Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part V - Preventive Health Services
Subpart 33 - Venereal Disease Control Services
Chapter 87 - Venereal Disease Control Program
Section V-8707 - Services
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-8707
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. OPPHS conducts four basic activities pertaining to the control of venereal disease:
(A) clinic services, which involve testing,
diagnosis, and treatment of persons seen in the clinics;
(B) epidemiology, which is the location and
early treatment of sexual contacts of persons who have venereal disease;
(C) screening, as a mechanism to
discover infections in certain populations; and
(D) education, primarily of patients, as to
the nature of their disease. OPPHS administers these services through health
units in all 64 parishes.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1061-1068.
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