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SECOND OVERSIGHT REPORT: Certification of Laboratories Performing Water Analysis
Under the authority of R.S. 36:254(B)(7) and in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, the Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH-OPH), has amended Chapter 80 (Accreditation of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses) of Subpart 28 (Drinking Water Laboratories) of Part V (Preventive Health Services) of Title 48 (Public Health?General) of the Louisiana Administrative Code (LAC). The amendments are necessary to withdraw the LDH-OPH Laboratory Certification Program from The NELAC Institute (TNI), the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP).
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Louisiana Department of Health issues Request for Information for participation in the Medicaid Innovation Challenge
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) in partnership with Adaptation Health has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the Louisiana Medicaid Innovation Challenge. The Innovation Challenge supports Louisiana Medicaid by identifying market-ready solutions to engage members through the appropriate use of technology. The RFI has been published to identify innovative solutions to address member communication and engagement.
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CDC Announces ACIP's Expanded Hepatitis A Vaccination Recommendation
As new tools and resources are available, we at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will share them with you in the form of a newsletter, such as this one. We hope you find this information useful in supporting your activities and as you communicate with others about the hepatitis A outbreaks.
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RFI: The Louisiana Medicaid Innovation Challenge
The purpose of this RFI is to seek responses from organizations that have market-ready innovative and inventive solutions to improve Medicaid member communication and engagement.
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Office of Public Health's Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh featured in LDH Blog Q&A series
"It's hard to even go into the grocery store without seeing people I know who have been impacted by COVID in some way. Everyone has had a different challenge, but COVID has challenged everyone in some different way," Dr. Cavanaugh writes about her region.
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LDH Blog: Q&A with the RMDs: Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh
In this Q&A blog series, our regional public health leaders will be answering the same questions, and together they will paint a statewide perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response in their communities. Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh is the Regional Medical Director for Region 5, which includes the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis.
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Region 5 Office of Public Health updates mobile COVID-19 testing sites for July 6 to July 10
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes.
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RFI: Medical Monitoring Stations operated by Hospitals
Medical Monitoring Stations operated by Hospitals to provide treatment, medical services, assistance with activities of daily living, and related services to eligible COVID-19 positive individuals who are referred and/or approved for such services by the Louisiana Department of Health.
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EMERGENCY ORDER: Extension Medical and Surgical Procedures, Dental Visits, Procedures and Surgeries, Other Healthcare Services
This Emergency Order shall continue the previously issued Notice #2020-COVID-19-ALL-020, and shall remain in effect from 11:59 p.m. on July 5, 2020, until further notice from the State Health Officer.
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Region 6 Office of Public Health updates mobile COVID-19 testing sites for June 29 to July 3
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.
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Region 5 Office of Public Health lists mobile COVID-19 testing sites for June 29 to July 3
These updated testing sites are for the region that includes Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis parishes.