LDH Guidance on Brain Death Determination for Providers (IB24-24)

Date: 07/18/24

Louisiana Healthcare Connections is sharing with provider LDH Guidance on Brain Death Determination for Providers (IB24-24) issued on July 28, 2024.

Effective March 1, 2024, Louisiana Medicaid has adopted the 2023 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Criteria Consensus Practice Guidelines as the accepted medical standard for the determination of Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic (BD/DNC) Criteria. 

Providers should utilize 2023 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Criteria Consensus Practice Guidelines for specifics guidance related to conducting the BD/DNC evaluation in the context of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, targeted temperature management, and primary infratentorial injury.