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LDH News
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National Core Indicators 2021/2022 Family Surveys Mailed
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New Lafourche Parish Health Unit opens in Galliano
The clinic is now open at 17862 W. Main St., Galliano. Clinic hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 225-330-9217 or 225-329-9661.
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LDH urges water safety as summer approaches and child drownings increase
May is National Water Safety Month and as temperatures heat up and families return to water activities, it is important for parents and families to stay aware of the precautions they can take to prevent child drownings.
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LDH issues tips to families dealing with nationwide baby formula shortage
Families are reporting difficulty finding infant formula in stores throughout the state.
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2020 LDH Risk Communications Plan
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications Plan details the actions that will be implemented in the event of a natural disaster, disease outbreak, man-made emergency including bioterrorism, nuclear, or chemical event or other public health emergency. Timely, consistent, and accurate communications can impact how the media, public and clinical health care communities react to an event.
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May 2022 Final Rules
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 May 20, 2022 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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Personal Assistant Services – Employment Support LAC 50:XV.Subpart 11
Repeals the provisions of LAC 50:XV.Subpart 11 governing personal assistant services in its entirety since employment support was never implemented.
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Nursing Facilities – Levels of Care LAC 50:II.10154 and 10156
Amends the provisions governing the standards for payment for nursing facilities in order to: 1) reflect the change in the current assessment tool utilized for level of care determinations; and 2) modify the pathway criteria language in order to include updated terminology contained within the new assessment tool.
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Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Temporary Reimbursement for Private Facilities LAC 50:VII.32904
Continues the provisions of the April 1, 2022 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing temporary reimbursement for private non-state intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities in order to include a direct care add-on for increased costs related to retaining and hiring direct care staff and to establish a minimum hourly wage for direct care workers.
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Free-Standing Birth Centers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.Chapter 67
Repeals the provisions of LAC 48:I.Chapter 67 governing the licensing of hospitals in its entirety as these provisions are incorporated elsewhere in the Louisiana Administrative Code and replaces it with provisions governing the licensing of free-standing birth centers.
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.4541
Amends the provisions governing the licensing of ambulatory surgical centers in order to update the requirements for transfer agreements from ASCs to licensed hospitals in the event of an emergency that requires hospital admission.