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April 2016 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The April 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)
LDH News
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RFP: Third Party Liability Services
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide Third Party Liability (TPL) Services.
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Two New Zika Cases Confirmed
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has been notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that two Louisiana residents who recently traveled to the Caribbean and South America were found to have had the Zika virus. Both individuals no longer have symptoms, and the Zika virus was confirmed after the individuals had recovered and no longer had the virus in their bloodstream.
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DHH Awards $800,000 to Town of Jackson Water System for Drinking Water System Improvements
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) recently awarded an $800,000 loan to the Town of Jackson through the State’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund. This low-interest subsidized loan will help improve infrastructure for the water system.
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Health Department Offers Tips for Home Mold Removal in Response to Recent Floods
The Department of Health and Hospitals’ Office of Public Health provides residents of flood-affected areas some basic guidelines for safe mold cleanup and removal.
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DHH Lifts Do Not Drink Advisory for Peoples Water System
Tests ordered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) and performed by a certified lab have confirmed that the water in Donaldsonville is safe to drink. As such, the do not drink the water advisory has been lifted.
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Water System Concern: Situation Update from DHH
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RFP: Fiscal Employer Agent for Self-Directed Services
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Bureau of Health Services Financing, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide financial management and support brokerage services to Medicaid participants enrolled in an approved self-direction program, such as managing payroll, providing bill paying functions, and distributing funds contained in individual participant budgets.
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Peoples Water System in Donaldsonville in Violation of Safe Drinking Water Standards
This evening, Louisiana State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry, MD, notified the Peoples Water System of Donaldsonville, LA that it must immediately change how it treats it drinking water after a routine inspection discovered possible elevated levels of chlorine dioxide in the treatment system. The directive is to make the change from using chlorine dioxide immediately this evening, March 22, 2016.
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Caddo Parish Health Unit to Close March 21 through April 1
Because of needed repairs to its heating and cooling system, the Caddo Parish Health Unit will be closed for the next two weeks, beginning Monday, March 21. The health unit is expected to reopen on Friday, April 1 following this maintenance work.
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Substantive Changes and Public Hearing Notification – Personal Care Services – Long-Term
The Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to Personal Care Services – Long-Term proposed Rule to the Office of The State Register for publication in the March 20, 2016 edition of the Louisiana Register.
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Substantive Changes and Public Hearing Notification – Direct Service Worker Registry
The Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to Direct Service Worker Registry proposed Rule to the Office of The State Register for publication in the March 20, 2016 edition of the Louisiana Register.