§ 37:3724 — Board powers and duties

§3724. Board powers and duties
A. The board shall meet twice per year. Members of the board shall serve without
compensation.
B. The Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Center for Healthcare
Value and Equity, shall provide staffing for the board.
C. The board shall develop all of the following:
(1) A recommended program to enhance employer readiness in hiring community
health workers.
(2) Recommendations for core skills, roles, and competencies for community health
workers in Louisiana.
(3) Recommended standards and requirements for community health worker
education and training programs, including recommended standards for community health
worker educators.
(4) Recommendations for sustainable methods of financing for community health
worker services.
D. The board may do all of the following:
(1) Review community health worker training programs.
(2) Make recommendations to community health worker training programs.
(3) Track employment of community health workers in Louisiana from information
provided voluntarily to the board by entities such as employers or community-based
organizations.

Legislative History

Acts 2023, No. 182, §2.