Library Guides: Health Policy: A Guide: U.S. Law & Regulation + Louisiana Law & Regulation

In the Medical News

Kaiser Health News
Repeal & Replace Watch (KHN)
New York Times
New York Times Online for the Tulane Community
Create a free NYTimes.com account using your Tulane email (tulane.edu) address for a one year subscription to NYT. Academic Pass grants access to breaking news articles, archived articles, blogs, video, and interactive features. Does not include crossword puzzles or eReader editions. For web, iOS and Android.

Louisiana & Local Health Care Delivery and Regulation

Louisiana Legislature
Use broadcast archives to locate videos of some committee meetings and floor debates

Local news coverage is a good source for public statements. The Baton Rouge Advocate is the best source for tracking each session of the state legislature

Louisiana Legislature- Search Louisiana Laws
Use this link to search for laws

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive resource of historic and current congressional information, including bills & laws, hearings, CRS reports, committee prints, reports, member biographies, committee assignments, voting records and financial data, the text of the Congressional Record, and the full text of key regulatory and statutory resources. Tulane has access to content through 2024.

City of New Orleans Health Department
health, human services, violence prevention, wellness resources, permits, complaints, (504) 658-2500
Louisiana Department of Health
Regulates and administers health care service, public health initiatives, and related issues.

U.S. Federally Mandated Transition - ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM

The transition to ICD-10 was required for everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA). The compliance deadline was October 1, 2015.

AMA - Coding and billing. ICD-10 resources that help increase understanding of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision.
Statute and Regulations ICD-10 Final Rule
CDC.NCHS - Classification of Diseases, Functioning, and Disability The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the classification used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates.
WHO - International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
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CD-10 was endorsed by the Forty-third World Health Assembly in May 1990 and came into use in WHO Member States as from 1994. The 11th revision of the classification has already started and will continue until 2017.
PubMed Clinical Queries - Search
( "International Classification of Diseases/legislation and jurisprudence"[Mesh] OR "International Classification of Diseases/standards"[Mesh] OR "International Classification of Diseases/trends"[Mesh] )