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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS LDH is moving forward with a plan to distribute food benefits on EBT cards. If the USDA, who administers the SNAP program, is prepared and ready to move money into states’ accounts, we will use federal dollars to fund SNAP recipients’ accounts. If they are not ready, LDH will proceed with our state-funded program to provide food assistance to the elderly, the disabled, and households with children through their existing EBT cards.
Health Standards - Emergency Preparedness
Re-Entry Process for Reoccupying and Reopening Following Emergency Events:
- LDH-HSS Memo-Reoccupy Requirements updated 08/02/2024
- HSS EP Form
- OSFM Memo-Healthcare Facilities Evacuated during a Hurricane or State Declared Emergency
- OPH-Health Care Facility Reoccupation Tool
Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Rule - Revised 08/2023
Louisiana Model Nursing Home Emergency Plan
Monday.com Emergency Preparedness Form Training Video
Click here for Emergency Preparedness for Nursing Homes
Click here for MSTAT Training for NH providers conducted on June 6, 2022
ESF-8 Portal User Guides
- Basic Status Reporting Instructions
- Getting the ESF-8 Portal Mobile App
- Overview of Patient/Resident Management
- Managing Generators
- Running Status Update History
Developing an All Hazard Risk Assessment and Emergency Plan
- CMS Compliant Templates
- Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA)
- Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) ESF-8 Tool
For more info:
email: HSS Emergency Preparedness
office: 225-342-5974
fax: 225-342-5073