Requests that DCFS, DOE, DHH, the Children's Cabinet and its advisory board work together with the BrightStart staff to carry out the work of BrightStart.
Requests DHH to develop a plan for the creation of a demonstration program to coordinate and integrate the health care for an individual eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Requests DHH to examine the benefits of routine nutritional screening and therapeutic nutrition treatment for those who are malnourished or at risk for malnutrition, as well as examine the benefits of such actions as part of the standard for evidenced-based hospital care.
Requests a study effort and annual reports concerning types of foods and beverages purchased with SNAP benefits
Requests that DHH study and develop a list of best practices suicide prevention training programs to make available in Louisiana to offer for training groups of Louisiana professionals and citizens on a voluntary basis.
Requests DHH to study the benefits of permitting physicians to apply fluoride varnish to the teeth of children under the age of seven who are enrolled in the Medicaid program.
Directs the Dept. of Social Services to assess efforts to date in La. to promote healthy food choices among recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to facilitate the processing and payment of Medicaid claims.
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to facilitate the processing and payment of Medicaid claims.
Acknowledges the role of optimal infant nutrition during first year of life and that new mothers require assistance to provide the best nutritional start for their babies and urges DHH to facilitate maternal and infant nutrition awareness and provide access to nutritional programs.