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About 35 students from the Incarnate Word Head Start and Early Head Start in New Orleans were adorned in short white coats, the symbol of a commitment to lifelong learning in healthcare, which they will keep as a memento. The students also participated in various activities.
All Louisiana children ages 6 months and up are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accepting the recommendation of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization of the three-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the two-dose Moderna vaccine.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) welcomes the recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration to begin offering the COVID vaccine to all children ages 6 months and up.
LDH is seeking information from vendors, stakeholders, and other entities who have input on improving IV&V services.
The Department of Health submits a detailed monthly report to the Legislature that provides a comprehensive overview of Medicaid spending. The reports include projections for future revenues and expenditures for the given state fiscal year.
Repealing Covid-19 vaccine requirements
The Louisiana Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted Final Rules to the Office of the State Register for publication in the June 20, 2022 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
The Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to the 2022 Fourth Quarter Hospital Stabilization Assessment to the Office of the State Register for publication in the June 20, 2022 edition of the Louisiana Register.
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement to private non-state intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities (ICFs/IID) in order to revise and streamline the process by which ICFs/IID can request add-on rates for medically qualified beneficiaries receiving above routine care and whose staffing levels exceed the required minimum.
Amends the provisions governing hospice services in order to: 1) temporarily waive the provision requiring daily visits by the hospice provider to all clients under the age of 21 and allow telemedicine visits as an alternative in the event of a federal or state declared emergency or disaster; and 2) clarify that the five-day limit for inpatient care is applied to respite care only.
Adopts provisions in the Home Health Program in order to temporarily allow non-physician practitioners to order and review home health services in the event of a federal or state declared emergency or disaster.