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Throughout the course of the week, each home will receive an empty bottle and instructions to collect a water sample. Residents can choose to collect the sample on their own; can allow state personnel to collect the sample; or can choose not to participate in sampling.
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a Public Health Emergency for the Town of St. Joseph in North Louisiana. Residents are advised to use an alternative source for drinking water. On Dec. 15, 2016 test results conducted by the Office of Public Health showed elevated levels of lead in two samples – a private residence and the Town Hall. Also, there were two other sites with elevated levels of copper – both were private residences. The Town of St. Joseph has experienced water problems for years due to the poorly maintained and deteriorating water distribution system. Frequent breaks in the water distribution system provide a potential health risk because of the drop in water pressure.
Continues the provisions of the May 20, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing psychiatric residential treatment facilities in order to revise the minimum staffing requirements for staff-to-client ratios.
Continues the provisions of the September 1, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing pediatric day health care services in order to clarify these provisions and revise the recipient criteria and reimbursement methodology.
Continues the provisions of the September 1, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the licensing standards for pediatric day health care facilities to clarify the provider participation requirements regarding the frequency of reviews for plans of care.
Continues the provisions of the September 1, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing nursing facilities reimbursement to include the provider fee increase in the nursing facility pass through rate in compliance with Act 675 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Continues the provisions of the September 1, 2016 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing provider fees in order to increase the limit of the provider fee for nursing facilities.
Continues the provisions of the October 1, 2015 Emergency Rule, which amended the provisions governing DSH payments to reduce the payments made to non-rural, non-state acute care hospitals for inpatient psychiatric services, in order to assure that these provisions are promulgated in a clear and concise manner in the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC).
In compliance with House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 51 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, amends the provisions governing reimbursement methodology for outpatient hospital services to increase the reimbursement rates paid to non-rural, non-state hospitals.
Amends the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities in order to revise the method used for nursing facility rate setting and to make technical changes to align provisions with the approved State Plan amendment.
In compliance with House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 51 of the 2016 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, amends the provisions governing reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services to increase the reimbursement rates paid to non-rural, non-state hospitals.
Amends the reimbursement methodology governing applied behavior analysis-based therapy services in order to realign the reimbursement rates to be consistent with the commercial rates for these services which will be in effect statewide in January 2017.