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Louisiana Department of Health Updates for 5/11/2020
The Louisiana Department of Health has updated its website to reflect the latest number of COVID-19 positives and will continue to update its website at noon each day.
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May 2020 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, 2020 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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2020 Fourth Quarter Hospital Stabilization Assessment
The Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to the 2020 SecondThe Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to the 2020 Fourth Quarter Hospital Stabilization Assessment to the Office of the State Register for publication in the May 20, 2020 edition of the Louisiana Register.
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Inpatient Hospital Services – Coverage of Donor Human Breast Milk LAC 50:V.111
Adopts provisions governing reimbursement outside of the inpatient hospital per diem for donor human breast milk provided to hospitalized premature newborns in order to ensure access to an effective treatment to reduce the incidence of severe complications.
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May 2020 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The May 2020 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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State of Louisiana Will Hire Hundreds of Louisianans as Contact Tracers to Fight the Spread of COVID-19
Today, Governor John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health outlined a plan for COVID-19 testing and tracking that would hire as many as 700 Louisianans to serve as, "contact tracers" interviewing and advising people who have tested positive to determine who in their lives could also be at risk.
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NOTICE OF INTENT: 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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FIRST 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 Updates for 5/7/2020
The Louisiana Department of Health has updated its website to reflect the latest number of COVID-19 positives and will continue to update its website at noon each day.
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Louisiana Department of Health Updates for 5/6/2020
The Louisiana Department of Health has updated its website to reflect the latest number of COVID-19 positives and will continue to update its website at noon each day.
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Guidance on high-risk adults and routine vaccinations during the pandemic - click here for more information.