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Adopts provisions to establish licensing standards for behavioral health service providers to comply with the directives of Act 308.
Continues the provision of the July 1, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for nursing facilities in order to reduce the per diem rates paid to non-state nursing facilities.
Continues the provisions of the April 20, 2014 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions of the December 31, 2013 Emergency Rule in order to make technical revisions to ensure that these provisions are appropriately promulgated in a clear and concise manner.
Amends the provisions governing hospital licensing standards to revise the qualification requirements for therapeutic recreational therapists and to establish the qualifications of an individual who shall clinically supervise therapeutic recreational services.
The February 10, 2015 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
Today, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Secretary Kliebert announced the appointment of Hugh Eley as deputy secretary upon the departure of Courtney Phillips.
Yesterday, The Advocate published a story entitled “Baton Rouge General to close its Mid-City emergency room” by Marsha Shuler. The story contained several factual inaccuracies and excluded important information.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), along with leaders from Baton Rouge General Medical Center (BRG), the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) and Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center (OLOL), announced plans to collaborate on a new model of health care for Mid City Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal and officials with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), and Louisiana State Police (LSP) announced the ban of multiple new synthetic marijuana compounds called "PX 1," "PX 2" and "MDMB-CHMICA" this week. Designer drugs, sold under names such as Blue Diamond and Mojo, have been linked to recent deaths and numerous hospitalizations in Louisiana hospitals in the past few months.