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• November 08, 2019

  School-Based Health Services - School-Based Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Therapy Services LAC 50:XV.9541 and XXXIII.Chapters 41-45

  Amends the provisions governing school-based services in order to remove applied behavior analysis-based (ABA) therapy services as school-based behavioral health services and add ABA to the school-based health services covered in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program. This action is being taken to ensure that these provisions are accurately promulgated in the Louisiana Administrative Code.

• November 08, 2019

  Rural Health Clinics – Reimbursement Methodology - Mammography Separate Payments LAC 50:XI.16703

  Amends the reimbursement methodology for rural health clinics in order to repeal the provisions of the December 20, 2018 Rule, which allowed a separate payment outside of the prospective payment system rate for mammography screening and diagnosis services, due to the disapproval of the corresponding State Plan Amendment by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• November 08, 2019

  Pregnant Women Extended Services – Substance Use Screening and Intervention Services – Tobacco Cessation LAC 50:XV.Chapter 163

  Amends the provisions governing extended services for pregnant women in order to implement tobacco cessation services mandated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and remove outdated references to the Louisiana Health Assessment Referral and Treatment (LaHART) program.

• November 08, 2019

  Home and Community-Based Behavioral Health Services Waiver – Coordinated System of Care Discharge Criteria LAC 50:XXXIII.8101 and 8103

  Amends the provisions governing the home and community-based behavioral health services waiver to specify discharge criteria for the Coordinated System of Care (CSoC) program which aligns with federal regulations and current practices, since the current administrative Rule does not address the authority to discharge participants who no longer meet CSoC waiver eligibility requirements.

• November 08, 2019

  Federally Qualified Health Centers - Reimbursement Methodology - Mammography Separate Payments LAC 50:XI.10703

  Amends the reimbursement methodology for federally qualified health centers in order to repeal the provisions of the December 20, 2018 Rule, which allowed a separate payment outside of the prospective payment system rate for mammography screening and diagnosis services, due to the disapproval of the corresponding State Plan Amendment by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• November 08, 2019

  EMERGENCY RULE: Registration of Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics and Prophylactic Devices - Regulatory Framework Oversight

  Continues the provisions of the July 10, 2019, Emergency Rule LAC 49:501, 503, 509, 511, 515, 517, 519, 521, 523, 525, 527, 529 and LAC 51.VI.301, authorizing the regulation of the cannabidiol-containing products made legal for sale to consumers under the provisions of Act No. 164 of the 2019 Louisiana Legislature.

• November 05, 2019

  Survey: Louisiana youth interest in vaping is on the rise

  Interest in e-cigarettes is growing among Louisiana’s middle school and high school students, despite deaths across the country attributed to vaping, according to a new survey.

• November 01, 2019

  Health Department schedules flu vaccine clinic in Lake Charles

  With flu season already in full swing in Louisiana, now is the time to get a flu shot. The Louisiana Department of Health is holding a flu vaccination clinic in Lake Charles from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. November 8. This one-day clinic will make it easy for people protect themselves from the flu by getting a flu shot at no cost.

• October 30, 2019

  State health department holding seminar for private water well owners

  State and community organizations are equipping private water well owners with resources to maintain their wells and test their water for safety during a free seminar this coming Tuesday.

• October 29, 2019

  Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities schedules road show stop in Hammond

  The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Thursday in Hammond to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.

• October 28, 2019

  New CDC report provides first analysis of lung injury deaths associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report also adds updated information on patient characteristics and substances used.

• October 25, 2019

  Health Department schedules flu vaccine clinic in Metairie

  With flu season starting early, the Louisiana Department of Health is holding a flu vaccination clinic in Metairie from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. October 29. This one-day clinic will allow people to come in and get a flu shot at no cost to the patient.