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§2617. Obesity annual action plan; submission; content
The Louisiana Department of Health shall submit an action plan, after consulting with
and receiving comments from the medical director of each of its contracted Medicaid
partners, to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on
Health and Welfare no later than February first of each year on the following:
(1)The financial impact and reach obesity is having on the state of Louisiana and its
residents. Items included in this assessment shall include the number of lives with obesity
covered by Medicaid through the Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners,
the number of lives with obesity impacted by the prevention and control programs
implemented by the Louisiana Department of Health and its con
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§2617. Obesity annual action plan; submission; content
The Louisiana Department of Health shall submit an action plan, after consulting with
and receiving comments from the medical director of each of its contracted Medicaid
partners, to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on
Health and Welfare no later than February first of each year on the following:
(1) The financial impact and reach obesity is having on the state of Louisiana and its
residents. Items included in this assessment shall include the number of lives with obesity
covered by Medicaid through the Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners,
the number of lives with obesity impacted by the prevention and control programs
implemented by the Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners, the financial
cost obesity and its complications place on the Louisiana Department of Health and its
contracted partners, and the financial cost obesity and its complications places on the
Louisiana Department of Health and its contracted partners in comparison to other chronic
diseases and conditions.
(2) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities aimed at
controlling obesity and preventing the disease.
(3) A description of the level of coordination existing between the Louisiana
Department of Health, its contracted partners, and other stakeholders on activities,
programmatic activities, and the level of communication on managing, treating, or preventing
obesity and its complications.
(4) The development of a detailed action plan for battling obesity with a range of
actionable items. The plan shall identify proposed action steps to reduce the impact of
obesity and related obesity complications. The plan shall identify expected outcomes of the
action steps proposed while establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing obesity.
(5) The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs, and
resources to implement the plan identified in Paragraph (4) of this Section.