Alerts

EMERGENCY RULE RESCINDED: LAC 46:XLVII.3327.A.11 (Licensure by Endorsement)

EMERGENCY RULE RESCINDED: LAC 46:XLVII.4513.B.4.e (Authorized Practice)

These rules were rescinded by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing effectively on March 23, 2022.

EMERGENCY RULE: LAC 46:XLVII.3327.A.11 (Licensure by Endorsement)
EMERGENCY RULE: LAC 46:XLVII.4513.B.4.e (Authorized Practice)

These rules were adopted by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing on March 9, 2022 and will go into effect on March 17, 2022.

Please read the attached Emergency Proclamation from Governor Edwards suspending certain statutes and rules for licensure and practice of RNs and APRNs in the state.

Read More

Please see the resources below for information concerning the Covid-19 Coronavirus:

Read More

LSBN COVID-19 Emergency Actions:

Read More

• Health Alert Network Message 22-01: New COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose/Additional Dose Guidance
• Health Alert Network Message 21-82: 16-and-17-Year-Olds Now Eligible for a Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine
• Health Alert Network Message 21-79: Memo Regarding All Individuals 18 and Over Being Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
  • Attachment: Memo

There is currently an issue with the Renewal application preventing users from starting the application.  We are currently investigating the issue.  Please refer back to this news article for updates.  

December 16, 2021 2:45 PM - The links for the renewal applications should be working again.  

This is a message from the Louisiana Department of Health Emergency Operation Center (LDH EOC) for the Louisiana Health Alert Network (LA HAN). Please read the message below regarding a COVID-19 being a reportable disease in Louisiana and the attachment with further guidance for patients. Please share and distribute this alert concerning the outbreak of COVID-19 with relevant stakeholders and partners through your own distribution channels.

Read More

Please see this handout and attachment regarding the approval of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11.

• Health Alert Network Message 21-78: CDC Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11 Years
  • Attachment: Comparison Chart

Please find the links below for the Protocol for Administration of Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of Covid-19 at Community Treatment Sites Operating Under Ccontract with the Louisiana Department of Health.

Emergency Order - Protocol For Administration Of Monoclonal Antibodies
Protocol- Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 - Bamlanivimab and Etesevimab
Protocol- Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 - REGEN-COVTM (casirivimab and imdevimab)
Protocol- Monoclonal Antibodies for Treatment of COVID-19 - Sotrovimab