RS 2196.5 - Application; selection; amounts
Applications for grants and contracts awarded under this Part shall be submitted to and reviewed and awarded by the department in amounts up to fifty thousand dollars annually. The department shall designate the recipients of the grants and contracts and the amount of such grants and contracts. Recipients and amounts shall be based on:
(1) Relationship to one or more of the health priority areas for Louisiana including teenage pregnancy, cancer prevention, infant mortality, cerebrovascular diseases, diseases of the heart, atherosclerosis, accidents, and substance abuse, or special populations such as the elderly, homeless, or HIV-infected individuals.
(2) Documented health status needs.
(3) Documented financial hardship such as area unemployment.
(4) Evidence of problems of access to health care services.
(5) Evidence of local commitment to the health program.
(6) Other criteria the department establishes by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 1992, No. 418, §1.
{{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}