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Hospital Licensing Standards - Free-Standing Emergency Facilities - Emergency Services
Amends the licensing standards governing hospitals in order to amend the provisions governing emergency services provided by free-standing emergency facilities.
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Medicaid Eligibility - New Adult Eligibility Group LAC 50:III.2317
Amends the provisions governing the new adult eligibility group in order to clarify the provisions of the May 20, 2016 Rule which adopted provisions in the Medicaid Program to expand coverage to the new adult group.
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Personal Care Services – Long-Term - Non-Medical Transportation Services LAC 50:XV.12903
Amends the provisions governing LT-PCS to remove the non-medical transportation services provisions erroneously continued in the June 20, 2016 Rule in order to ensure that the provisions are promulgated accurately in the Louisiana Administrative Code.
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July 2016 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The July 2016 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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Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Definitions
The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services proposes to amend the language included in the definition of Spinal Cord Injury to comply with the definition as set forth in R.S. 46:2632. This proposed Rule is promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:450 et seq. The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services, assumed the Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund and its functions as promulgated in LR 40:84
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Department of Health to stop all services at East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit
The Department of Health announced today it is suspending all services at the East Baton Rouge Parish Health Unit on Florida Blvd. Earlier this week, the Department of Health received a report that detailed the presence of mold throughout the building. Mold is known to cause adverse health effects to people with compromised immune systems.
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Gov. Edwards: Medicaid Expansion is now a reality in Louisiana
“Expanding Medicaid in Louisiana was the easiest decision I’ve made since taking office in January, and I meet people from all walks of lifewho will be positively impacted by expansion,” said Gov. Edwards.
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Louisiana Medicaid expansion and the promise of economic security
There was a dignity in getting up to go to work each day, even if it was a low-wage janitorial job.
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Louisiana’s pioneering approach to Medicaid expansion paying off
Louisiana's recently expanded Medicaid program reached an impressive 225,900 enrollees as of last Friday, after beginning the process June 1.
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One New Travel-Related Zika Case Confirmed in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Public Health Laboratory has confirmed one additional case of Zika virus. The patient had travelled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission and sought medical care in Louisiana after, where tests confirmed the viral infection.
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Department of Health enrolling 2,500 people per day into Medicaid
Louisiana Department of Health officials had enrolled more than 220,000 people into the state's Medicaid expansion as of 9 a.m. Wednesday (June 22), with 9,000 of those people coming from the food stamp rolls.
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Louisiana Department to Terminate Alternatives Living from Medicaid Program
Officials with the Louisiana Department of Health announced they will begin taking steps to terminate Alternatives Living from the state Medicaid program. The action follows a federal indictment handed down today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana that accuses the owners of Alternatives Living of the theft of federal funds and conspiracy to commit theft of federal funds. The indictment was handled by the U.S. Attorney following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.