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Tobacco Trainings for Louisiana Providers

Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of tobacco cessation in our communities. Since tobacco use is the leading cause of many deadly diseases, you understand the importance of living tobacco-free. Well-Ahead Louisiana offers education, training and resources to better equip you and your team to help patients geaux tobacco-free!

Help your patients begin their tobacco quit journey by making tobacco screening and referring a standard of care. Our trainings teach you strategies to approach patients about tobacco cessation—including vaping devices—and connect them to resources available to help them quit for good.

Learn More in the Provider Education Network

Our Provider Education Network connects you to many educational opportunities, including tobacco-related information, conducted through monthly webinars. All healthcare professionals can join the Network by signing up here.

Past Webinars

Tobacco Cessation: Integrating Tobacco Cessation Interventions into Daily Practices

Connect Patients to Tobacco Cessation Resources

Quit With Us, Louisiana is a resource all residents in our state can use to support their journey to a tobacco-free life. Quit With Us, Louisiana connects residents to cessation counseling, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), and online and community resources.

Quit With Us, Louisiana offers free counseling through interactive phone calls, web chat or text that are easy to access—even on nights and weekends. Participants receive five free personal coaching sessions to prepare them for living tobacco-free. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, text “READY” to 34191 or visit Quit With Us, Louisiana to get started.

This free service is available in English, Spanish and 150 other languages to people calling from anywhere in Louisiana. Teletypewriter (TTY) and telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) accommodations for hearing impaired and deaf individuals are also available at 1-866-228-4327.

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Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Benefit

Effective on July 1, 2023, Louisiana Medicaid has expanded coverage to offer comprehensive tobacco cessation services to ALL Medicaid beneficiaries across Louisiana. As a result, you now have access to additional quit services needed to help you quit tobacco use for good.

Your Medicaid health plan covers the following tobacco cessation benefit:

  • 2 quit attempts per year, consisting of:
    • Counseling:
      • Digital, individual, and group quit support counseling sessions lasting at least 10 minutes each per session.
      • Duration: 4 sessions per quit attempt; 8 sessions total per year
    • Medication:
      • All 7 FDA approved Nicotine Replacement Therapy medications: patch, gum, nasal spray, inhaler, lozenge, Bupropion, Varenicline.
      • Duration: 90 days per quit attempt; 180 days total per year
    • Eliminates or minimizes barriers to accessing treatments by reducing out of pocket costs.
      • No co-payments or prior authorization for covered services

Duration limits may be exceeded if deemed medically necessary by a physician or other licensed practitioner