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The Department of Health and Hospitals is the only authority for hospitals in the state of Louisiana.

As secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, Ralph L. Abraham, M.D. leads the state's largest agency with a budget of $19.8 billion and a team responsible for delivering services to millions of Louisianans.

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospital.

Short-form birth certificates (birth cards) are $9.00 and include the name at birth, date of birth, parish of birth, father's initials, mother's last name and first initial, file date and issue date.

Since 1991, Louisiana has restricted the supply of health care with certificate-of-need (CON) programs. These programs prohibit health care providers from entering new markets or making changes to their existing capacity without first gaining the approval of state regulators.

Vital Records Registry Please complete the application to obtain a certified birth certificate and allow approximately 8-10 weeks for delivery.

The mission of the Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

What is Healthy Louisiana? Healthy Louisiana is the way most of Louisiana's Medicaid recipients receive health care services. As soon as you or family members are eligible for Medicaid, you need to choose a Healthy Louisiana Health Plan to manage your or your family member's health care.