwest Louisiana

  The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed 2 additional cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, in Southwest Louisiana. This brings the state's total number of confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 variant to 5 -- 2 identified in Region 1 (Greater New Orleans) and 3 identified in Region 5 (Southwest Louisiana).

• February 04, 2021

  RFQ: Mass Fatality Services located in the State of Louisiana

  Should one or more of Louisiana's parishes/regions become overwhelmed with the number of human remains that require temporary refrigerated storage, Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and other state agencies may have to establish a temporary storage site(s). Contractor will be required to provide personnel and equipment to retrieve /return bodies from hospitals, coroners' offices or other sites that are designated by LDH.

• February 03, 2021

  Kim Hood joins Louisiana Department of Health as Assistant Secretary of Public Health

  Hood most recently served as the Statewide COVID-19 Community Testing Coordinator, developing the program's strategy and overseeing its implementation. Also, she was responsible for managing the Hepatitis C Elimination Program.

• February 03, 2021

  Health Department to hold COVID community vaccination clinic in Baton Rouge

  The Office of Public Health Region 2 will hold a community COVID vaccination clinic on Thursday, February 4 at the Southern University F.G. Clark Activity Center, 801 Harding Blvd., Baton Rouge 70807. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and appointments are required to receive a vaccination.