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May 31, 2020
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May 31, 2020(For a summary of Louisiana’s comprehensive testing plan, click here.)
- Increase baseline testing by 100,000 tests by the end of May
- Achieve monthly statewide testing at 4% per capita
- Achieve 2% per capita tested in all parishes by the end of May
- Achieve positivity of 10% or less as a state and regionally
Louisiana’s testing plan features a multipronged approach to test vulnerable populations, including congregate settings (such as nursing homes and correctional facilities), communities with insufficient access to testing (including African American and rural communities), and populations that require specialized approaches to testing (including populations with special needs). The Governor’s Health Equity Taskforce provided feedback on this comprehensive plan to ensure increased testing across the state addresses and reaches these communities.
The State continues to expand overall testing capacity through the State Lab, partnerships across the state and with contracts to meet any gaps in testing capacity. The State has recently executed contracts for laboratory services, community testing, Congregate Facility Testing Teams (CFTT) and Infection Control Assessment and Response (ICAR) teams.
The state is partnering with the following 11 commercial providers.
Provider
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Contracted Service
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Omega Diagnostics, LLC
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Lab Services
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Premier Lab Services
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Lab Services
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Stone Clinical Laboratories
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Lab Services
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Tulane University Health Sciences Center (contract pending)
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Lab Services
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LCMC Health
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Testing Services – Regions 1, 3 & 9
2 CFTTs, 2 ICAR teams |
LSU Health Sreveport
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Lab Services
Testing Services – Region 7 4 Community teams, 2 ICAR teams |
New Orleans East Hospital
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Testing Services – Regions 1, 3 & 9
1 Community team |
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
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Testing Services – Regions 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8
5 CFTTs, 5 ICAR teams |
Pafford Medical Services, Inc.
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Testing Services – Regions 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7
8 CFTTs, 8 ICAR teams |
Safety Management System, LLC
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Testing Services – Regions 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8
5 CFTTs, 5 ICAR teams |
Southwest LA AHEC
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Testing Services – Regions 2, 4, 5 & 7
8 CFTTs, 6 ICAR teams |
LDH’s Office of Public Health will deploy partners to communities and regions where needs are identified.
Additionally, under the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Louisiana Medicaid will cover testing for coronavirus for Louisiana residents without health insurance. Coverage includes COVID-19 testing and testing-related services, like doctor’s office visits when the test is performed.