Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
| Name | Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council |
| Contact Person | Bethany Blackson - Legislative Liaison LDH |
| Mailing Address |
c/o Louisiana Department of Health PO Box 629 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 |
| Phone Number | 225-342-4773 |
| Fax Number | -- |
| Board Email | bethany.blackson@la.gov |
| Website | -- |
| Legal Authority | Act 351 of 2019 |
| Year Created | 2019 |
| Organizational Placement | LA Department of Health |
| Purpose/Function | The legislature finds and declares that research indicates palliative care is appropriate for a patient of any age and at any stage of a serious illness and can reduce medical costs and patient recovery time when provided by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare specialists in order to provide an additional source of support to a patient with a serious illness. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 26
Number Currently Serving: 24 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | -- |