Requires regular reporting of the number of school-age children known to have an infectious disease during a public health emergency relating to the disease (Item #28) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Extends the facility need review approval for licensed intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities that are located in certain areas. (gov sig)
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to protect certain hospitals from the negative financial consequences of the closure of the Earl K. Long Medical Center by adequately compensating such hospitals for their increased burden of providing health care to the poor and uninsured residents of the greater Baton Rouge region.
Requires hospitals, prior to discharge, to provide parents of newborns educational information on Pertussis disease and the availability of a vaccine. (8/15/11)
Provides for an exception to the prohibition against employing a nonlicensed person or licensed ambulance personnel when such person has been convicted of certain criminal offenses. (gov sig)
Exempts certain religious, non-profit, child care facilities and child-placing agencies from certain regulations. (See Act) (OR NO IMPACT SG RV See Note)