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• December 27, 2019

  Medical Transportation Program – Non-Emergency Medical Transportation LAC 50:XXVII.541

  Amends the provisions governing provider enrollment in the non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) program in order to lower the minimum liability insurance coverage requirements and reduce insurance premiums paid by NEMT providers to sustain and increase provider participation in the NEMT program. This Emergency Rule also removes language referring to prepayment of premiums from the administrative Rule to align with current practices.

• December 27, 2019

  LDH Blog: Start your new year with sweet, savory and healthy flavors

  There are few better ways to ring in a new year than a decadent brunch with loved ones. These recipes are low in calories, fat and carbohydrates — AND packed full of flavor.

• December 23, 2019

  LDH Blog: Pilot project puts heroic stamp on student immunization numbers

  More than 2,500 flu vaccines were administered to students at 79 New Orleans-area schools in December in only four days.

• December 23, 2019

  Louisiana Morbidity Reports 2019

  The Louisiana Morbidity Report is published every other month by the Office of Public Health/Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section. For more information, please contact them at: P.O. Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160 - Phone: (504) 568-8313

• December 20, 2019

  Strategies to Increase Flu Vaccination Coverage - 2019

  Updated resource for providers made available by the Louisiana Immunization Program and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Louisiana Chapter.

• December 20, 2019

  LDH receives federal grant to combat maternal opioid misuse

  The Louisiana Department of Health has been selected as one of 10 states that have been awarded the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model grant by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center. The grant will allow the Department and its partner hospital, Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, to address gaps in the care of pregnant and postpartum Medicaid members with opioid use disorder.

• December 20, 2019

  LDH Blog: Smart eating is a gift at Christmas and all year round

  A little preparation and motivation will go a long way toward keeping you healthy and happy during “the most wonderful time of the year.”

• December 18, 2019

  ICYMI: New York Times recognizes Dr. Rebekah Gee among five people who changed the world in 2019

  An opinion column in the New York Times on December 17 included Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, as one of five people who changed the world by spreading hope in 2019. The recognition was earned after she led the Department's work to eliminate hepatitis C in Louisiana.

• December 12, 2019

  Louisiana Morbidity Report: Environmental and Occupational Edition

  How environment and workplace can affect our health

• December 12, 2019

  Aggressive flu season means you should get your flu shot!

  With Louisiana continuing to rank among the highest rates of influenza cases in the country, health officials urge people to get the flu shot before they get sick.

• December 10, 2019

  December 2019 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 December 20, 2019 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

• December 10, 2019

  2020 Second Quarter Hospital Stabilization Assessment

  The Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing has submitted a Potpourri relative to the 2020 Second Quarter Hospital Stabilization Assessment to the Office of the State Register for publication in the December 20, 2019 edition of the Louisiana Register.