Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1125.21. Sickle cell patient navigator program

(1) A large percentage of persons suffering from sickle cell disease in this state are not in specialty care, even though the health consequences of going without such care may be fatal.

(2) Insufficient access to specialty care is a major barrier to overall health care for persons suffering from sickle cell disease.

(3) The purpose of this Section is to provide for a program to increase statewide access to the types of specialty care that are critical to the health and well-being of sickle cell patients.

(1) Training of patient navigators to serve as outreach coordinators, coordinators of family educational sessions, and patient case managers.

(2) Establishing and strengthening a continuum of care for each sickle cell patient served by the program and for the families of those patients.

(3) Identifying and contacting sickle cell patients, conducting home visits with patients and their family members, and coordinating patient care.

(4) Facilitating collaboration among healthcare providers that serve sickle cell patients.

(5) Delivering public health education on sickle cell disease and treatment.