RS 37:3723
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RS 37:3723
§3723. Community Health Worker Workforce Board
There is hereby created a Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Board, hereafter referred to in this Chapter as the "board", within the Louisiana Department of Health. It shall consist of eleven members to include a majority of community health workers. The board shall consist of the following members:
(1)The director of the Community Health Worker Institute at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans or his designee.
(2)A member of the board of directors of the Louisiana Public Health Institute or his designee.
(3)The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health or his designee.
(4)The Medicaid executive director in this state or his designee.
(5)The chair of the Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network or his designee.
(6)Six community health workers representing community-based organizations. The six community health workers shall be appointed by the governor from a list of community health workers recommended by the ten human services districts and authorities provided in R.S. 28:912 and developed in consultation with the Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network. The community health workers shall represent all areas of the state, including rural areas.
Acts 2023, No. 182, §2.