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LDH recognizes 32 birthing hospitals achieving Louisiana Birth Ready Designation
The hospitals were recognized for committing to practices that improve quality and outcomes for women giving birth.
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LDH confirms one storm-related death in Rapides Parish
A 60-year-old female died in an accidental storm-related incident outside Pineville.
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Provider Screening and Enrollment LAC 50:I.Chapter 15
Amends the provisions governing provider screening and enrollment in order to comply with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements to align the provisions governing out-of-state enrollment and single case agreements with the Medicaid Provider Enrollment Compendium, to codify provisions for informal hearings and appeal rights for provider enrollment denials and terminations, and to ensure that the administrative Rule is consistent with current practices.
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Pharmacy Benefit Management Program – Excluded Drugs LAC 50:XXIX.107
Amends the provisions governing the Pharmacy Benefit Management Program in order to align the language in the Louisiana Administrative Code relative to drugs excluded from Medicaid coverage with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -approved State Plan amendment.
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Inpatient Hospital Services LAC 50:V.121, 123, 125, and 127
Repeals inpatient hospital services Rules which were promulgated prior to implementation of the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC) codification system and amends the provisions governing inpatient hospital services in order to promulgate the criteria to qualify for reimbursement as a distinct part psychiatric unit in a codified format in the LAC and add qualifying criteria for rehabilitation, long-term, and freestanding hospitals.
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Children’s and Adult Mental Health Services LAC 50:XXXIII.Chapters 23, 61, 63, and 65
Amends the provisions governing children’s and adult mental health services to expand the mental health professionals eligible to provide therapeutic services to include provisionally licensed professional counselors, provisionally licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed master social workers.
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LDH releases 2020 maternal mortality report
The report provides crucial insights into causes and disparities of deaths among women within a year of pregnancy in Louisiana.
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Public Hearing—Substantive Changes to Proposed Rule – Nurse Staffing Agencies, LAC 48:I.Chapters 77
The Department of Health, Health Standards Section has submitted a Potpourri relative to Public Hearing – Substantive Changes to Proposed Rule – Nurse Staffing Agencies, LAC 48:I.Chapters 77 to the Office of the State Register for publication in the April 20, 2024 edition of the Louisiana Register.
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Public Hearing—Substantive Changes to Proposed Rule - Hospitals Licensing Standards, LAC 48:I.Chapters 93-95
The Department of Health, Health Standards Section has submitted a Potpourri relative to Public Hearing – Substantive Changes to Proposed Rule - Hospitals Licensing Standards, LAC 48:I.Chapters 93-95 to the Office of the State Register for publication in the April 20, 2024 edition of the Louisiana Register.
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Facility Need Review – LAC 48:I.Chapter 125
The Department of Health, Health Standards Section proposes to amend LAC 48:I.Chapter 125, and to adopt §12510, §12511, and §12512 as authorized by R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2116 et seq. in order to ensure that the FNR process for nursing facilities coincides with current statute requiring FNR approval by the department.
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April 2024 Final Rules
The Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section has submitted Final Rules to the Office of the State Register for publication in the April 20, 2024 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
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Louisiana Medicaid Hosting Job Fairs