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Amends the provisions governing the State Supplemental Rebate Agreement Program in order to remove the requirement for participation in a specific supplemental rebate agreement.
Amends the provisions governing the licensing of hospitals in order to clarify the requirements that licensed hospitals shall: 1) be primarily engaged in providing inpatient care and services to inpatients, and 2) ensure that dietary services provided through a contract with a food delivery service meet the same standards as hospitals that provide in-house dietary services to patients..
Amends the provisions governing personal care services (PCS) in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program in order to clarify these provisions and update requirements relative to utilization of an electronic visit verification system, billable units, and delivery of PCS.
In accordance with R.S. 49:968, the 2nd Legislative Oversight Committee Report for the proposed Disease Reporting Requirements; Public Health Immunization Requirements; and Anti-Rabies Vaccination Requirements for Dogs and Cats rule has been submitted to the applicable oversight committees.
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to obtain competitive proposals from qualified Proposers who are interested in providing consultative services.
The April 2019 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
Many people struggle to find the right words to start the conversation about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). April is Louisiana STD Awareness Month, with the theme of “Start the Conversation — About STDs.” Its slogan is, “It doesn’t matter how, it just matters that you do. Start the conversation!”
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health is sponsoring a community-wide presentation of the County Health Rankings from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 3 on the second floor of the Rapides Foundation Building, 1101 Fourth St. #200, Alexandria.
“Accreditation demonstrates that the state health department has been rigorously examined and meets or exceeds national standards that promote continuous quality improvement for public health,” said Dr. Alexander Billioux, assistant secretary of the Office of Public Health.
LDH BHSF is inviting qualified Proposers to submit proposals for services to provide financial management services in accordance with the specifications and conditions set forth herein.
Hepatitis C is the leading infectious disease killer of our time, but it is also one of the few viruses that has a cure—direct-acting antiviral medications. Several years ago, Louisiana set out to eliminate the disease to reduce preventable suffering and premature death.