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May 2017 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity
The May 2017 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)
LDH News
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New program pays for some employer-sponsored health insurance
Some Louisiana residents who are employed but currently receive their health care coverage under Medicaid may now be eligible for a program that will allow them to afford coverage from their employer.
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Department of Health awards $6.5 million loan to Louisiana Water Company for water system improvements in seven communities
The Department of Health recently awarded a $6.5 million loan to the Louisiana Water Company (LAWCO) located in several parishes throughout Louisiana. Provided through the State’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund, the funding will help the water company improve drinking water infrastructure in the community water systems they operate.
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RFP: Pharmacy Benefits Manager/Point of Sale Processor for People Living with HIV in LA (Copy)
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), STD/HIV Program, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide pharmacy benefits management services through a comprehensive network of pharmacies, to eligible clients residing in all 64 parishes in Louisiana.
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Community-Based Supportive Services for People Living with HIV
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), STD/HIV Program, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide pharmacy benefits management services through a comprehensive network of pharmacies, to eligible clients residing in all 64 parishes in Louisiana.
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RFP: Pharmacy Benefits Manager/Point of Sale Processor for People Living with HIV in LA
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), STD/HIV Program, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide pharmacy benefits management services through a comprehensive network of pharmacies, to eligible clients residing in all 64 parishes in Louisiana.
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Caddo Parish Health Unit to hold STD Clinic on Saturday
Louisiana, including Caddo Parish, consistently experiences some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. The most recent studies by the CDC, 2015 data, show Louisiana has the highest rate in the nation for primary and secondary syphilis and the highest gonorrhea rate. Further, among the top 70 counties/parishes in the U.S., Caddo is ranked 59.
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NOTICE OF INTENT: Milk Products Laboratory Testing
Under the authority of R.S. 40:4 and 40:5, and in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, notice is hereby given that the state health officer, acting through the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health (LDH-OPH), intends to reenact and amend parts of Section 309 of Part VII (Dairy Products Regulations) of Title 51. This Rule is being proposed to eliminate a current requirement that certain testing of raw milk samples be performed at a state-run facility. The Notice of Intent was published in the Louisiana Register Vol. 43, No. 04 April 20, 2017.
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FIRST & SECOND OVERSIGHT REPORT: Milk Products Laboratory Testing
First Legislative Oversight Committee Report
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Our Views: Roll out of Medicaid popular in state (The Advocate)
Perhaps it sounds a little odd, but people both in Louisiana and elsewhere are sometimes fuzzy about the differences between the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act, expanded Medicaid, and “Obamacare” — the politically charged term that involves the whole of the parts.
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HCR 87 of the 2016 Regular Legislative Session
In accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 87 of the 2016 Regular Legislative Session the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) submits the attached report. House Concurrent Resolution 87 requested LDH study whether the effects of an abortion induced with drugs or chemicals can be reversed, and report the findings and recommendations.
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LSU Survey: Medicaid Expansion has 72% approval
About three fourths of residents (72 percent) approve of expansion. Approval of the move extends across a number of demographic and political groups. Democrats (91 percent) and independents (73 percent) approve of Medicaid expansion. While Republicans are less enthusiastic about the policy, they lean toward approval (51 percent approval versus 45 percent disapproval).