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LDH News
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Louisiana Department of Health announces $15 million in funding to train healthcare workforce
The Healthcare Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) provides matching grants to universities, technical colleges, healthcare systems, hospitals, agencies and associations working to grow the healthcare pipeline in Louisiana.
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January 2025 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The January 2025 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
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January 2025 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 January 20, 2025 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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Past-Due Required Cost Reports- Immediate Attention Required
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LDH confirms 1 winter weather-related death
The death of a 65-year-old male from Rapides Parish was due to hypothermia and confirmed by the coroner as weather-related.
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LDH reports first U.S. H5N1-related human death
The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions.
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Medicaid Annual Reports
Annual reports from Louisiana's Medicaid program (Bureau of Health Services Financing).
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FFY 2025 Synar Report
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Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities – Rate Determination LAC 50:VII.32903
Amends the provisions governing intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) to eliminate the expiration date on an increased per diem rate for ICFs/IID that downsized from over 100 beds to less than 35 beds prior to December31, 2010, without the benefit of a cooperative endeavor agreement or transitional rate and that incurred excessive capital costs.
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December 2024 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The December 2024 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c).
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LDH detects first presumptive positive human H5N1 case in Louisiana
While the current public health risk for the general public is low, people who work with birds, poultry or cows, or have recreational exposure to them, are at higher risk.