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Amends and adopts provisions governing reimbursement in the Residential Options Waiver in order to establish workforce retention bonus payments for direct service workers and support coordination providers along with audit procedures and sanctions.
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement in the New Opportunities Waiver in order to establish workforce retention bonus payments for direct service workers along with audit procedures and sanctions.
Adopts provisions governing reimbursement in the Community Choices Waiver in order to establish a wage floor and workforce retention bonus payments for direct support/service workers and personal assistance service providers along with audit procedures and sanctions.
Amends the provisions governing reimbursement in the Children’s Choice Waiver in order to establish workforce retention bonus payments for direct service workers and support coordination providers along with audit procedures and sanctions.
Adopts provisions governing reimbursement in the Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Waiver in order to establish a direct wage floor and workforce retention bonus payments for direct support workers at ADHC centers along with audit procedures and sanctions.
Amends the provisions governing the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program in order to increase reimbursement rates paid for certain services rendered to infants and toddlers in the EarlySteps Program.
Mass fatality planning is part of an overall, all-hazards emergency preparedness and responseii performed in Louisiana by the Department of Health & Hospitals (DHH). DHH handles Emergency Support Function #8, and is inclusive of support agency in managing human remains, including victim identification and mortuary affairs. This Framework is refined and fully developed with the guidance of DHH staff, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), volunteers with DMORT experience, and the 64 parish coroners.