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Region 6 Office of Public Health updates locations and dates of mobile COVID-19 testing sites
These testing sites are in the region that includes Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.
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Region 5 Office of Public Health updates locations and dates of mobile COVID-19 testing sites
These testing sites are in the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes.
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June 2020 Final Rules
The Louisiana Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted Final Rules to the Office of the State Register for publication in the June 20, 2020 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
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Programs and Services Amendments due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Statewide Public Health Emergency
Continues the provisions of the Emergency Rule adopted on March 19, 2020 which amended 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.
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Emergency Telemedicine (LAC 50:I.505)
Continues the provisions of the March 16, 2020 Emergency Rule which adopted provisions governing coverage of telemedicine during a declared disaster.
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Dental Benefits Prepaid Ambulatory Health Plan (LAC 50:I.Chapter 21)
Amends the provisions governing the dental benefits prepaid ambulatory health plan in order to allow for more than one dental benefits plan manager to service Medicaid enrollees and to allow for the department to contract with a vendor for enrollment broker services for member enrollment into one of the available plans.
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June 2020 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The June 2020 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
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EMERGENCY RULE: Covid-19 Disease Reporting Requirements
Continues the provisions of the March 20, 2020, Emergency Rule to add coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to the list of reportable diseases and conditions set forth in §105 of Part II of the Sanitary Code (LAC Title 51). The following Emergency Rule, effective July 5, 2020, shall remain in effect for a maximum of 120 days, or until the final Rule is promulgated, whichever occurs first.
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Healthcare Facility Notice/Order: Medical and Surgical Procedures,Dental Visits, Procedures and Surgeries, Other Healthcare Services
This directive is applicable to all licensed health care facilities in Louisiana, as well as all healthcare professionals licensed, certified, authorized, or permitted by any board, authority, or commission under LDH.
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EMERGENCY ORDER: All Commercial Body Art Facilities
The Department provides the following clarification update to the Emergency Order/Notice that was issued June 2, 2020, regarding the re-opening of Commercial Body Art Facilities.
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Select COVID-19 testing sites suspending services due to Tropical Storm Cristobal
With the potential threat to Louisiana from the impending Tropical Storm Cristobal, select community-based drive-thru testing sites and mobile testing sites in Louisiana will suspend services from Sunday, June 7 to Friday, June 12.