Event Calendar
Board Meeting
12/7/2009 to 12/9/2009
Committee Meeting
1/20/2010
News
Office Closures
The Board office will be closed from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, for an Agency Staff Meeting.
The Board office will be closed on Thurday, November 26, 2009, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Board office will be closed on Friday, November 27, 2009, for Acadian Day.
Online Renewals Now Available
Online licensure renewals for RNs and APRNs are available from now to January 31st, 2010 at 11:59pm. Renewals received after December 31st, 2009 will be charged a late fee.
Bulletins
FightTheFlu.com at DHH and Listing of Pharmacies Dispensing H1N1 Antiviral Medications
The LA Department of Health and Hospitals has set up a website, http://www.FightTheFluLA.com, to provide crucial information about H1N1 influenza. A listing of pharmacies that will have antiviral medications available can be found here.
Department of Health and Hospitals Requests H1N1 Vaccination Volunteers
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has put out a call for volunteer vaccinators to prevent the spread of H1N1 influenza in the Fall and Winter of 2009-2010. To volunteer, register, and/or to receive additional information regarding this vaccination effort, please contact Sherhonda Harper, RN, Statewide Nurse Consultant, at (225) 763-5470 or email Sherhonda.Harper@la.gov.
H1N1 Vaccination Campaign - Request for Nurse Volunteers
APRN Prescriptive Authority Alert - Free or Low-Cost H1N1 Antiviral Medications Available to Uninsured/Underinsured Patients
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has issued instructions for prescribing authorities on prescribing antivirial medications to the uninsured and underinsured at a reduced cost or no cost. This initiative is not restricted only to Louisianans. Please read this document if you have prescriptive authority.
Free or Low-Cost Novel H1N1 Antiviral Medications Available to Uninsured/Underinsured Patients