New Lafourche Parish Health Unit opens in Galliano
The clinic is now open at 17862 W. Main St., Galliano. Clinic hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 225-330-9217 or 225-329-9661.
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The clinic is now open at 17862 W. Main St., Galliano. Clinic hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 225-330-9217 or 225-329-9661.
May is National Water Safety Month and as temperatures heat up and families return to water activities, it is important for parents and families to stay aware of the precautions they can take to prevent child drownings.
Families are reporting difficulty finding infant formula in stores throughout the state.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications Plan details the actions that will be implemented in the event of a natural disaster, disease outbreak, man-made emergency including bioterrorism, nuclear, or chemical event or other public health emergency. Timely, consistent, and accurate communications can impact how the media, public and clinical health care communities react to an event.
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, 2022 edition of the Louisiana Register in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.
Repeals the provisions of LAC 50:XV.Subpart 11 governing personal assistant services in its entirety since employment support was never implemented.
Amends the provisions governing the standards for payment for nursing facilities in order to: 1) reflect the change in the current assessment tool utilized for level of care determinations; and 2) modify the pathway criteria language in order to include updated terminology contained within the new assessment tool.
Continues the provisions of the April 1, 2022 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing temporary reimbursement for private non-state intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities in order to include a direct care add-on for increased costs related to retaining and hiring direct care staff and to establish a minimum hourly wage for direct care workers.
Repeals the provisions of LAC 48:I.Chapter 67 governing the licensing of hospitals in its entirety as these provisions are incorporated elsewhere in the Louisiana Administrative Code and replaces it with provisions governing the licensing of free-standing birth centers.
Amends the provisions governing the licensing of ambulatory surgical centers in order to update the requirements for transfer agreements from ASCs to licensed hospitals in the event of an emergency that requires hospital admission.
Amends the provisions governing the licensing of adult day health care (ADHC) providers in order to update the assessment tool used to determine nursing facility level of care eligibility for ADHC admissions.
The May 2022 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)