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What parents and caregivers need to know about lead

Partnerships make us stronger and we want to partner with the families we serve! Here you'll find information about lead poisoning prevention, supportive services and how to make your home lead-safe.
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Medicaid Managed Care Policies & Procedures Archive - Pharmacy (2025)
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Medicaid State Plan Amendments 2014
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CHIP State Plan
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Non-Discrimination Statement
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Medicaid Managed Care Policies & Procedures Archive (2022)
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Governance Board Document Archives

Governance Board Document Archives
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Managed Care Pharmacy and Medical Drug Policies Archive (2024)
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Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI)
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Act. 367 ( House Bill 291)

Act 367 enacts reform that Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation, relative to minimum standards for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities; to require in-person visitation under certain circumstances; to provide minimum requirements for in-person visits; to provide for certain physical contact; to require the provision of visitation policy information with applications for licensure, renewal of licensure, or change of ownership; to require publication of visitation policies; and to provide for related matters.
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Legislative Report on the Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council, SFY2023

The Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council (LA RDAC) is a statutorily mandated advisory group that is charged with serving in a resource capacity to any public and private agency located in this state that provides services for a person who has been diagnosed with a rare disease. The LA RDAC is administered through the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH or the Department) Office of Public Health (OPH) Bureau of Family Health (BFH), which provides staff support and policy expertise to assist the group with carrying out its charge.
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OAAS Quarterly Provider Meetings

This page contains copies of the presentations delivered at OAAS Quarterly Provider meetings across the state.
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Data Action Team (DAT)

Data Action Team collects & analyzes health-related data for women, youth & families. The team guides program plans, informs policy & evaluates health services.
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2025 Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council Annual Legislative Report

The Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council provides resources to public and private agencies in the state that serve individuals diagnosed with rare diseases. The Council is tasked with compiling an annual report that summarizes the findings, activities, and progress for State Fiscal Year 2025 (SFY 2025) of the Council and recommendations for addressing the needs of Louisianans living with a rare disease. The Council operates under the Bureau of Family Health, which provides staff support and policy expertise to assist the Council in fulfilling its mission to provide advice on research, diagnosis, treatment, and education related to rare diseases. The Council's additional duties, outlined in R.S. 40:1122.1 (see Appendix D), include providing expert and clinical advice to the Drug Utilization Review Board in its review of treatments for rare diseases and providing input and feedback to the Louisiana Department of Health and other agencies on matters affecting people with rare diseases.
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Critical Incident Reporting for OCDD
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Step 4: Formalize the Process and Sustain Change
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Medicaid Provider Manuals
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2013 Medicaid Managed Care Transparency Report

Managed Care 1.0 Amerigroup Healthy Blue Community Health Solutions LaCare AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Healthcare Connections UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Act 212 of the 2013 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature requires the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) to submit annual reports concerning the Bayou Health program to the Legislature’s Senate and House Committees on Health and Welfare. The following Bayou Health Transparency Report: Calendar Year (CY) 2013 is intended to provide all information outlined in Act 212 for the second annual report to the Legislature. This report presents information on the Bayou Health program during the 2013 calendar year. Information and data for inclusion in this report were collected and provided by the contracted Bayou Health plans. The health plans’ internal policies and procedures for collection of data were validated by DHH’s contracted external quality review organization (EQRO), Island Peer Review Organization (IPRO), in conjunction with 2013 external quality reviews. An additional validation was performed by either the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) as part of the contractually required health plan accreditation process. Plans are contractually required to obtain accreditation from either NCQA or URAC for their Bayou Health plan serving Louisiana members. All Bayou Health plans have obtained accreditation from those national accrediting bodies NCQA or URAC, which are rigorous processes involving comprehensive reviews of the plans’ policies, procedures and practices.
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Free-standing Birth Centers– LAC 48:I.Chapter 67 - October 15, 2024

The Department of Health, Health Standards Section (the department) proposes to amend the provisions governing the licensing of Free-standing Birth Centers (FSBC) providers in order to comply with the requirements of the following Acts of the 2024 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature: Act 122 that requires FSBC providers to, prior to discharge following birth, provide the mother and her family members information about post-birth warning signs, including symptoms and available resources; and Act 624 that requires FSBC providers to implement workplace violence mitigation initiatives. In compliance with Acts 122 and 624, the department hereby proposes to amend the provisions governing the licensing of FSBCs in order to update general provisions for licensure, requirements for policies and procedures, and client discharge processes. The department also proposes to amend the provisions governing the licensing of FSBC providers in order to update requirements for provisional licensure and deemed status.
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Informational Bulletins

Surgeon General Evelyn Griffin, MD

Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein

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