La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-8701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 4, April 20, 2024
Section V-8701 - Purpose
A. The Office of Preventive and Public Health Services (OPPHS) administers the Venereal Disease Control Program to protect the public against sexually-transmitted (i.e. venereal) diseases. The purpose of the program is to prevent death, disability and social loss by reducing and preventing the incidence of sexually-transmitted diseases through treatment of infected patients and the identification of potentially infectious patients and their medical evaluation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-8701

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Preventive and Public Health Services, LR 13:246 (April 1987).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S 40:1061-1068.