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• December 10, 2021

  Medicaid Eligibility – Twelve Months Postpartum Coverage LAC 50:III.Chapter 23 and XV.16303

  Amends the provisions governing Medicaid eligibility to extend postpartum eligibility from 60 days to 12 months and amends the provisions governing Modified Adjusted Gross Income Groups in order to align the administrative rule with current provisions of the Medicaid State Plan approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with House Resolution 193 of the 2021 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• December 10, 2021

  Hospital Licensing Standards – Obstetrical and Newborn Services LAC 48:I.Chapter 93

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of hospitals in order to update the standards for obstetrical and newborn services to ensure that the administrative Rule reflects current requirements for staffing and levels of care units and relocate the existing provisions of LAC 48:I.9511-9515 to LAC 48:I.9519-9523.

• December 10, 2021

  Hospital Licensing Standards – Newborn Safety Devices LAC 48:I.9573

  Adopts provisions governing the installation and use of newborn safety devices located inside hospital facilities which have 24-hour emergency departments in compliance with Act 421 of the 2021 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

• December 10, 2021

  Ambulatory Surgical Centers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.4503 and 4541

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) in order to: 1) add the definition of optometry; 2) exempt ASC medical staff qualified as optometrists and practicing optometry from the requirement to also be staff members or have admitting privileges at local hospitals; and 3) require ASCs to have a written procedure for the immediate transfer of patients requiring emergency services to a local facility that meets federal requirements for payment and to provide the facility with a notice of operations and patient population served.

• December 10, 2021

  Adult Residential Care Providers – Licensing Standards LAC 48:I.6882

  Amends the provisions governing the licensing of adult residential care providers (ARCPs) in order to extend the timeframe the ARCP is allowed to inactivate its license due to a declared emergency or disaster from one year to two years.

• December 10, 2021

  December 2021 Legislative Oversight Committee Activity

  The December 2021 Legislative Oversight Committee reports have been submitted to the respective legislative oversight committees in accordance with R.S. 49:968(D)(1)(b)(c)

• December 10, 2021

  Following updated CDC guidance, Pfizer booster shots now available for 16- and 17-year-olds in Louisiana

  To receive the booster dose, individuals must be at least six months past their Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine series completion date.

• December 10, 2021

  First Oversight Report: Newborn Screening

  First oversight for proposed rule to include Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS I), and Glycogen Storage Diseases Type II (Pompe Disease) to the Louisiana Newborn Screening Panel.

• December 10, 2021

  Shot For 100 Vaccination Memo

• December 10, 2021

  Notice of Intent: Newborn Screening

  The proposed rule to include Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS I), and Glycogen Storage Diseases Type II (Pompe Disease) to the Louisiana Newborn Screening Panel.

• December 09, 2021

  LDH reports 20 additional Omicron variant cases in Louisiana

  This brings the total number of Omicron cases in our state to 37 - 34 probable and 3 confirmed.

• December 08, 2021

  LDH reports 13 additional probable Omicron variant cases in Louisiana

  This brings the total number of Omicron cases in our state to 17 - 16 probable and 1 confirmed. The first confirmed Omicron case in Louisiana was identified on Dec. 3.