Article: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS ESTABLISHES DAYTIME HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 10 -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals issued the following press release:

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals today announced it is publishing licensing rules creating a new type of facility in Louisiana that will offer a new option for services to Louisiana's medically fragile children and their families.

Pediatric Day Health Care Facilities will provide parents of medically-fragile children and young adults under the age of 21 with an integrated setting in which to treat, and even educate, their children. Due to a variety of factors, medically-fragile children are in stable condition but require assistance, such as help with ...

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