La. Rev. Stat. § 46:441 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 441
Surviving spouse of public assistance recipients; retention of benefits received during month of death
Status: in_force

A surviving spouse of a general assistance recipient is hereby authorized to receive and retain any financial assistance paid by the Department of Children and Family Services to or for the benefit of said recipient during the month of the death of said recipient, whether or not the check covering such assistance was actually received prior to the death of the recipient.

NOTE: §441 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

§441. Surviving spouse of public assistance recipients; retention of benefits received during month of death

A surviving spouse of a public assistance recipient is hereby authorized to receive and retain any financial assistance paid by Louisiana Works to or for the benefit of the recipient during the month of the death of said recipient, whether or not the check covering the public assistance was actually received prior to the death of the recipient.

Acts 1962, No. 97, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 670, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2025, No. 478, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2367 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2367
Interpreter/transliterator in full view
Status: in_force

Whenever an interpreter/transliterator is required to be appointed under this Chapter, the appointing authority shall not commence proceedings until the appointed interpreter/transliterator is in full view of and spatially situated to assure effective communication with the deaf or hard of hearing participant.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1421 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1421
Operating without or in violation of license; penalty
Status: in_force

Whoever operates as a specialized provider, as defined in R.S. 46:1403, without a valid license issued by the department shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars per day for each day of such offense.

Acts 1985, No. 286, §1; Acts 2012, No. 599, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 179, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 868, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:328 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 328
Termination of the program
Status: in_force

Subject to legislative oversight as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., the department may terminate the program by emergency rule if the secretary of the department determines that workforce participation outcomes or educational attainment have not improved to a satisfactory degree as a result of the program.

Acts 2014, No. 622, §1; Acts 2025, No. 478, §12, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1820 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1820
Attorney fees
Status: in_force

As part of an order resulting from a hearing, the board shall determine and award reasonable attorney's fees, commensurate with services rendered, to be paid from the fund in accordance with rules adopted by the board. Additional attorney's fees may be awarded by a court in the event of a review by the court in which the claimant prevails. Attorney's fees may be denied on a finding that the claim or appeal is frivolous. Awards of attorney's fees shall be in addition to awards of reparations and may be made whether or not compensation is awarded. In no event shall an award of attorney's fees be in excess of a rate of fifty dollars per hour.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 250, §1, eff. July 17, 1982.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2572 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2572
Task Force for Maximum Utilization of the Emergency Room Facility at Charity Hospital at New Orleans; creation; appointments of members; terms; officers; compensation; meetings; domicile
Status: in_force

[Effective Date: Section terminated June 30, 1991.]

A. The Task Force for Maximum Utilization of the Emergency Room Facility at Charity Hospital at New Orleans, hereafter referred to as the "task force", is hereby created within the Department of Health and Hospitals.

B. The task force shall consist of fifteen members, as follows:

(1) The director of Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans or his designated staff person.

(2) Five directors or designated staff persons from the greater New Orleans area hospitals, to be appointed by the governor.

(3) The secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals, or his designated staff person.

(4) A representative of the nursing school at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, to be appointed by the governor.

(5) A representative from the LSU School of Medicine, to be appointed by the governor.

(6) A representative from the Tulane School of Medicine, to be appointed by the governor.

(7) The director of Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans medical staff, or his representative.

(8) Two elected members of the Louisiana Legislature from the New Orleans area, to be appointed by the governor.

(9) Two appointees at large, to be appointed by the governor.

C. Except as provided in R.S. 46:2572(B)(8), each appointment by the governor is subject to Senate confirmation.

D. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. E. The task force shall convene for its first meeting no later than October 1, 1990. At the first meeting of the task force, the members shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and other officers as they may deem appropriate. F. All legislative members of the commission shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance for attending meetings of the task force or any meeting thereof as is normally provided for members of the legislature.

G. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their services and shall serve at no expense to the state.

H. The task force shall be domiciled in New Orleans but may hold public meetings elsewhere in the state.

I. The task force shall meet at such times and at places as it may designate. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or at the call of a quorum of members upon not less than seven days written notice. The business of the task force may be transacted at any meeting duly called in accordance with this Subsection. A majority of a quorum shall be necessary to transact any business.

Acts 1989, No. 294, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 417, §1, eff. July 18, 1990.

{{NOTE: R.S. 46:2576 (ACTS 1989, NO. 294) PROVIDED TERMINATION DATE FOR TASK FORCE AS 6/30/90. ACTS 1990, NO. 417, EFF. 7/18/90 PROVIDED TERMINATION DATE OF 6/30/91.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:446.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 446.3
Prenatal or preventive pediatric care; payment and reimbursement
Status: in_force

In the case of prenatal or preventive pediatric care including early and periodic screening and diagnosis services paid by Medicaid, the department shall:

(1) Make payment for such service in accordance with the usual payment schedule for such services without regard to the liability of a third party for payment for such services.

(2) Seek reimbursement from such third party in accordance with R.S. 46:446.2(C)(2).

Acts 1995, No. 616, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1855 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1855
Victim's notice of intent to file a claim
Status: in_force

A. A victim of the defendant's crime shall register with the treasurer a notice of intent to file a claim against the defendant's escrow account pursuant to a judgment, a pending lawsuit, a prospective lawsuit, or a reparations award by the board, within one year after establishment of the escrow account.

B. A failure to comply with the requirement of this Section shall forfeit the rights of the victim to the escrow account as against other victims who have filed claims, but shall not bar a claim against the escrow account filed within two years of the establishment of such account.

C. No payments to victims shall be made until the time limit for filing a notice has expired or it is established that all victims have filed their notices, whichever is sooner.

Acts 2012, No. 799, §3, eff. June 13, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1955 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1955
Service dog trainers and puppy raisers; rights; liability
Status: in_force

During the training of a service dog, any trainer or puppy raiser of such dog shall have the same rights and privileges as a person with a disability to be accompanied by a service dog in any place or facility provided in this Chapter without being required to pay an extra charge for such dog. However, during the training of a service dog, he shall be liable for any damages done to any person, premises, or facility by the service dog.

Acts 1993, No. 482, §1; Acts 2014, No. 492, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.

NOTE: Acts 1993, No. 763, §1 amended prior R.S. 46:1952(A), (B), and (C), 1953(D), and 1954 and enacted R.S. 46:1953(E). Acts 1993, No. 482, §1 amended and reenacted the entire Chapter. The Chapter appears as in Act No. 482. The Louisiana State Law Institute printed the provisions of Act No. 763 as a note at the head of this Chapter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2621 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2621
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Chapter is to further provide for the operation of the Medicaid program in the state and for the maintenance of health care services available under that program.

Acts 1992, No. 260, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.

NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 612 and Acts 2019, No. 404 providing for the effects of the conversion of certain dedicated funds to special statutorily dedicated fund accounts.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2744 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2744
Development of the plan; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of the department shall establish a committee of fifteen persons composed of seven representatives from the department, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, the chairman of the House Committee on Health and Welfare, five representatives of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association, and one representative of the Louisiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, to develop a plan to implement the provisions of this Chapter. The representatives of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association and the Louisiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging shall be selected by the president of each organization respectively.

B. The committee shall recommend to the secretary:

(1) Rules and regulations to implement the new reimbursement system.

(2) A reimbursement mechanism for Medicaid therapy costs.

(3) A cost reporting document and an allowable cost manual.

(4) Hold harmless and phase-in provisions for the new reimbursement system.

(5) A medical review process including policies, procedures, and supporting documentation requirements.

Acts 2001, No. 694, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1107 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1107
Return to practice; area designation; notification
Status: in_force

A. Within such time after the applicant has completed medical school, internship, and residency as the board of commissioners shall provide by regulation, the scholarship recipient shall return to the parish or hospital service district, as the case may be, to practice family medicine, in an area designated by the board of commissioners prior to the return. The recipient shall remain in the parish or district, as the case may be, for a period of three years as consideration for the medical scholarship awarded.

B. The board of commissioners shall insofar as is practicable designate an area of the parish or district to be served by the physician which has a shortage of physicians. The state health officer and the Louisiana State Medical Society shall assist the board in identifying, locating, and designating such areas when so requested.

C. The board of commissioners shall inform the recipient of the designated area to be served by him one hundred twenty days prior to the date on which the recipient is to commence practice in such area.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1. Acts 1988, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:438.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 438.6
Recovery
Status: in_force

A. Actual damages. (1) Actual damages incurred as a result of a violation of the provisions of this Part shall be recovered only once by the medical assistance programs and shall not be waived by the court.

(2), (3) Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 206, §2.

B. Civil fine. (1) Any person who is found to have violated R.S. 46:438.2 shall be subject to a civil fine in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars per violation, or an amount equal to three times the value of the illegal remuneration, whichever is greater.

(2) Except as limited by this Section, any person who is found to have violated R.S. 46:438.3 shall be subject to a civil fine in an amount not to exceed three times the amount of actual damages sustained by the medical assistance programs as a result of the violation.

C. Civil monetary penalty. (1) In addition to the actual damages provided in Subsection A of this Section and the civil fine imposed pursuant to Subsection B of this Section, the following civil monetary penalties shall be imposed on the violator:

(a) Not less than five thousand five hundred dollars but not more than eleven thousand dollars for each false or fraudulent claim, misrepresentation, illegal remuneration, or other prohibited act as contained in R.S. 46:438.2, 438.3, or 438.4.

(b) Payment of interest on the amount of the civil fine imposed pursuant to Subsection B of this Section at the maximum rate of legal interest provided by R.S. 13:4202 from the date the damage occurred to the date of repayment.

(2) Prior to the imposition of a civil monetary penalty, the court shall consider if there are extenuating circumstances as provided in R.S. 46:438.7.

(3) The penalties provided in this Subsection shall be adjusted according to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, 28 U.S.C. 2461.

D. Costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees. (1) Any person who is found to have violated this Subpart shall be liable for all costs, expenses, and fees related to investigations and proceedings associated with the violation, including attorney fees.

(2) All awards of costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees are subject to review by the court using a reasonable, necessary, and proper standard of review.

(3) The state shall promptly remit awards for those costs, expenses, and fees incurred by the various clerks of court or sheriffs involved in the investigations or proceedings to the appropriate clerk or sheriff.

E. Damages. (1) If recovery is due from a health care provider under the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section, such recovery shall constitute civil liquidated damages for breach of the conditions and requirements of participation in the medical assistance programs which are and shall be construed by the courts to be remedial, but not retroactive, in nature.

(2) Any award of civil liquidated damages, costs, expenses, and attorney fees shall be in addition to criminal penalties and to the civil monetary penalty provided in Subsection C of this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1; Acts 2007, No. 14, §1, eff. June 18, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 185, §1; Acts 2025, No. 206, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:236.11.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 236.11.4
Administrative review of child support payment record
Status: in_force

A. Upon request, the state disbursement unit shall provide to an obligor or obligee a copy of the record of child support payments maintained by the unit. The record shall include the amounts and dates of all payments received from or on behalf of the obligor and disbursed to the obligee.

B. An obligor or obligee may request that the department investigate any alleged discrepancy between the child support payment record provided by the unit and the payment records maintained by the requestor. The obligor or obligee shall provide documentation of any alleged discrepancy, including a canceled check or other evidence of a payment or disbursement.

C. The department shall respond to a request regarding a discrepancy no later than twenty days after receipt. If after an investigation the department determines that the child support payment record maintained by the unit is not accurate, the record shall immediately be amended and the requestor shall be notified.

Acts 2009, No. 241, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1921 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1921
Receipt of federal funds
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall, where consistent with the requirements of federal laws and regulations, enter into arrangements with the federal government for the receipt of federal funds to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. For the achievement of that objective, the department may enter into contracts and agreements with and submit such plans and reports to the federal government as may be required.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 558, §1, emerg. eff. July 12, 1974. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1984, No. 567, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 965, §2; Acts 1988, No. 607, §2, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:114.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 114.1
Public Assistance Fraud Hot-Line
Status: in_force

To encourage the reporting of incidents of public assistance fraud, the Louisiana Department of Health shall provide a statewide, toll-free telephone service, known as the Public Assistance Fraud Hot-Line, when sufficient funds are made available by the legislature for such purpose, or when funds are available from any other source.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 376, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 769, §5; Acts 1988, No. 427, §1, eff. July 9, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 744, §2, eff. July 24, 1990; Acts 2025, No. 478, §12, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1731
Revised Statutes 1731
Status: in_force

§§1731-1740. Reserved by Acts 2014, No. 93, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:108 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 108
Periodic reconsideration of assistance grants
Status: in_force

All assistance grants shall be reconsidered as frequently as may be required by the rules of the state department. After such further investigation as the parish may deem necessary, or the state department may require, the amount and manner of giving assistance may be changed or assistance may be entirely withdrawn if the state or parish departments find that recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant the action. The parish department may at any time cancel and revoke assistance for cause and it may for cause suspend assistance for such period as it may deem proper. Whenever assistance is thus withdrawn, revoked, suspended or in any way changed the parish department shall at once report to the state department such decision together with the report of its investigation. All such decisions shall be subject to review by the state department.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1937 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1937
Authority to accept allocated funds
Status: in_force

For the purpose of establishing, improving, operating or maintaining the home, the board of governors shall have authority to accept available, federal and/or state funds allocated for that purpose.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 700, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1423
Removal of individuals from facility
Status: in_force

The department shall remove any child, youth, or all children and youth from any specialized provider when it is determined that one or more violations exist within the specialized provider which places the health and well-being of the child, youth, or children and youth in imminent danger; provided, however, that a contradictory hearing shall be held within seven days thereafter by the district court of the district to determine whether the action was justified and whether and how long it shall continue.

Acts 1985, No. 286, §1; Acts 2014, No. 868, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 502, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1831.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1831.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Crime Victims Reparations Board as provided in R.S. 46:1803.

(2) "Reparations" means payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter for loss resulting from death by reason of a crime enumerated in this Chapter.

(3) "Victim" means:

(a) Any person who suffers death as a result of a crime committed in this state and covered by this Chapter.

(b) A Louisiana resident who suffers death as a result of a crime described in R.S. 46:1831.4, except that the criminal act occurred outside of this state. In this Subparagraph, "Louisiana resident" means a person who maintained a place of permanent abode in this state at the time the crime was committed for which reparations are sought.

Acts 2023, No. 451, §2.

NOTE: Pursuant to R.S. 46:1831.16, this Chapter will terminate Aug. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:447.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 447.1
Public assistance recipients; family planning education; contraceptives
Status: in_force

A.(1) Subject to the provisions of appropriation acts, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish a program to provide information to public assistance recipients regarding family planning, including information regarding abstinence, but excluding abortion. The secretary shall promulgate a list of contraceptive methods and devices that have been approved by the secretary based on their safety and effectiveness. Such list shall include long-term contraceptive methods, but shall not include abortifacients.

(2) Information regarding family planning, including the use of contraceptive methods and devices and abstinence, but excluding abortion, shall be disseminated in such a manner that is reasonably calculated to make the information easily accessible to such recipients and in accordance with the provisions of Subsection C herein. For those recipients who have contact with a case worker or other such person acting on behalf of the state, dissemination shall include but not be limited to a method whereby each such recipient is provided written information concerning the effective use of contraceptive methods and devices by the case worker or other appropriate person working with the recipient on behalf of the state.

(3) The secretary shall make the approved contraceptive methods and devices available to each public assistance recipient who is receiving aid to families with dependent children or who is receiving public assistance with the cost of medical care under the medical assistance program (Medicaid).

B. The program shall provide for examinations by healthcare providers for the health and safety of public assistance recipients who elect to avail themselves of or to practice forms of family planning approved or made available by the secretary. Any recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children or any successor program, or recipient of public assistance with the cost of medical care through the medical assistance program (Medicaid), who elects to avail himself or herself of the services or contraceptives offered under the program shall be provided with such an examination within fourteen days of his or her initial request. If his or her choice of family planning methods involves the use of contraceptives or requires the performance of medical procedures, excluding abortions, he or she shall be provided with his or her choice of approved contraceptive or given the opportunity to undergo the appropriate medical procedure within seven days of his or her request for the contraceptive or procedure.

C. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall provide specific written descriptions of the services available in the program established under this Section to all recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children or any successor program, and to all recipients of public assistance with the cost of medical care through the medical assistance program (Medicaid), at least semiannually through methods that may include direct mail to all such recipients.

D. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the program established under this Section, including appropriate requirements and procedures for participants to receive prompt examinations by and consultations with healthcare providers in accordance with Subsection B of this Section.

E. The provisions of this Section shall be administered in accordance with R.S. 40:1061.5 and 1061.6.

Acts 1992, No. 932, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2134 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2134
Petition
Status: in_force

A. A petition filed under the provisions of this Part shall contain the following:

(1) The name of each petitioner and each person on whose behalf the petition is filed, and the name, address, and parish of residence of each individual alleged to have committed abuse, if known; if the petition is being filed on behalf of a child or person alleged to be incompetent, the relationship between that person and the petitioner.

(2) The facts and circumstances concerning the alleged abuse.

(3) The relationship between each petitioner and each individual alleged to have committed abuse.

(4) A request for one or more protective orders.

(5) If desired, a request for a competent interpreter for a non-English-speaking principal party or witness to the proceeding.

B. The address and parish of each petitioner and each person on whose behalf the petition is filed may remain confidential with the court.

C. If the petition requests a protective order for a spouse and alleges that the other spouse has committed abuse, the petition shall state whether a suit for divorce is pending.

D. If the petition requests the issuance of an ex parte temporary restraining order, the petition shall contain a written affirmation signed and dated by each petitioner that the facts and circumstances contained in the petition are true and correct to the best knowledge, information, and belief of the petitioner, under penalty of perjury pursuant to R.S. 14:123. The affirmation shall be made before a witness who shall sign and print his name.

E. If a suit for divorce is pending, any application for a protective order shall be filed in that proceeding and shall be heard within the delays provided by this Part. Any decree issued in a divorce proceeding filed subsequent to a petition filed or an order issued pursuant to this Part may, in the discretion of the court hearing the divorce proceeding, supersede in whole or in part the orders issued pursuant to this Part. Such subsequent decree shall be forwarded by the rendering court to the court having jurisdiction of the petition for a protective order and shall be made a part of the record thereof. The findings and rulings made in connection with such protective orders shall not be res judicata in any subsequent proceeding.

F. A petitioner shall not be required to prepay or be cast with court costs or costs of service or subpoena for the filing of the petition or the issuance of a temporary restraining order or protective order pursuant to this Part, and the clerk of court shall immediately file and process the petition and temporary restraining order issued pursuant to this Part, regardless of the ability of the petitioner to pay court costs.

G. If the court orders the issuance of a temporary restraining order, the defendant may be cast for all costs.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 782, §2; Acts 1990, No. 361, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1156, §7; Acts 2001, No. 430, §2; Acts 2005, No. 191, §1; Acts 2019, No. 406, §2, eff. June 20, 2019; Acts 2021, No. 394, §3.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 361, §5.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:979.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 979.1
Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana First America Next Freedom and Empowerment Act".

Acts 2014, No. 783, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2584 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2584
Accessible parking privileges investigation committee
Status: in_force

The office of disability affairs is hereby authorized to establish a committee comprised of membership as it deems appropriate for the purpose of consideration of matters relative to accessible parking privileges. Such committee may:

(1) Monitor issuance and usage of license plates and parking cards intended for use by persons with disabilities.

(2) Review complaints regarding unauthorized use of license plates and parking cards.

(3) Consider and evaluate evidence of abuse or unauthorized use of such plates or cards, as such evidence may be submitted to the committee by individuals, and submit such evidence or materials to the appropriate authorities and advocate for investigation of abuse.

(4) Submit evidence or materials to the Louisiana Medical Advisory Board within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections if such evidence or materials indicate possible inappropriate or illegal certification of a person as having a mobility impairment. If, in the board's discretion, the review of such material does indicate possible inappropriate or illegal certification by a physician, the board shall submit such material along with a recommendation for appropriate disciplinary action to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

(5) Monitor, evaluate, and propose and advocate changes to laws, rules, and regulations relative to accessible parking privileges to the extent allowable by law.

(6) Perform any service pursuant to its purpose authorized by the office of disability affairs.

Acts 1995, No. 724, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1073.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1073.1
Hospital service districts; investments
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a hospital service district may invest its funds as provided by law for investment of funds of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, including but not limited to R.S. 11:263; however, any such investment may be made only in compliance with rules and regulations established by the hospital service district commission and in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 11:263 and any other law which provides for investments in which funds of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System may be invested.

B. This Section shall be applicable to a hospital service district as defined in R.S. 46:1072, other than a hospital owned by the state.

Acts 2012, No. 264, §2, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:236.1.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 236.1.8
Family and child support programs; additional authorized employee actions
Status: in_force

A. In cases in which the person responsible for the support of an individual agrees to support such individual, the department through the SES administrator may enter into a written agreement with that person to secure support for the individual. Such agreement shall designate the department as payee, may be enforced as an ordinary contract, and may provide for the legal rate of interest on any amounts due and not paid.

B. For purposes of initiating prosecutions under R.S. 14:74 for criminal neglect of family, the support enforcement officer handling a given support case may execute an affidavit alleging that offense pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 385, provided that the individual or his caretaker refuses to initiate such prosecution.

C. No department employee shall supervise or provide services to an individual as provided in R.S. 46:236.1.2(B) until the department has received an application for support services in that case and has received any application fee assessed.

NOTE: Subsection D eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

D. The support services authorized by this Subpart shall be provided by the office of children and family services, child support enforcement section. Field officers responsible for supplying these services shall be designated by the secretary. Such officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests, supervise the probation of offenders, serve notices, orders, subpoenas, summonses, citations, motions, and writs, and to execute all warrants and orders and to perform any other duties incident to their office. All such officers are hereby authorized to carry weapons and arms, concealed or openly, while in the actual performance of any duty or while under assignment to any duty, but under no circumstances shall officers be authorized to carry weapons unless they have been trained in the proper carrying and use of firearms by a recognized firearm training program.

NOTE: Subsection D as amended by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

D. The support services authorized by this Subpart shall be provided by the office of child support. Field officers responsible for supplying these services shall be designated by the secretary. Such officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests, supervise the probation of offenders, serve notices, orders, subpoenas, summonses, citations, motions, and writs, and to execute all warrants and orders and to perform any other duties incident to their office. All such officers are hereby authorized to carry weapons and arms, concealed or openly, while in the actual performance of any duty or while under assignment to any duty, but under no circumstances shall officers be authorized to carry weapons unless they have been trained in the proper carrying and use of firearms by a recognized firearm training program.

E. In addition, department support personnel shall possess full notarial powers in connection with any document required in the course of providing services authorized by this Subpart, including but not limited to documents required under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (1996), Children's Code Articles 1301 et seq., and any documents necessary to secure warrants for criminal neglect of family (R.S. 14:74 et seq., and Children's Code Articles 1351 et seq.). Any documents passed, acknowledged, or sworn to and subscribed before department support personnel pursuant to this Subsection shall have the same force and effect as if taken before a duly commissioned notary public. Support enforcement personnel employed by a district attorney's office providing support services pursuant to Title IV-D shall possess these same powers except the supervision of probationers.

Acts 2003, No. 1068, §2, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 516, §1, eff. June 22, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 66, §1; Acts 2012, No. 255, §7; Acts 2025, No. 477, §15, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:447.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 447.3
In-hospital mental health care for adopted children; state's duty to furnish
Status: in_force

To the extent funds are appropriated by the legislature for such purpose, in all adoption subsidy agreements executed after September 1, 2001, involving a child in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the state shall agree to provide acutely medically necessary in-hospital mental health treatment for that child until he reaches the age of majority, provided that the child is not eligible for, or has otherwise exhausted benefits under Medicaid, LaCHIP, or any contract of health and accident insurance or any health benefit plan. The burden of providing the appropriate documentation of the child's eligibility for medical benefits under this statute shall be upon the adoptive parents.

Acts 2001, No. 981, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:157 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 157
Prosthetic dentures; eligibility; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The bureau of health services financing of the Louisiana Department of Health shall make available to persons of this state who are eligible for Medicaid benefits under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, prosthetic dentures, upon certification by a dentist licensed under Louisiana law that the person is in need of prosthetic dentures, and upon certification of such need by the Louisiana Department of Health.

B. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section. Such rules and regulations shall ensure that no charge for prosthetic dentures shall be approved for payment in excess of that normally received in private commercial relationships for the manufacture and fitting of such dentures, based on the nature and quality of dentures provided, the extent of professional services rendered, and the fees normally and customarily received in the area where the fitting occurred.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 168, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 769, §7; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:971 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 971
Administration of maternal and child health services
Status: in_force

In order to extend and improve services for promoting the health of mothers and children in this state, the Louisiana Department of Health shall be the agency of the state of Louisiana to administer those parts of the federal Social Security Act or any amendments thereto, relating to maternal and child health services, and to receive and expend federal moneys for those services.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2007, No. 407, §2, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1905 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1905
Powers and duties of department
Status: in_force

With respect to programs for the prevention of juvenile delinquency and/or the care and treatment of delinquent children and children in need of supervision, the department, in addition to such other duties and functions as are vested in it by this Chapter, or any other law shall:

(1) Collect and evaluate data relating to the delinquency of children and the effectiveness of programs designed to prevent or reduce delinquency.

(2) To the extent that diversion from the juvenile justice system can be accomplished, with due regard to the safety of the community and the well-being of the children involved, encourage and assist in the development and conduct of innovative programs and provide needed care and services to such children outside such system to prevent children from becoming a part of or returning to such system by:

(a) Developing informational materials and standards relating to such programs, and

(b) Cooperating with and assisting other public and private agencies and organizations in the development and coordination of such programs, especially those which are community based.

(3) Conduct research, including studies and demonstration projects, into all aspects of the problems relating to the causes, prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency either directly or by entering into contracts or making grants.

(4) Establish comprehensive training programs for present and prospective employees and for present and prospective employees of public and private agencies and organizations engaged in activities relating to the prevention of delinquency and the provision of care and treatment of delinquent children and children in need of supervision. The department may carry out such programs directly or through grants or contracts covering all or part of the cost, of stipends and tuition, and allowances for travel and subsistence, and, with respect to division employees who have been granted leave to participate in approved training, the department may continue the salaries and other benefits of such employees.

(5) Assist the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice by participating in the development and revision of those phases of the state's comprehensive law enforcement plan which relate to the prevention of juvenile delinquency and/or the care and treatment to delinquent children and children in need of supervision.

(6) Develop or assist in the development of a regional system of approved detention and shelter care facilities and a system of licensed community based, residential, child caring institution.

(7) Develop, assist in and encourage innovative programs and improvements in the existing system for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency.

(8) Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 567, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 558, §1, emerg. eff. July 12, 1974. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 401, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1984, No. 567, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1098.11
Medical staff; appointment; duties, and responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. The board shall appoint a medical staff to the healthcare facilities owned or operated by the district. Such appointments may be made after consultation with the physicians who are authorized to practice within the healthcare facility or facilities.

B. The medical staff so appointed shall have the following duties:

(1) To provide professional care to the sick and injured.

(2) To advise and assist the board and the CEO relative to standards of healthcare operation and professional problems.

(3) To participate in the educational activities of the district.

(4) To propose rules and regulations for the conduct of the medical staff for board approval.

(5) To elect from its membership a chief of staff, a vice chief of staff, and a secretary-treasurer. If the medical staff of the healthcare facility is departmentalized, the staff shall also select from its membership the heads of any specialized services of the healthcare facility. Subsequent to the election, the elected heads of specialized services shall be approved by a committee consisting of the chairman of the board, who shall serve as chairman of the committee, the CEO, and the newly elected chief of staff. If an elected head of a specialized service is not approved by the committee, the committee shall nominate at least two qualified staff members for the position of head of the specialized service, and the staff shall elect one from those nominated.

(6) To consult with the board in the appointment of a CEO.

Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:977.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 977.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Children and Youth Health Insurance Act" and may be referred to as the "Louisiana Children and Youth Health Insurance Program".

Acts 2007, No. 407, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1256
Additional personnel
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as preventing a court or district attorney from employing personnel in addition to that furnished by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Added by Acts 1952, No. 118, §6. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1982, No. 541, §1; Acts 1984, No. 567, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 965, §2; Acts 1988, No. 607, §2, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:231.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 231.1
Family Assistance Programs; prohibitions; requirements
Status: in_force

A. The state public assistance program shall consist of a cash assistance program, the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program and an education, employment, training, and related services program for work-eligible families, STEP, and TANF-funded initiatives.

B. The state public assistance programs funded with federal TANF funds shall include all the requirements and prohibitions of PRWORA, and applicable changes due to its reauthorization.

Acts 1997, No. 1155, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 58, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2256
Complaints; filing procedure; compensation
Status: in_force

A. When any person with a disability believes that any person has engaged or is engaging in discriminatory practices, as defined in this Chapter, he shall have one year from the date of the alleged discriminatory act to file a complaint in the appropriate civil district court.

B. Persons with disabilities who have been subject to unlawful discrimination as defined in this Chapter shall have the right to any and all remedies available under the law if they prevail in a suit under this Chapter including but not limited to compensatory damages, attorney fees, costs, and any other relief deemed appropriate. Any person who believes he has been discriminated against and intends to pursue court action shall give the person who has allegedly discriminated written notice of this fact at least thirty days before initiating court action and shall detail the discrimination, and both parties shall make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute before court action.

C. Any party filing suit under this Chapter who fails to prevail in his cause of action shall be held responsible for reasonable attorney fees and all court costs at the discretion of the judge.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 665, §1; Acts 1991, No. 563, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2576 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2576
Termination date
Status: in_force

[Effective Date: Section terminated June 30, 1991.]

The task force shall terminate on June 30, 1991.

Acts 1989, No. 294, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 417, §1, eff. July 18, 1990.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1936 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1936
Use of multiparish juvenile detention home
Status: in_force

A juvenile detention home established pursuant to this Part shall be used for the temporary detention of juveniles within the jurisdiction of the city and/or district courts of the parishes composing said multiparish juvenile detention district while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways within the jurisdiction of said courts, and juveniles awaiting transfer to the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Juveniles not within the jurisdiction of said courts may be accepted by the governing authorities of the home in accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor by the board, but only upon payment or agreement of a responsible public body to pay the fees established by the board for care and maintenance.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 700, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 8
Subrogation to right of action for patient's injuries against employer or third person
Status: in_force

Where a patient in any state supported or veterans administration hospital in the state has been injured by the negligence of another person other than his employer, or by an employer in employment falling outside of the provisions of the employer's liability laws, and has a right of action for the recovery of compensatory damages against that person, the department or the United States, in the case of veterans administration hospitals in the state, shall be subrogated to the right of action to the extent of reasonable charges for services rendered to the patient, in accordance with like charges in other first class hospitals, including physicians' and surgeons' fees.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 20, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:104 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 104
Applications for assistance
Status: in_force

Applications for assistance shall be in writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the department.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1258 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1258
Referrals from federal government
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall serve as agent of the state in entering into agreements with the appropriate agency of the federal government to provide care and treatment for a child found by a federal court to be delinquent and committed to the custody of the attorney general of the United States pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 5031 through 18 U.S.C. 5037.

(2) Any such agreement shall be upon such terms and conditions and shall provide for such compensation as may be mutually agreed upon between the department and the appropriate agency of the federal government.

B. Funds received as compensation under any such agreement shall be placed in the state treasury in a special fund to the credit of the department and shall be subject to withdrawal by the department for use by it in carrying out the purposes of this Chapter.

Acts 1984, No. 567, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 965, §2; Acts 1988, No. 607, §2, eff. July 14, 1988.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:460.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 460.3
Adult basic education; literacy training; vocational educational training
Status: in_force

To the extent allowed by federal law and notwithstanding any other state law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, adult basic education and literacy training shall be included in the definition of vocational educational training for purposes of calculating work participation rates under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs. This law shall apply to any person receiving such education or training, regardless of the person's age.

Acts 2001, No. 926, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:979.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 979.5
Plan outcomes; reporting requirements
Status: in_force

A. On or before July 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the secretary of the department shall provide to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare and to the governor a written report covering the most recent one-year period which includes at a minimum all of the items required hereafter in this Section.

B. The secretary shall make the report provided for in this Section publicly available on its Internet website.

C. The report shall include but shall not be limited to the following items:

(1) Evaluation of major barriers to access to health care by participants in the Louisiana First America Next Freedom and Empowerment Plan, and recommendations for policy changes to eliminate such barriers.

(2) Summary of successful initiatives in this state for disease prevention and early diagnosis and management of chronic conditions among participants in the plan.

(3) Such other information as the secretary deems appropriate to convey a clear and sufficiently complete assessment of the impact of the plan.

Acts 2014, No. 783, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2304 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2304
Tribal-State Class III gaming compact; notice prior to signing
Status: in_force

A. Within fifteen days of the initiation or commencement of negotiations regarding a Tribal-State Class III gaming compact for an Indian casino at a specific location, the governor and the Indian tribe shall notify the parish governing authority and the legislative delegation where the proposed gaming facility is to be located and gaming is to be conducted and the parish governing authority and legislative delegation of each parish adjoining that parish. The notice required by this Section shall be made by certified mail.

B. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Class III gaming" shall have the same meaning as set forth in 25 U.S.C 2703(8).

(2) "Indian tribe" shall have the same meaning as set forth in 25 U.S.C. 2703(5).

Acts 2004, No. 909, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2124.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2124.1
Privileged communications and records
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Community shelter" means a community shelter or other program established in accordance with R.S. 46:2124.

(2) "Privileged communication" means a communication made to a representative or employee of a community shelter by a victim. It also means a communication not otherwise privileged made by a representative or employee of a community shelter to a victim in the course of rendering services authorized by R.S. 46:2124.

(3) "Victim" means a victim or potential victim of an act of family or domestic violence and his or her children.

B. Except as provided in Subsection D, no person shall be required to disclose, by way of testimony or otherwise, a privileged communication or to produce, under subpoena, any records, documentary evidence, opinions, or decisions relating to such privileged communication:

(1) In connection with any civil or criminal case or proceeding.

(2) By way of any discovery procedure.

C. The records relating to a privileged communication kept by a community shelter or other agency or department shall not be public records. Such records may be used for the compilation of statistical data if the identity of the victim or the contents of any privileged communication are not disclosed.

D. The prosecuting attorney or any person who is a party in a civil proceeding or who has been arrested or charged with a criminal offense may petition the court for an in-camera inspection of the records of a privileged communication concerning such person. The petition shall allege facts showing that such records would provide admissible evidence favorable to the person and, in criminal proceedings, are relevant to the issue of guilt or punishment and shall be verified. If the court determines that the person is entitled to all or any part of such records, it may order production and disclosure as it deems appropriate.

Acts 1988, No. 204, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1156, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2261
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited as the "Identification of Hearing Loss in Infants Law".

Acts 1992, No. 417, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2136
Protective orders; content; modification; service
Status: in_force

A. The court may grant any protective order or approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of domestic abuse as defined in R.S. 46:2132, or the threat or danger thereof, to a party, any minor children, or any person alleged to be incompetent, which relief may include but is not limited to:

(1) Granting the relief enumerated in R.S. 46:2135.

(2) Where there is a duty to support a party, any minor children, or any person alleged to be incompetent living in the residence or household, ordering payment of temporary support or provision of suitable housing for them, or granting possession to the petitioner of the residence or household to the exclusion of the defendant, by evicting the defendant or restoring possession to the petitioner where the residence is solely owned by the defendant and the petitioner has been awarded the temporary custody of the minor children born of the parties.

(3) Awarding temporary custody of or establishing temporary visitation rights and conditions with regard to any minor children or person alleged to be incompetent.

(4)(a) Ordering either a medical or mental health evaluation or both of the perpetrator to be conducted by an independent court-appointed evaluator who qualifies as an expert in the field of domestic abuse. The evaluation shall be conducted by a person who has no family, financial, or prior medical or mental health relationship with the perpetrator or his attorney of record.

(b) After a medical or mental health evaluation has been completed and a report issued, the court may order counseling or other medical or mental health treatment as deemed appropriate.

B. A protective order may be rendered pursuant to this Part if the court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter and either of the following occurs:

(1) The parties enter into a consent agreement.

(2) Reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard is given to the person against whom the order is sought sufficient to protect that person's right to due process.

C. Any protective order issued within this state or outside this state that is consistent with Subsection B of this Section shall be accorded full faith and credit by the courts of this state and enforced as if it were the order of the enforcing court.

D.(1) On the motion of any party, the court, after notice to the other parties and a hearing, may modify a prior order to exclude any item included in the prior order, or to include any item that could have been included in the prior order.

(2) On the motion of any party, after a hearing, the court may modify the effective period of a protective order pursuant to Paragraph (F)(2) of this Section.

E. A protective order made under this Part shall be served on the person to whom the order applies in open court at the close of the hearing, or in the same manner as a writ of injunction.

F.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, any final protective order or approved consent agreement shall be for a fixed period of time, not to exceed eighteen months, and may be extended by the court, after a contradictory hearing, in its discretion. Such protective order or extension thereof shall be subject to a devolutive appeal only.

(2)(a) For any protective order granted by the court which directs the defendant to refrain from abusing, harassing, or interfering with the person as provided in R.S. 46:2135(A)(1), the court may grant the order to be effective for an indefinite period of time as provided by the provisions of this Paragraph on its own motion or by motion of the petitioner. The indefinite period shall be limited to the portion of the protective order which directs the defendant to refrain from abusing, harassing, or interfering with the person as provided in R.S. 46:2135(A)(1).

(b) The hearing for this motion shall be conducted concurrently with the hearing for the rule to show cause why the protective order should not be issued.

(c) Any motion to modify the indefinite effective period of the protective order as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph may be granted only after a good faith effort has been made to provide reasonable notice of the hearing to the victim, the victim's designated agent, or the victim's counsel, and either of the following occur:

(i) The victim, the victim's designated agent, or the victim's counsel is present at the hearing or provides written waiver of such appearance.

(ii) After a good faith effort has been made to provide reasonable notice of the hearing, the victim could not be located.

G. Immediately upon granting a protective order or approving any consent agreement, the judge shall cause to have prepared a Uniform Abuse Prevention Order, as provided in R.S. 46:2136.2(C), shall sign such order, and shall immediately forward it to the clerk of court for filing on the day that the order is issued.

H. The clerk of the issuing court shall transmit the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order to the judicial administrator's office, Louisiana Supreme Court, for entry into the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, as provided in R.S. 46:2136.2(A), by transmission or direct electronic input as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the end of the next calendar day after the order is filed with the clerk of court. The clerk of the issuing court shall also send a copy of the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order, as provided in R.S. 46:2136.2(C), or any modification thereof, to the chief law enforcement officer of the parish where the person or persons protected by the order reside by transmission or direct electronic input as expeditiously as possible, but no later than the end of the next calendar day after the order is filed with the clerk of court. A copy of the Uniform Abuse Prevention Order shall be reviewed by the law enforcement agency and shall be retained on file in the office of the chief law enforcement officer until otherwise directed by the court.

I. At the proceeding, regardless of whether the court grants the protective order, the court shall notify the petitioner of his right to initiate criminal proceedings and shall inform the petitioner that the granting of a protective order pursuant to the provisions of this Section does not automatically file criminal charges against the defendant.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 782, §2; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §2; Acts 1997, No. 1156, §7; Acts 1999, No. 1200, §2; Acts 2003, No. 750, §6; Acts 2008, No. 411, §1, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 197, §2; Acts 2014, No. 317, §3; Acts 2015, No. 85, §1; Acts 2017, No. 381, §4, eff. June 23, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5; Acts 2018, No. 697, §1; Acts 2019, No. 417, §1; Acts 2023, No. 309, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:440.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 440.13
Recovery audit contractor program established; rulemaking
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established within the department a recovery audit contractor program. The program shall adhere to the requirements provided in this Subpart.

B. The department shall promulgate all rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and shall submit all Medicaid state plan amendments as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subpart.

Acts 2014, No. 568, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2141 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2141
Reporting
Status: in_force

Whenever a law enforcement officer investigates an allegation of domestic abuse, whether or not an arrest is made, the officer shall make a written report of the alleged incident, including a statement of the complainant, and the disposition of the case.

Acts 1985, No. 442, §1, eff. July 12, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2605.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2605.2
Council; responsibilities and duties
Status: in_force

A. The council shall be a resource to the state on issues affecting grandparents raising grandchildren in the state. In furtherance of that responsibility, the council shall undertake efforts to provide for the following:

(1) Foster unity among grandparents raising grandchildren, communities, and organizations in the state by promoting cooperation and sharing of information and encouraging collaboration and joint activities.

(2) Serve as a liaison between government and private interest groups with regard to matters of unique interest and concern to grandparents raising grandchildren in the state.

(3) Assess programs and practices in all state agencies as they affect grandparents raising grandchildren, as the council deems necessary and appropriate.

(4) Identify and discuss best practices as they affect grandparents raising grandchildren and explore how these practices can be adapted to programs and services being provided within the state.

(5) Advise executive and legislative bodies of the potential effect of proposed legislation on grandparents raising grandchildren, as the council deems necessary and appropriate.

(6) Investigate the merits of the establishment of a state agency or program within a department dedicated to grandparents' issues and determine how such agency or program would be organized and implemented.

(7) Identify a system for educating grandparents who lack the appropriate information and resources regarding the care and custody of their grandchildren.

(8) Identify issues that are faced by nonparent relatives providing primary care for children.

B. The council shall issue its annual report by January thirty-first each year, stating the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the council. The council shall submit the report to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairmen of the committees with appropriate jurisdiction in the House of Representatives and in the Senate.

Acts 2016, No. 301, §2, eff. June 2, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1935 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1935
Powers and duties of board of governors
Status: in_force

The board of governors:

(1) May inaugurate, conduct, and carry on the operation of the juvenile detention facility on property owned or leased by the district for that purpose.

(2) May acquire land by donation, purchase or lease for the multiparish juvenile detention home. All purchases of real estate shall be ratified by a majority of the governing authorities of the parishes within the multiparish juvenile detention home district if there is more than one parish in the district or by a majority vote of the parish governing authority if only one parish constitutes the juvenile detention home district. The purchase price shall be paid by the parishes on the basis of assessed valuation and in proportion to the total assessed valuation of the participating parishes. If the purchase price is on terms of credit, the land shall be the only security and the parishes shall not be liable for any part of the unpaid purchase price. The board of governors may remove any buildings or improvements on land acquired by it.

(3) With the approval of the governing authorities of the parishes composing the multiparish juvenile detention home district, may build facilities for housing, recreation, and education of juveniles whenever they deem it advisable; provided however, that no building shall be constructed on any land not fully paid for. For this purpose any of the parish governing authorities may dedicate the proceeds of not in excess of one-half of one mill on the dollar of assessment per year for a period of not more than ten years out of the parish's general alimony tax. The board may issue certificates of indebtedness evidencing the district's obligations resulting from any such dedication. Any such certificates of indebtedness so issued shall be payable annually, with interest payable semiannually, not to exceed the market rate of percent per annum, redeemable on maturity out of any excess revenues that may develop. The governing authority of each participating parish may levy an annual tax not to exceed one-half of one mill for a period not to exceed ten years to assist in financing the construction, operation and maintenance of a juvenile detention home; provided such tax shall be authorized by a vote of a majority, in number, of the taxpayers of such parish who vote at an election held for that purpose.

(4) May incur debt for the purpose of acquiring lands for the multiparish juvenile detention home and for making improvements on the land, for purchasing machinery, tools, equipment or other property for the establishment, maintenance, operation and administration of the juvenile detention home or for the purpose of obtaining funds to pay and extinguish any debt or debts incurred in the acquisition of the lands or the improvement thereof. For such purpose, the board may grant mortgages upon the immovable property of the district, where title thereto is in the public, mortgages upon its movables, or crop pledges and pawns upon any crops of the juvenile detention home; provided however, that when land is purchased on credit terms, the land shall be the only security.

The acts of security shall stipulate that in case of default in payment of any debt secured thereby or any part of a debt, the property securing the debt shall be subject to seizure and sale, with benefit of appraisement, in the same manner as private property subject to encumbrance may be seized and sold, notwithstanding that title of the property securing the debt is vested in the public. No security shall be granted unless approved by the governing authorities of the parishes composing the multiparish juvenile detention district by ordinance or resolution fixing the maximum of the debt to be secured. Neither the board of governors, the governing authorities of the parishes within the multiparish juvenile detention district, nor the multiparish juvenile detention home shall ever be obligated beyond the value of the property offered as security.

(5) Shall fix the salary to be paid the secretary and treasurer of the board of governors and shall fix the amount of bond with legal surety which the treasurer shall give, conditioned on a faithful accounting for all money and property entrusted to his care.

(6) May sell, dispose of or lease any land owned by the multiparish juvenile detention district which for any reason can no longer be used or which is unused or is unnecessary or unsuitable in the operations of the said multiparish juvenile detention home.

(7) The board of governors of said multiparish juvenile detention district may lease its lands upon such terms and conditions as may be most advantageous to the home, but no such lease shall be for a period in excess of five years.

(8) May employ and discharge a superintendent, assistant superintendent, and such other employees and agents as are necessary to operate the juvenile detention facility and may fix their salaries or wages, hours, terms of employment and duties.

(9) May employ teachers and other instructors for the purpose of giving instruction to juveniles while being detained.

(10) May adopt rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of the home and generally do all things lawfully to provide temporary custodial care, supervision and education of the juveniles.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 700, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:11.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 11.1
Intervention in personal injury and workers' compensation suits
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Department of Health, on behalf of any of the general charity hospitals under the administration of said department, or the United States, on behalf of any veterans administration hospital in the state, or any military treatment facility, may intervene at any time prior to judgment in any personal injury suit or in any suit involving worker's compensation claims in which any of these hospitals has an interest, for the purpose of recovering the cost of drugs, X-rays, laboratory fees, surgical, medical, and other expenses of hospitalization and services rendered.

B. It is the intention of this Section that prescription shall not run against the intervention by the department or a veterans administration hospital, or any military treatment facility, in the state in any such suit in which any of them may have an interest until judgment has been rendered in the cause in the court of original jurisdiction or the prescriptive period provided by law for the cause of action has run, whichever is the later.

Acts 1958, No. 465, §§1, 2; Amended by Acts 1972, No. 20, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1991, No. 381, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1417 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1417
Inspections
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the department, through its duly authorized agents, to inspect at regular intervals not to exceed one year, or as deemed necessary by the department, and without previous notice all specialized providers subject to the provisions of this Chapter. The department shall also develop and facilitate coordination with and among other authorized agencies making inspections at regular intervals. A specialized provider shall be open to inspection only during working hours by parents or legal guardians of children or youth in care and by authorized inspection personnel.

Acts 1985, No. 286, §1; Acts 2005, No. 332, §1, eff. June 30, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 868, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 502, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2608 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2608
Purposes and intent
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the children and families of Louisiana are the state's most precious resource.

B. The legislature further finds that the state should make further strategic investments in this resource in order to:

(1) Prevent child abuse and neglect, substance abuse, mental illness, and predelinquent and delinquent behavior.

(2) Make early interventions that will effectively address family problems.

(3) Provide comprehensive strategies for effectively rehabilitating children and families at whatever stage these problems are manifested.

C. The legislature affirms its belief that such strategic investments will not only preserve and develop the state's human resources but also save the state large amounts of money currently being invested in law enforcement, child protection, adjudication, and corrections.

Acts 2003, No. 1225, §6.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2369 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2369
Oath of interpreter
Status: in_force

Before he begins to interpret or transliterate, every interpreter/transliterator appointed under this Chapter shall take an oath that he will make a true interpretation/transliteration in an understandable manner to the best of his skills and judgment.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1422 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1422
Operating without or in violation of license; injunctive relief
Status: in_force

If any specialized provider operates without a valid license issued by the department, the department may file suit in the district court in the parish in which the specialized provider is located for injunctive relief, including a temporary restraining order, to restrain the institution, society, agency, corporation, person or persons, or any other group operating the specialized provider or agency from continuing the violation. The state health officer shall have exclusive authority over all matters involving the prevention or spread of communicable diseases within a specialized provider.

Acts 1985, No. 286, §1; Acts 1990, No. 242, §2; Acts 2013, No. 179, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 868, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:331 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 331
Findings and intent
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:

(1) It is the policy of this state to encourage self-sufficiency so that Louisianians may reduce dependence on public assistance to meet basic needs and become economically self-reliant.

(2) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as "food stamps" and referred to in this Subpart as "SNAP", provides support to needy households and to persons making the transition from public assistance to work.

(3) Federal regulations provided for in 7 CFR 273.24 limit the duration of receipt of SNAP benefits by nonworking, able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) who do not qualify for certain exemptions to a total of three months in any three-year period. However, states may submit to the federal government applications, commonly known as "waivers", to have this three-month limit waived. If approved, such waivers allow able-bodied, nonworking, nonexempt adults to receive SNAP benefits for an unlimited duration if those persons meet other eligibility standards of the program. Louisiana has long used these waivers to exempt the majority of able-bodied adults without dependents from the federal work requirement.

(4) Federal law allows states to exempt up to eight percent of able-bodied adults from the work requirement without providing any reason whatsoever. These "no-good-cause exemptions" also accumulate and carry over from year to year without limit. As a policy, Louisiana has not used these "no-good-cause exemptions". However, because Louisiana has waived the work requirement, there has been no reason to use these additional exemptions.

B. It is the intent of this Subpart to institute a comprehensive, statewide work requirement for able-bodied adults up to fifty-two years old without any dependents who receive SNAP benefits in this state.

Acts 2024, No. 308, §1, eff. May 28, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 478, §12, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2372 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2372
Visual recording
Status: in_force

The appointing authority, on his own motion or on the motion of a party to the proceedings, may order that the testimony of the person who is deaf or hard of hearing and the interpretation/transliteration thereof be electronically or visually recorded for use in verification of the official transcript of the proceedings.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:233.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 233.1
Recovery of overpayments
Status: in_force

NOTE: Subsections A and B eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

A. The department shall establish procedures to accomplish the requirements of this Section in accordance with the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act.

B. The department will promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment, including collection, or underpayment of assistance under the state public assistance program, and, in the case of:

(1) An overpayment to or on behalf of an individual who is a current recipient of such assistance, including a current recipient whose overpayment occurred during a prior period of eligibility, recovery shall be made by repayment by the individual or by reducing the amount of any future assistance payable to or on behalf of the family of which he is a member.

(2) An overpayment to or on behalf of any individual who is no longer receiving assistance, recovery may be made by appropriate action against the income or resources of the individual or the family.

NOTE: Subsections A and B as repealed by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

A-B. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 477, §18, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

NOTE: Subsection (C)(intro. para.) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

C. The department shall promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment, including collection, or underpayment of child support to individuals to whom the department is providing services pursuant to R.S. 46:236.1.1 et seq., and, in the case of:

NOTE: Subsection (C)(intro. para.) as amended by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

C. The Department of Children and Family Services shall promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment, including collection, or underpayment of child support to individuals to whom the department is providing services pursuant to R.S. 46:236.1.1 et seq., and, in the case of:

(1) An overpayment to an individual who is currently receiving services, including any individual whose overpayment occurred during a prior period of services, recovery shall be made by repayment by the individual or by reducing the amount of any future child support payable to the family of which he is a member.

(2) An overpayment to any individual who is no longer receiving services, recovery may be made by appropriate action against the income or resources of the individual or the family.

NOTE: Subsection (D)(intro. para.) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

D. The department will promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment, including collection, or underpayment of child care assistance provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant and in the case of:

NOTE: Subsection (D)(intro. para.) as amended by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

D. The Department of Education will promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment, including collection, or underpayment of child care assistance provided under the Child Care and Development Block Grant and in the case of:

(1) An overpayment to or on behalf of an individual who is a current recipient of child care assistance, including a current recipient whose overpayment occurred during a prior period of eligibility, recovery will be made by repayment by the individual or provider who is at fault or by reducing the amount of any future child care assistance payable to or on behalf of the family of which the recipient at fault is a member or on behalf of the provider at fault.

(2) An overpayment to or on behalf of any individual who is no longer receiving child care assistance, recovery may be made by appropriate action against the income or resources of the individual at fault or his or her family, or if the provider of services is at fault, against the provider of services.

Acts 1997, No. 1155, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2025, No. 477, §§15, 18, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1909 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1909
Program planning, development, and evaluation
Status: in_force

A. The department may collect and analyze data, initiate research, or review research otherwise conducted, and develop comprehensive plans and specific programs for preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency in the state. In this regard, the department may conduct studies and surveys involving delinquency prevention and treatment and make recommendations thereon to the secretary. In addition, the department shall evaluate the effectiveness of existing and proposed programs.

B. The department shall assist in developing community services and programs concerned with delinquency prevention, community-based treatment, and constructive communications with law enforcement agencies.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 558, §1, emerg. eff. July 12, 1974. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978. Acts 1984, No. 567, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1985. Acts 1985, No. 965, §2; Acts 1991, No. 467, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2145
Creation; purpose and duties of the commission
Status: in_force

A. The Domestic Violence Prevention Commission is hereby created within the Department of Children and Family Services.

B. The commission shall:

(1) Assist local and state leaders in developing and coordinating domestic violence programs.

(2) Conduct a continuing comprehensive review of all existing public and private domestic violence programs to identify gaps in prevention and intervention services and to increase coordination among public and private programs to strengthen prevention and intervention services.

(3) Make recommendations with respect to domestic violence prevention and intervention.

(4) Develop a state needs assessment and a comprehensive and integrated service delivery approach that meets the needs of all domestic violence victims.

(5) Establish a method to transition domestic violence service providers toward evidence-based national best practices focusing on outreach and prevention.

(6) Develop a plan that ensures state laws on domestic violence are properly implemented and provides training to law enforcement and the judiciary.

(7) Develop a framework to collect and integrate data and measure program outcomes.

C. The commission shall annually issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate. The commission shall issue its initial report on or before February 1, 2015, and no later than the first day of February each year thereafter. The report may include any recommendations for legislation that it deems necessary and appropriate. Legislation may be recommended by the commission only upon approval by a two-thirds vote of the commission members present.

Acts 2014, No. 663, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1812 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1812
Finality of decision
Status: in_force

A decision or order of the board with respect to any application or claim for reparations shall be subject to review in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 250, §1, eff. July 17, 1982.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2355
Funds
Status: in_force

The commission may receive monies from any source, including federal funds, grants, and gifts, which shall be expended for the purposes designated in this Chapter. Immediately upon receipt, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall remit revenues collected to the treasurer. After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the Telecommunications for the Deaf Fund the monies remitted by the secretary for the administration of programming of the commission in accordance with R.S. 47:1061.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 629, §2; Acts 2022, No. 128, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1068 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1068
Retirement system
Status: in_force

Hospital service districts created hereunder acting through the governing authority thereof, shall have full power to establish and maintain actuarially sound pension and retirement systems in the benefits of which shall be included all appointive officers and employees of such districts. All officers and employees of any such district who are already or who will be included by reason of their employment in the benefits of any other pension and retirement system heretofore established by laws other than the Federal Social Security Act, shall be excluded from the benefits of the pension and retirement system established as authorized herein, and nothing herein contained shall be held or construed as affecting the provisions of such other pension and retirement system laws. When any actuarially sound pension and retirement system is established by the adoption of an ordinance or ordinances by commission of any hospital service district, hereunder, such pension and retirement system shall in all respects have the force and effect of law. Hospital service districts hereunder may make contributions into the said pension and retirement systems out of available funds of the said districts, and may make contracts of insurance with any insurance company legally authorized to do business in this state, insuring its officers and employees under policies of group insurance covering hospitalization, pension, and retirement for such officers and employees, and may agree to match payments of officers and employees for the premiums and charges for any such contracts payable out of the funds of the said district. Districts may enter into such other contracts, including Trust Agreements with banks having trust powers, which contracts are necessary and incidental to creating and maintaining an actuarially sound pension and retirement system.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 486, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:153.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 153.2
Retention of moneys by state agencies
Status: in_force

A. Out of the funds received or receivable during each fiscal year by each state owned and operated hospital or other facility from the federal government or any federal agency for the care and treatment of or any other services rendered to or for the benefit of any patient eligible to receive such services under the medical assistance program provided for herein, the amount so collected or collectible during said period by each hospital or other facility shall be deposited in a special account in the state treasury to the credit of that hospital. The funds thus credited shall be available for use at the hospital or other facility making the collection for the following purposes, namely, (1) to employ necessary personnel and for other expenses incurred in connection with the proper administration of the collection of such monies by such hospital or other facility from the federal government or any agency thereof; (2) for the purchase of new equipment for use at such hospital or other facility; (3) for making major repairs at the hospital or other facility; (4) and for operating expenses and maintenance of the hospital or other facility. Any funds remaining unexpended and unencumbered in any such special account at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in such special account.

B. Expenditures to be made under the authority of R.S. 46:153.1 and R.S. 46:153.2 shall be made only upon approval of the governing authority which administers the hospital or other facility or its designee, and the division of administration, and otherwise shall be subject to the laws and regulations relating to budgeting by state agencies and the budgetary controls provided for by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, insofar as said laws and regulations are not inconsistent with the purposes of R.S. 46:153.1 and R.S. 46:153.2.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 248, §1, emerg. eff. July 7, 1970, at 1:00 P.M. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:192 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 192
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein ascribed to each, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Residential consumer" means an individual or family eligible for utility relief under the provisions of Title III of P.L. 96-223, the "Home Energy Assistance Act of 1980." 1

(2) "Utility" means any publicly owned, investor-owned, cooperative or municipally controlled company, corporation, partnership, business, system, or person which supplies gas or electricity or both to residential consumers in Louisiana.

Acts 1980, No. 712, §1.

1 42 U.S.C.A. §8601 et seq.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2701 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2701
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Children's Product Safety Act".

Acts 2001, No. 1164, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1059 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1059
Petition for organization of district
Status: in_force

Upon failure or refusal of the police jury of any parish to organize a hospital service district, they are hereby required to and shall form such district when petitioned to so do upon petition presented to the police jury, signed by not less than twenty-five persons owning or assessed for lands in said districts. In presenting such petition to the police jury, such petition shall set forth substantially the boundaries of the district which is proposed to be organized.

Acts 1950, No. 420, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2362 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2362
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) "Appointing authority" means the presiding officer or similar official of any court, board, commission, authority, department, agency, legislative body or of any proceeding of any nature where a qualified interpreter/transliterator is required pursuant to this Chapter.

(2) "Intermediary interpreter/transliterator" means any person, including any person who is deaf or hard of hearing, who is able to assist in providing an accurate interpretation between spoken English and sign language or between variants of sign language by acting as an intermediary between a person who is deaf or hard of hearing and a qualified interpreter/transliterator. The intermediary interpreter/transliterator may be needed for non-manual persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and shall be provided.

(3) "Interpreter/transliterator" means a facilitator of communication among persons with hearing and persons who are deaf or hard of hearing as provided in R.S. 46:2365 and 2368.

(4) A "person who is deaf or hard of hearing" means a person who, because of hearing loss, has difficulty understanding the communication occurring.

(5) "Qualified interpreter/transliterator" means any person certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, or in the event an interpreter/transliterator so certified is not available, one whose qualifications are such that he is able to accurately communicate with and convey information to and from the person who is deaf or hard of hearing.

(6) "Quasi-judicial proceeding" means any proceeding of a public administrative office or body which is required to investigate facts, ascertain the existence of facts, hold hearings, and draw conclusions from them as a basis for their official action, and to exercise discretion of a judicial nature.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 135, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1407 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1407
Rules, regulations, and standards for licenses
Status: in_force

A. The department shall promulgate regulations for each type of license to carry out the provisions of this Chapter in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

B.(1) The regulations developed by the department, at a minimum, shall accomplish all of the following:

(a) Promote the health, safety, and welfare of children and youth attending any specialized provider.

(b) Promote safe, comfortable, and proper physical facilities of specialized providers.

(c) Ensure adequate supervision of those attending specialized providers by capable, qualified, and healthy personnel.

(d) Ensure adequate and healthy food service in specialized providers where food is offered.

(e) Prohibit discrimination by specialized providers on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, or whether the child is being breastfed. However, nothing in this Subparagraph shall be construed to affect, limit, or otherwise restrict any of the following:

(i) The hiring or admission policies of a licensed specialized provider owned by a church or religious organization, which may give preference in hiring or admission to members of the church or denomination.

(ii) The rights of religious sectarian child-placing agencies to consider creed in any decision or action relating to foster care or adoption.

(f) Require residential home and maternity home providers to have a written description of admission policies and criteria which expresses the needs, problems, situations, or patterns best addressed by its program. These policies shall be available to the person legally responsible for any child or to any youth aged eighteen or above referred for placement.

(g) Include procedures by which parents and guardians are given an opportunity for consultation and information about the educational and therapeutic programs for the child or youth in attendance.

(h) Include regulations and standards for nighttime care.

(i) Include procedures for the receipt, recordation, and disposition of complaints.

(j) Include procedures for the return of a child to his parent. Arrangements for the child's return to his parent shall not include third parties or other child care agencies unless written agreement between the child care agency and the parent is on file with the child care agency.

(2) Any specialized provider approved by the department shall be required to have all of the following:

(a) Approval from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety.

(b) Approval from the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health.

(3) No residential home provider holding a Type I license shall receive any state or federal funds, from any source, whether directly or indirectly. If a residential home provider holding a Type I license receives any state or federal funds, its license shall be automatically revoked.

C. The department shall prepare standard forms for applications and for inspection reports.

D. A comprehensive review of all standards, rules, and regulations for all licenses shall be made at least every three years by the department.

E. The secretary of the department, in specific instances, may waive compliance with a minimum standard upon determination that the economic impact is sufficiently great to make compliance impractical, as long as the health and well-being of the staff or children and youth is not imperiled. If it is determined that the specialized provider or agency is meeting or exceeding the intent of a standard or regulation, the standard or regulation may be deemed to be met.

F. Discrimination by specialized providers and child-placing agencies on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, disability as defined by R.S. 51:2232, ancestry, or whether the child is being breastfed is prohibited. However, this shall not restrict the hiring or admission policies of a church or religious organization, which may give preference in hiring or admission to members of the church or denomination.

G. The department shall not regulate or attempt to regulate or control the religious or spiritual content of the curriculum of a specialized provider sponsored by a church or religious organization.

H. Nothing in the rules, regulations, and standards adopted pursuant to this Section shall authorize or require medical examination, immunization, or treatment of any child whose parents, or of any youth aged eighteen or above who, object to such examination, immunization, or treatment on religious grounds.

I. Each residential home and maternity home facility shall have a written discipline policy, which shall be made available to parents, to youth aged eighteen or above, and to authorized inspection personnel upon request.

Acts 2013, No. 179, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 868, §5, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 502, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:507 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 507
Surplus revenue, transfers between parish and city
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the parish, and the city council of the city, may first use or expend the income from the fund so provided for the poor, indigent and destitute of its particular jurisdiction, but in the event all of the annual revenue of the parish arising from the alms fund provided by this Part is not needed in the parish outside of the city, then, if the surplus is needed by the city for its poor, indigent and destitute, the parish shall pay over to the alms fund of the city that portion of its yearly revenue not needed by it during that year, and likewise if the city does not expend all of the revenues during any one year arising from its alms fund provided by this Part, it shall pay over the surplus left over from the year to the alms fund of the parish, if the poor, indigent and destitute of the parish stand in need thereof.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1601 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1601
Authorization
Status: in_force

In each parish a voluntary council on the aging may be organized and chartered to function within the parish in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Each such council shall be known and designated as "The (Name of Parish) Voluntary Council on the Aging."

Added by Acts 1958, No. 342, §1. Amended Acts 1964, No. 456, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2162 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2162
Assistance to victims of human trafficking
Status: in_force

A. Classification of victims of human trafficking. As soon as practicable after the initial encounter with a person who reasonably appears to a law enforcement agency, a district attorney's office, or the office of the attorney general to be a victim of human trafficking, such agency or office shall:

(1) Notify the Louisiana Victim Outreach of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such person may be eligible for services under this Chapter.

(2) Make a preliminary assessment of whether such victim or possible victim of human trafficking appears to meet the criteria for certification as a victim of a severe form of trafficking as defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) or appears to be otherwise eligible for any federal, state, or local benefits and services.

(a) If it is determined that the victim or possible victim appears to meet such criteria, then the agency or office shall report the finding to the victim and shall refer the child victim to appropriate services available, including legal services providers.

(b) If the victim or possible victim is under the age of eighteen or is an adult in need of protective services pursuant to the provisions of the Adult Protective Services Act, the agency or office shall also notify the appropriate protective service agency.

B. Law enforcement assistance with respect to immigration.

(1) After the agency or office makes a preliminary assessment pursuant to Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section that a victim or possible victim of human trafficking appears to meet the criteria for certification as a victim of a severe form of trafficking as defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act, and upon the request of such victim, the agency or office shall provide the victim or possible victim of human trafficking with a completed and executed United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-914, Supplement B, Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Human Trafficking in Persons, or a USCIS Form I-918, Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification, or both. These forms shall be completed by the certifying officer in accordance with the forms' instructions and applicable rules and regulations.

(2) The victim or possible victim of human trafficking may choose which form to have the certifying officer complete.

Acts 2013, No. 429, §2, eff. June 24, 2013; Acts 2024, No 576, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:101 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 101
State public assistance fund
Status: in_force

There is established in the state treasury a state public assistance fund which shall consist of all funds made available for the purposes of this Chapter by the state or any of the parishes of this state or from any other source.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:56.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 56.1
Reporting of certain case records; confidentiality waiver
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Louisiana Department of Health or the office of elderly affairs, for the purpose of adult protective services, shall report upon request to the Louisiana Supreme Court for reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System database the name and any other identifying information contained in case records of any adult that may be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to the laws of this state or 18 U.S.C. 922(d)(4) and (g)(4).

(2)(a) The department shall provide the Louisiana Supreme Court with the name of the court which issued the commitment order and the docket number of the proceeding if that information is in the possession of the department.

(b) In addition, the department shall provide the following available information regarding the client:

(i) Name.

(ii) Date of birth.

(iii) Alias names, if any.

(iv) Social security number.

(v) Sex.

(vi) Race.

B. The department shall provide all documents in its possession as authorized by the provisions of this Section upon request of the court and within a reasonable time period regardless of when the court proceedings occurred.

C. The providing of the information as required by the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to violate the confidentiality provisions of R.S. 46:56 or any other law regarding client confidentiality.

D. For the purposes of this Section, "department" means the Louisiana Department of Health and the office of elderly affairs, for the purposes of adult protection services as provided in R.S. 15:1503.

Acts 2016, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 103
Parish administration
Status: in_force

The parish offices of the department shall administer the provisions of the public welfare laws in the respective parishes subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the department.

NOTE: §103 as repealed by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

§103. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 478, §17, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2025, No. 478, §17, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1831.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1831.6
Criteria for making awards; prohibitions; authority to deny or reduce awards
Status: in_force

A. The board shall order the payment of reparations in an amount determined by it if, upon receipt of the application and without hearings, it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that loss was sustained by reason of death and that the loss was proximately caused by the crime of vehicular homicide, pursuant to R.S. 14:32.1.

B. A finding by the board, for purposes of considering an application for award under this Chapter, that the charge or indictment of a crime enumerated in R.S. 46:1831.4 resulted in a loss covered by this Chapter shall be a sufficient finding with respect to the crime giving rise to the application for a reparations award.

C. No person shall be denied or otherwise deemed ineligible for reparations pursuant to this Chapter, nor shall any award for reparations pursuant to this Chapter be reduced, on the basis that the person has any conviction or adjudication of delinquency, on the basis that the person is currently on probation or parole, or on the basis that the person has previously served any sentence of incarceration, probation, or parole unrelated to the offense for which reparations would otherwise be awarded pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 2023, No. 451, §2.

NOTE: Pursuant to R.S. 46:1831.16, this Chapter will terminate Aug. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2573 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2573
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

[Effective Date: Section terminated June 30, 1991.]

A. The task force shall make a thorough study of the emergency room at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans under various circumstances of patient load, acuteness of delivery care, and times of day and week, and shall compile and analyze information derived from the study. It may render objective, fiscally feasible recommendations to the legislature and the governor, for the implementation of policies that could be adopted by Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans.

B. The task force may perform any of the following duties and functions:

(1) Hold public hearings, conduct investigations, and require the assistance of the staff at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans.

(2) Subpoena witnesses, papers, records, documents, and all other data sources relevant to the delivery of health care at the emergency room at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans.

(3) Administer oaths or affirmations in its hearings or investigations.

(4) Create committees and subcommittees from its membership as it may deem necessary to accomplish its study.

Acts 1989, No. 294, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.

{{NOTE: R.S. 46:2576 (ACTS 1989, NO. 294) PROVIDED TERMINATION DATE FOR TASK FORCE AS 6/30/90. ACTS 1990, NO. 417, EFF. 7/18/90 PROVIDED TERMINATION DATE OF 6/30/91.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1975 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1975
Misrepresentation of service animal
Status: in_force

No individual shall misrepresent an animal to be a service dog or service dog-in-training to a person or entity that owns or operates a public accommodation or a residential dwelling.

Acts 2024, No. 558, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1191 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1191
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature to allow the governing authority of the parish or the governing authorities of parishes that are located within the Louisiana Department of Health's Region IV, upon their own initiative, to form and create a healthcare service district to support the provision of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services within the Louisiana Department of Health's Region IV.

Acts 2012, No. 857, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:437.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 437.14
Grounds for denial or revocation of enrollment
Status: in_force

A. The department may deny or revoke enrollment in the medical assistance programs to a health care provider if any of the following are found to be applicable to the health care provider, his agent, a managing employee, or any person having an ownership interest equal to five percent or greater in the health care provider:

(1) Misrepresentation.

(2) Previous or current exclusion, suspension, termination from, or the involuntary withdrawing from participation in, the medical assistance programs, any other state's Medicaid program, Medicare, or any other public or private health or health insurance program.

(3) Conviction under federal or state law of a criminal offense relating to the delivery of any goods, services, or supplies, including the performance of management or administrative services relating to the delivery of the goods, services, or supplies, under the medical assistance programs, any other state's Medicaid program, Medicare, or any other public or private health or health insurance program.

(4) Conviction under federal or state law of a criminal offense relating to the neglect or abuse of a patient in connection with the delivery of any goods, services, or supplies.

(5) Conviction under federal or state law of a criminal offense relating to the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, or dispensing of a controlled substance.

(6) Conviction under federal or state law of a criminal offense relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct.

(7) Conviction under federal or state law of a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment of a year or more which involves moral turpitude, or acts against persons who are elderly, children, or persons with infirmities.

(8) Conviction under federal or state law of a criminal offense in connection with the interference or obstruction of any investigation into any criminal offense listed in Paragraphs (3) through (9) of this Subsection.

(9) Sanction pursuant to a violation of federal or state laws or rules relative to the medical assistance programs, any other state's Medicaid program, Medicare, or any other public health care or health insurance program.

(10) Violation of licensing or certification conditions or professional standards relating to the licensure or certification of health care providers or the required quality of goods, services, or supplies provided.

(11) Failure to pay recovery properly assessed or pursuant to an approved repayment schedule under the medical assistance programs.

(12) Failure to meet any condition of enrollment.

B. Before signing a provider agreement and at the discretion of the department, a person may become eligible to receive payment from the medical assistance programs from the time the goods, services, or supplies were furnished, if:

(1) The goods, services, or supplies provided were otherwise compensable.

(2) The person met all other requirements of a health care provider at the time the goods, services, or supplies were provided.

(3) The person agrees to abide by the provisions of the provider agreement to be effective from the date the goods, services, or supplies were provided.

Acts 1997, No. 1142, §2; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1075 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1075
Advertising
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 43:111 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a hospital service district commission and any health facility owned or operated by such commission may advertise in any medium including but not limited to a newspaper, book, pamphlet, billboard, periodical, or radio and television station.

Acts 1984, No. 322, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1098.1
St. Tammany Parish Service District No. 2; creation; boundaries; purpose
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created a hospital service district in St. Tammany Parish, hereafter to be termed the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2, a political subdivision of the state, referred to in this Part as the "district". The district is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities accorded by law and the Constitution of Louisiana to political subdivisions of the state, subject to the limitations provided in this Part.

B. The district shall be comprised of all territory within Wards 6, 7, 8, and 9 of St. Tammany Parish and shall own and operate the Slidell Memorial Hospital.

C. The district is created for the following purposes:

(1) To own and operate healthcare facilities, including but not limited to hospitals, for the care of persons suffering from illness or disability.

(2) To administer other activities related to a healthcare provision or promotion or to the promotion of the financial viability of the district.

(3) To promote and conduct scientific research and training related to health care.

(4) To participate, so far as circumstances may warrant, in any activity designated and conducted to promote the general health of the community. The district shall cooperate with the parish health department in the detection, prevention, and combating of any illness, mass immunization and screening tests, or public health education that contributes to the best interest of the public.

(5) To cooperate with other public and private institutions and agencies engaged in providing health services to the public.

D. The district shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation; shall have perpetual existence; and shall have the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the district was created. The district shall have the right and power of expropriating property for the purpose of acquiring land for any purpose that it may find necessary in the operation of a hospital service district and may acquire by donation or purchase, any existing hospital facility in the district. It shall also have the power and authority to acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed, and shall own all sites and physical facilities, which are acquired either by donation, purchase, expropriation, exchange, or otherwise, in full ownership. The provisions of this Subsection shall be subject to the limitations of this Part.

E. The district shall have an audit and examination of its books and accounts conducted annually by a qualified certified public accountant. The audit shall be filed with the legislative auditor within six months after the close of the period audited. The legislative auditor shall have the authority to prescribe the terms and conditions of the audit conducted by a certified public accountant and to require the district to present the terms and conditions to him for approval prior to the commencement of the audit. The legislative auditor shall have access to the working papers of the accountant during the examination and subsequent to its termination. The legislative auditor shall be authorized to conduct an independent audit and examination of the books and accounts of the district pursuant to R.S. 24:513.

F. The district may establish by resolution any healthcare facility as a profit or nonprofit corporation as defined by law. The district shall have a corporate seal. Copies of all the regulations and copies of proceedings of the board certified by its secretary-treasurer, under its corporate seal, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the acts and proceedings of the commission.

Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1831.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1831.9
Finality of decision
Status: in_force

A decision or order of the board with respect to any application or claim for reparations shall be final and shall not be subject to any review by a court.

Acts 2023, No. 451, §2.

NOTE: Pursuant to R.S. 46:1831.16, this Chapter will terminate Aug. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:975 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 975
Women's cancer prevention program
Status: in_force

A. The office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall provide a special program of preventive, health, and medical care for women, who otherwise qualify by law, that concentrates on cancer prevention in women. The program required by this Section shall include services necessary to prevent or reduce the occurrence of female cancer by providing minimum mammogram examination and minimum pap smear examination under the following circumstances, subject to available funding derived from any available source.

B. In this Section, "minimum mammography examination" means mammographic examinations, including but not limited to digital breast tomosynthesis, performed no less frequently than the following schedule provides:

(1) One baseline mammogram for any person who is thirty-five through thirty-nine years of age.

(2) One mammogram every twenty-four months for any person who is forty through forty-nine years of age, or more frequently if recommended by her physician.

(3) One mammogram every twelve months for any person who is fifty years of age or older.

C.(1) In this Section, "minimum mammography examination" means an examination, including but not limited to digital breast tomosynthesis, performed routinely according to age requirements as set forth by department regulations, or performed no less frequently than required by the treating physician.

(2) A healthcare facility may advertise and be recognized as accredited if the facility has successfully completed the established dose and image criteria, has been accredited for a three-year period by the American College of Radiology, and maintains current accreditation. Upon receiving accreditation from the American College of Radiology, the identifying certificate issued shall be displayed in a prominent place at the facility.

D. In this Section, "digital breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over the stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast.

E. The department shall adopt all regulations deemed necessary in order to effectuate the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1991, No. 969, §1; Acts 1992, No. 359, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5; Acts 2018, No. 494, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1133 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1133
Eligibility for scholarships
Status: in_force

Any individual who is admitted to or is engaged in the study of nursing or allied health at an accredited school of nursing or allied health located in the United States and who intends to practice nursing or allied health in an area of the parish hospital or hospital service district where there is a shortage of nurses or allied health professionals shall be eligible to apply for a scholarship in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. The application shall be in writing and in the form as the board may require. It shall contain the written statement of the applicant that the applicant intends to practice nursing or an allied health profession in an area approved by the board of commissioners if the applicant is selected to receive the scholarship.

Acts 1988, No. 54, §1; Acts 2023, No. 33, §1, eff. June 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2206 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2206
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations that the secretary deems necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 785, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:321 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 321
Findings
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:

(1) It is the policy of the state to encourage self-sufficiency so that Louisianians may reduce dependence on public benefits to meet basic needs and become economically self-reliant.

(2) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as "food stamps" and referred to in this Subpart as "SNAP", provides crucial support to needy households and to persons making the transition from public assistance to work.

(3) Pursuant to the federal Food Security Act of 1985, states are required to provide employment and job training services to SNAP customers who are not exempt from the mandatory work registration requirements of the program.

(4) Federal regulations, 7 CFR 273.24, limit the duration of receipt of SNAP benefits by nonworking, able-bodied adults without dependents who do not qualify for certain exemptions to a total of three months in any three-year period. However, states may submit to the federal government applications, commonly known as "waivers", to have this three-month limit waived. If approved, such waivers allow able-bodied, nonworking, nonexempt adults to receive SNAP benefits for an unlimited duration if those persons meet other eligibility standards of the program. Nationally, waivers of this type have become the standard in SNAP rather than the exception, as forty states and territories, including Louisiana, had a statewide or territory-wide waiver in effect and six other states and territories had a partial-state or partial-territory waiver in effect as of January 1, 2014.

(5) When coordinated and delivered in an effective manner, workforce training services for public assistance customers can be of great value to persons who desire to become self-sufficient and to businesses that strive for greater competitiveness through employing an improved workforce.

Acts 2014, No. 622, §1; Acts 2025, No. 478, §12, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1906.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1906.2
Interdepartmental cooperation
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Education, and the Juvenile and Family Court Judges Association shall consult and cooperate to develop a plan for treatment and a continuum of care for children alleged to be or adjudicated delinquent or in need of care or supervision. The purposes of such consultation shall include the goal of early intervention by the components of the juvenile justice system to assist children in receiving proper treatment so that they will be less likely to re-enter the system.

Acts 1984, No. 567, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 965, §1 and §2; Acts 1991, No. 467, §3; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:464 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 464
Persons eligible
Status: in_force

No parish or parish official shall, at the public expense, support or aid any persons as paupers, except such as are infirm, sick or disabled.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 16
Sale or lease of state-owned facilities; procedure
Status: in_force

In the event that any state facility owned or operated by the Department of Children and Family Services, the Louisiana Department of Health, or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections should permanently cease operations or should permanently vacate the premises of one facility and move to the premises of another facility, the secretary of the appropriate department is hereby authorized to sell or lease to the highest bidder the property, buildings, and all other appurtenances of the state-owned facility which has been permanently closed or vacated. The respective secretary shall, when such facilities are offered for sale or lease, follow those procedures set forth in R.S. 41:131 et seq., relative to the sale of public land or R.S. 41:1211 et seq., relative to the lease of public land; provided however, the Joint Natural Resources Oversight Committee approves the proposed sale or lease.

Acts 1986, No. 859, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1001
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that children who are emancipated from or aged out of long-term foster care in this state must be better equipped with the necessary skills to find employment and to become self-supporting and productive.

Acts 2005, No. 82, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2264 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2264
Identification of hearing loss in infants
Status: in_force

A. The office shall establish, in consultation with the advice of the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf and the advisory council created in R.S. 46:2265, a program for the early identification and follow-up of infants susceptible to a hearing disability, deaf or hard of hearing infants, and infants susceptible to developing progressive hearing loss. The program shall, at a minimum:

(1) Develop criteria or factors to identify those infants who are likely deaf or hard of hearing and infants who may develop a progressive hearing loss, including the risk factors set forth in this Chapter, and develop a susceptibility questionnaire for infant hearing loss.

(2) Create a susceptibility registry to include, but not be limited to, the identification of infants susceptible to hearing loss, deaf or hard of hearing infants, and infants susceptible to developing progressive hearing loss.

(3) Provide to the hospitals and other birthing sites the susceptibility questionnaire for infant hearing loss and require that the form be completed for any newborn prior to discharge from the hospital or other birthing site. As to infants susceptible to a hearing disability, copies of the completed susceptibility questionnaire shall be distributed to the susceptibility registry of the office, the parent or guardian, and, if known, the infant's primary care physician and the provider of audiological services.

(4) Require for all newborn infants that the hospital of birth or that hospital to which the newborn infant may be transferred provide screening for hearing loss by auditory brainstem response (ABR) screening, evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE) screening, or any other screening device approved by the office before discharge. The results of that screening for hearing loss shall be provided to the susceptibility registry of the office, the parent or guardian, and if known, the primary care physician and the provider of audiological services.

(5) Develop and provide to the hospitals or other birthing sites appropriate written materials regarding hearing loss, and require that the hospitals or other birthing sites provide this written material to all parents or guardians of newborn infants.

(6) Develop methods to contact parents or guardians of infants susceptible to a hearing disability, of deaf or hard of hearing infants, and of infants susceptible to developing progressive hearing loss.

(7) Establish a telephone hotline to communicate information about hearing loss, hearing screening, audiological evaluation, and other services for deaf or hard of hearing infants.

(8) Provide that when a screening indicates a hearing loss, audiological evaluation shall be done as soon as practical. The parents or guardians of the infant shall be provided with information on locations at which medical and audiological follow up can be obtained.

B. The office shall consult with the advisory council and implement the program.

C. The office shall develop a system for the collection of data, determine the cost-effectiveness of the program, and disseminate statistical reports to the Louisiana Commission for the Deaf.

D. The office, in cooperation with the state Department of Education, shall develop a plan to coordinate early educational and audiological services for infants identified as deaf or hard of hearing.

E. The office shall follow current practices and applicable guidelines that are currently utilized in Louisiana and will consider practices and guidelines that may be established by the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).

Acts 1992, No. 417, §1; Acts 1999, No. 653, §1; Acts 2017, No. 146, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:57 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 57
Other records to be public records
Status: in_force

The financial and all other records of the state department and the parish and district offices, except those pertaining to individual recipients of assistance, as provided for in R.S. 46:56, are specifically made subject to the provisions of Title 44.

Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 491, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2167 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2167
Meetings
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall hold public meetings quarterly except as otherwise provided by vote of the commission or by order of the chairperson. The governor shall call the first meeting by August 1, 2017.

B. A simple majority of the commission membership shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

C. The commission may establish subcommittees within the commission and appoint members to those subcommittees, including persons outside of the commission membership, as it deems necessary and appropriate to accomplish its goals.

D. The office of human trafficking prevention within the office of the governor shall provide to the commission such clerical, administrative, and technical assistance and support as may be necessary to enable the commission to accomplish its goals.

Acts 2017, No. 181, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2021, No. 352, §2, eff. June 17, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:236.1.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 236.1.5
Family and child support programs; FITAP; other service recipients; rights; responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. By accepting FITAP for or on behalf of himself or another individual, the applicant or recipient shall be deemed, without the necessity of signing any document, to have made an assignment to the department of his entire right, title, and interest to any support obligation such applicant or recipient may have in his own behalf or on behalf of any family member for whom the applicant is applying for or receiving FITAP which has accrued at the time of the certification for FITAP and which accrues during the time FITAP is furnished. The assigned support rights shall constitute an obligation owed to the department by the person responsible for providing such support, and said obligation shall be established by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, and the department may thereafter collect by appropriate process any outstanding debt thus created. Voluntary child support payments made to the applicant or recipient at the time of certification for FITAP or during the time FITAP is furnished shall be deemed to have been assigned to the department, unless such assignment is contrary to a valid court order. The department may thereafter collect such support payments by appropriate process.

B. The applicant or recipient shall also be deemed, without the necessity of signing any document, to have consented to the designation of the department as payee in an initial or amended order of support and to have appointed the SES program administrator as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to act in his or her name, place, and stead to perform the specific act of endorsing any and all drafts, checks, money orders, or other negotiable instruments representing support payments which are received on behalf of such individual or his caretaker. The department shall be an indispensable party to any proceeding involving a support obligation or arrearages owed under this Subpart. The provisions of this Subpart shall apply retrospectively to all support rights assigned, whether by written assignment or by operation of law, prior and subsequent to October 1, 1981.

C. The applicant or recipient of services shall also be deemed without the necessity of signing any document to have appointed the CSE administrator as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to act in his or her name, place, and stead to perform the specific act of endorsing any and all drafts, checks, money orders, or other negotiable instruments representing support payments which are received on behalf of such individual or caretaker.

D. No applicant or recipient who has accepted FITAP for or on behalf of himself or another individual shall be permitted to enter into a contract for the collection of support pursuant to R.S. 51:1441 et seq. Any such contract shall be considered a violation of public policy and shall be void.

Acts 2003, No. 1068, §2, eff. July 2, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 872, §1, eff. July 2, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 255, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:460.33 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 460.33
Prior authorization form; requirements
Status: in_force

A. There shall be a single uniform prescription drug prior authorization form used by all Medicaid managed care organizations, including any Medicaid managed care organization pharmacy benefit managers. The requirement for a single uniform prescription drug prior authorization form shall not apply to prior authorization of specialty drugs or in cases where electronic prescriptions are utilized. All managed care organizations shall use a single uniform prescription drug prior authorization form, not to exceed two pages, excluding guidelines or instructions, that has been jointly promulgated by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. A Medicaid managed care organization may include organization specific information on the form, including but not limited to the organization's name, address, logo, and other contact information for the organization. A health care provider may submit the prior authorization form electronically if the Medicaid managed care organization allows for submission of the form in this manner.

B. The Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners shall promulgate rules and regulations prior to January 1, 2019, that establish the form which shall be utilized by all Medicaid managed care organizations. The boards may consult with the health insurance issuers, Medicaid managed care organizations, Louisiana Department of Health, and Department of Insurance as necessary in development of the prior authorization form.

C. Pursuant to its contract with any Medicaid managed care organization, the department shall assess sanctions against any Medicaid managed care organization that directly or through its pharmacy benefit managers, utilizes any prescription drug prior authorization form other than the single uniform prescription drug prior authorization form provided for in this Section.

D. The single uniform prescription drug prior authorization form provided for in this Section shall be the same as provided for in R.S. 22:1006.1.

Acts 2013, No. 312, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 423, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1831.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1831.4
Crimes to which Chapter applies
Status: in_force

A. The board may make an award and order the payment of reparations for loss in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter for death resulting from the offense of vehicular homicide, pursuant to R.S. 14:32.1, when the offender failed to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security pursuant to R.S. 32:861, and the victim failed to maintain uninsured motorist coverage.

B. For the purposes of this Chapter, a person shall be deemed to have committed a criminal act or omission notwithstanding that by reason of age, insanity, or other reason the person was legally incapable of committing a crime.

Acts 2023, No. 451, §2.

NOTE: Pursuant to R.S. 46:1831.16, this Chapter will terminate Aug. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1095 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1095
Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; terms; compensation; removal
Status: in_force

A. The two areas of the district shall be governed by separate governing boards. Each area of the district shall be governed by a board of thirteen commissioners, referred to in this Part as the "commission", who shall be qualified voters and residents of Orleans Parish and who shall reflect the ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the parish.

B. Each commission shall be composed as follows:

(1)(a) Five members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the parish. Each member shall demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following areas: medical litigation, fundraising and philanthropy, accounting, business development, indigent care, community relations, government relations, women's health, minority health, geriatric medicine, nursing, any other medical field, or consumer advocacy.

(b) Four of the five members shall be appointed at the discretion of the chief executive officer. One member shall be appointed by the chief executive officer from three nominees submitted by the member of the governing authority of the city of New Orleans whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area in which the district is located.

(2) One consumer shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the parish.

(3) The chancellor of the Louisiana State University-Health Sciences Center School of Medicine or his designee.

(4) The chancellor of the Tulane University School of Medicine or his designee.

(5) The president of the New Orleans Medical Association or his designee.

(6) The president of the Orleans Parish Medical Society or his designee.

(7) The director of the city of New Orleans Department of Health.

(8) The member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who represents House District 100 or his designee.

(9) The member of the Louisiana Senate who represents Senate District 3 or his designee.

C.(1) Members initially appointed pursuant to Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section shall be appointed to staggered initial terms with two appointments for one year, two appointments for two years, two appointments for three years, and one appointment for four years. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, the successors to such appointees shall be appointed to four-year terms.

(2) The member serving pursuant to Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer of the parish.

(3) The members serving pursuant to Paragraphs (B)(3) through (9) of this Section shall serve during their terms of office.

(4) Any vacancy in the membership of the commission occurring by reason of the expiration of term of office, death, resignation, disqualification, or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment within thirty days of such vacancy. If the appointing authority fails to fill the vacancy within thirty days of such vacancy, the remaining members of the commission shall appoint an interim successor to serve on the commission until the position is filled by the appointing authority. In addition, an appointment to fill a vacancy that occurs prior to the expiration of a term shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.

D. Any member of the commission may be removed from office for cause and his appointment rescinded by two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the parish governing authority.

Acts 2006, No. 830, §1, eff. July 5, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 702, §2; Acts 2010, No. 702, §2; Acts 2011, No. 278, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2024, No. 372, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2
Administration of oaths
Status: in_force

A. Employees of the office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services and employees of the parish or district offices of the department, including the New Orleans Department of Health, may administer oaths and pass authentic acts in connection with any documents relative to relief or assistance now or to be furnished by the state or any political subdivision under the provisions of this Title or the provisions of the Social Security Act, as either may be amended.

B. Employees of the office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services and employees of the parish or district offices of the department may administer oaths and pass authentic acts, except acts of voluntary surrender under R.S. 9:402, in connection with any documents relative to services now or to be furnished by the state or any political subdivision, either directly or through contractual agreement, under the provisions of this Title or the provisions of the Social Security Act.

C. No charge shall be made for any oath taken or act passed by authority of this Section.

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1980, No. 256, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §20, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §17.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2751 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2751
Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission; creation; composition; duties
Status: in_force

A. The Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission, referred to in this Chapter as the "commission", is hereby created in the executive branch.

B.(1) The commission shall be composed as follows:

(a) The chief justice of the supreme court or an associate justice of the supreme court appointed by the chief justice of the state supreme court.

(b) One senator appointed by the president of the Senate.

(c) The commissioner of administration.

(d) The vice president for Administration and Management, Southern University and A&M College or his designee.

(e) One representative appointed by the speaker of the House.

(f) One representative appointed by the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.

(g) One representative appointed by the state public defender.

(h) A representative of the Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children.

(i) The chairman of the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice or his designee.

(2) Members shall be appointed, if required, and shall take office not later than July 15, 2003. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original selection or as otherwise provided in this Section.

(3) Beginning on August 15, 2010, the representative appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve as the chairperson of the commission for a period of one year. Beginning on August 15, 2011, the senator appointed by the president of the Senate shall serve as the chairperson of the commission for a period of one year. Each year thereafter, the House and Senate member shall rotate serving as chairperson for a one-year term each.

(4) The appointed representative of the Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children shall serve as the vice chairperson of the commission.

C. The commission shall have as its purpose the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2003 and House Concurrent Resolution No. 56 or Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 31, or both, of the 2003 Regular Session of the Legislature, the continued reform of the state's juvenile justice system, the well-being of youth in the juvenile justice system during a public health emergency, and House Concurrent Resolution No. 47 of the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature.

Acts 2003, No. 1225, §5; Acts 2008, No. 279, §1; Acts 2010, No. 571, §1; Acts 2018, No. 179, §1; Acts 2020, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 28, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2921 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2921
Requirement for access to coverage for individuals diagnosed with a terminal condition
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, no health benefit paid directly or indirectly with state funds including but not limited to Medicaid shall deny coverage for medically necessary treatment prescribed by a physician and agreed to by a fully informed individual or, if the individual lacks legal capacity to consent, by a person who has legal authority to consent on the individual's behalf, based solely on an individual's life expectancy or the fact that the individual has been diagnosed with a terminal condition.

B. Refusing coverage for medically necessary treatment to be rendered to an individual based solely on the individual's life expectancy or the fact that the individual has been diagnosed with a terminal condition shall be a violation of this Section.

C. As used in this Section, "terminal condition" means any malignancy or chronic end-stage cardiovascular or cerebral vascular disease that is likely to result in the individual's death.

Acts 2014, No. 541, §2, eff. June 5, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:288.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 288.5
Written court report; filing
Status: in_force

Within one hundred fifty days after the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement is signed, the department shall file with the court a written report that shall contain all of the following:

(1) The youth's name, date of birth, race, gender, and current address.

(2) A statement of facts that support the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and includes both of the following:

(a) The reasonable efforts made to achieve the permanency goal of independence for the youth.

(b) The reasons why it remains in the youth's best interests to continue in extended foster care in a voluntary placement.

(3) A copy of the signed extended foster care voluntary placement agreement.

(4) Any other information the department or the youth wants the court to consider.

Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1058 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1058
Medical staff
Status: in_force

The commission shall appoint a medical staff. Such appointments shall be made upon the recommendations of the physicians who are authorized to practice within the hospital.

It shall be the duty of the medical staff:

(1) To provide professional care of the sick and injured in the hospitals;

(2) To give advice and assistance to the commission and director relating to standards of operation and professional problems;

(3) To participate in the educational activities of the district;

(4) To promulgate rules and regulations for the conduct of the medical staff for approval of the commission;

(5) To elect annually one of its members as chief of staff and to elect from its members the heads of any specialized services of the hospital; and

(6) To approve the appointment of the hospital director made by the commission.

Acts 1950, No. 420, §8. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 127, §18.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1102
Scholarships; amount, number
Status: in_force

Each board desiring to award scholarships shall establish a policy setting forth the maximum number and amount. Said policy may be amended by the board as necessary. The number and amount of each scholarship granted pursuant to this Chapter shall not exceed the number and amount set forth in the policy.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 245, §1; Acts 1988, No. 55, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:977.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 977.7
Enrollment process
Status: in_force

The department shall use the same simplified enrollment processes and application form that are used for the Louisiana Medicaid program and LaCHIP. In addition, the department may also:

(1) Provide a secure system and authorize an application to be submitted by electronic transmission via the Internet.

(2) Make presumptive eligibility determinations for children as provided by federal guidelines.

(3) Contract with local entities throughout the state to assist with outreach and enrollment activities.

Acts 2007, No. 407, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:450.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 450.3
WIC participants; homeless
Status: in_force

A. The office of public health within the Louisiana Department of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for the WIC program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide nonperishable food items to women and children. Such rules shall provide for the distribution of WIC vouchers, in small quantities on a frequent basis, for food items that do not require refrigeration or storage to eligible WIC participants that have been identified by qualified organizations as being homeless. Such rules shall comply with requirements of federal laws and regulations in order to ensure receipt of federal funding for the program.

B. In accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the following conditions shall apply:

(1) Participants shall receive vouchers weekly for quantities that may be consumed in such a time frame.

(2) Vouchers for such participants shall be redeemable for nonperishable food items, in accordance with state and federal law, if the participant does not have access to refrigeration or adequate storage.

(3) Only eligible WIC participants who have been identified by qualified organizations as homeless shall receive vouchers as provided in Paragraphs (1) and (2).

C. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Nonperishable food items" means food items that are not liable to spoil or decay, including but not limited to powdered food substances and freeze-dried food items.

(2) "Qualified organization" means any organization, association, corporation, coalition, confederation, company, business, alliance, establishment, enterprise, firm, club, league, lodge, order, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, union, society, group, governmental entity, or other similar body that has met the requirements set forth in rules of the Louisiana Department of Health for proper registration with the vital records registry as an organization which may confirm the identity of displaced persons.

Acts 1993, No. 318, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5; Acts 2022, No. 271, §5.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1856 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1856
Notice to victims
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall notify any person who has registered with the treasurer as a victim of the defendant's crime upon receipt of escrow funds for that defendant. Additionally, at least once every six months for two years after the date on which the treasurer receives such escrow funds, the treasurer shall cause a notice to be published in the official state journal informing victims that such escrow funds are available to satisfy judgments or reparations awards pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 2012, No. 799, §3, eff. June 13, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:236.1.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 236.1.6
Family and child support programs; records
Status: in_force

All proceedings brought to establish filiation against an alleged biological parent pursuant to R.S. 9:396(B) shall not be open to inspection except on written authorization by the court, and there shall be no publication thereof. Such written authorization shall be granted only upon a showing of compelling reasons. In satisfying the requirement that information shall be revealed only to the extent necessary to satisfy such compelling reasons shown, the court is authorized to use the services of a curator ad hoc appointed pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 5091.2. The court may punish for contempt anyone violating the provisions of this Subpart. All records obtained in connection herewith shall be retained in confidential files, and it shall be unlawful, except in purposes directly connected with the department's responsibilities established in this Subpart, to disclose any information concerning any individual case. Any person who violates the foregoing provision shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.

Acts 2003, No. 1068, §2, eff. July 2, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:978.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 978.2
Health care delivery system
Status: in_force

A. The department shall develop and implement a medical home system of care for Medicaid recipients and the low-income uninsured citizens of the state. The medical home system of care shall:

(1) Coordinate and provide access to evidence-based health care services, emphasizing convenient, comprehensive primary care.

(2) Provide access to appropriate specialty care and inpatient services.

(3) Provide quality driven and cost-effective health care.

(4) Promote strong and effective medical management.

(5) Emphasize patient and provider accountability.

(6) Prioritize local access to the continuum of health care services.

B. The department shall require providers who participate in the medical home system of care to adopt an interoperable electronic medical record.

C. In order to ease the cost of implementation of health information technology, the department shall avail itself of any public and private funding available.

D. The department may establish a mechanism to evaluate, promote, and improve the quality of health and health care delivered to the Medicaid and low-income uninsured populations through the use of quality performance measures, evidence-based standards of care, and other measurements that facilitate quality improvement.

E. Reimbursement for participation in Louisiana Health First shall be at a level to ensure provider participation and success. The department shall develop an enhanced Medicaid reimbursement methodology to compensate providers who participate in the medical home system of care. The department shall also apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for authority to develop a payment methodology to compensate providers who care for the low-income uninsured in the medical home system of care. To the extent permitted by the federal government, such reimbursement methodologies shall incorporate features of successful managed care programs, which promote the medical home system of care that is supported by the appropriate, enforceable, quality standards of evidence-based medical protocols and the necessary health information technologies.

F. Reimbursement for health care services for low-income uninsured individuals provided under the medical home system of care shall be allocated to the greatest extent possible based on the disbursement of the low-income uninsured population statewide.

Acts 2007, No. 243, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:437.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 437.6
Injunctive relief; lis pendens; disclosure of property and liabilities
Status: in_force

A.(1) Concurrently with a withholding of payment, a sanction being imposed, or the institution of a criminal, civil, or departmental proceeding against a health care provider or other person, the secretary or the attorney general may bring an action for a temporary restraining order or injunction under Code of Civil Procedure Articles 3601 through 3613 to prevent a health care provider or other person from whom recovery may be sought from transferring property or to protect the business.

(2) To obtain such relief, the secretary or the attorney general shall demonstrate all necessary requirements for the relief to be granted.

(3) If an injunction is granted, the court may appoint a receiver to protect the property and business of the health care provider or other person from whom recovery may be sought. The court shall assess the cost of the receiver to the nonprevailing party.

B. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Articles 3751 through 3753, the secretary or the attorney general may place a notice of pendency of action, lis pendens, on the property of a health care provider or other person during the pendency of a criminal, civil, or departmental proceeding.

C. When requested by the court, the secretary, or the attorney general, a health care provider or other person from whom recovery may be sought shall have an affirmative duty to fully disclose all property and liabilities to the requester.

D. Nothing in this Section shall limit the rights of a qui tam plaintiff who brings a qui tam action in accordance with Subpart C of this Part.

Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1; Acts 2025, No. 206, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:460.76.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 460.76.2
Medicaid pilot program; portable oxygen concentrator
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature finds that Louisiana Medicaid covers portable oxygen concentrators to Medicaid beneficiaries under twenty-one years of age, if deemed medically necessary, through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit. However, for individuals over the age of twenty-one, Medicaid covers portable oxygen concentrators only for travel to medical appointments and treatment.

(2) The legislature further finds that providing Medicaid coverage for portable oxygen concentrators beyond the limited circumstances in current policy could greatly improve the quality of life for Louisiana residents who require oxygen but are mobile within the home or community.

B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish a pilot program to provide coverage for portable oxygen concentrators in the same manner as stationary oxygen systems if a portable concentrator is prescribed by a licensed physician and the enrollee is mobile within the home or community.

(2) The Louisiana Department of Health may limit the number of portable oxygen concentrators covered each fiscal year in a manner determined through rules promulgated by the department.

C. The department shall submit a utilization report to the legislature no later than thirty days prior to the legislative session. The report shall include the number of requests for portable oxygen concentrators, the number of portable concentrators that were covered, the number of requests that were denied, the amount and means of financing of funds utilized to provide coverage, the amount of funds needed to provide coverage for requests that were denied due to lack of funds, and the demographics of enrollees that requested, received, or were denied coverage for portable concentrators.

Acts 2024, No. 509, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:460.76.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 460.76.1
Medicaid physician reimbursement plan; Medicare rate comparability
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop a plan for increased Medicaid managed care organization reimbursement rates and fee-for-service reimbursement rates to physicians at one hundred percent of Medicare rates.

(2) In developing the plan required by this Section, the department shall prioritize physician-provided primary care, obstetric care, nonspecialty mental health, substance use disorder, family planning, and women's health services.

(3) The plan shall include Medicaid reimbursement rates for service rates of one hundred percent of the Medicare rate for procedure codes utilized for evaluation and management for primary care and specialty office visits, preventative services, care management, obstetric services, and nonspecialty mental health services and the estimated costs of implementation of the plan during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and increasing incrementally through Fiscal Year 2027-2028.

(4) The department shall calculate an equivalent rate increase for physician services that do not have a rate established by Medicare.

B. The plan shall include procedure codes identified as physician primary care or general care to be reimbursed to physicians at one hundred percent of Medicare rates.

C. The department shall submit the plan required by this Section to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Health and Welfare, and the House Committee on Appropriations no later than November 1, 2024.

Acts 2024, No. 306, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2414 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2414
Compensation; support services
Status: in_force

A. Members of local citizen review boards shall receive compensation only for mileage costs and to the extent that the legislature appropriates funds for such costs.

B. Secretarial and support services for each local citizen review board shall be provided by the staff of the state citizen review board.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 610, §1; eff. July 1, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1069.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1069.1
Hospital service districts; leasing and operating a licensed nursing home
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit a hospital service district created pursuant to this Chapter from leasing and operating a licensed nursing home, as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2, that is located within the boundaries of that hospital service district or outside the boundaries of that hospital service district but within the state of Louisiana.

B.(1) If a hospital service district determines to lease and operate a licensed nursing home within thirty-five miles of a hospital service district hospital in an adjoining hospital service district, then the hospital service district shall provide sixty days written prior notice to the governing authority of the parish in which the licensed nursing home is located.

(2) If the governing authority of the parish does not provide written notice of objection to the hospital service district within the required sixty days, then the hospital service district may lease and operate the licensed nursing home.

(3) If the governing authority of the parish in which the licensed nursing home is located objects in writing within the required sixty days, and after a good-faith effort is made to reach an agreement between the governing authority of the parish and the licensed nursing home, and an agreement is not reached, then the hospital service district may lease and operate the licensed nursing home.

C.(1) A hospital service district shall not operate a licensed nursing home in any parish having a population of not less than four hundred thirty thousand and not more than four hundred thirty-five thousand according to the latest federal decennial census or in any parish having a population of not less than one hundred ten thousand and not more than one hundred fifteen thousand according to the latest federal decennial census without either being the service district hospital where the licensed nursing home is located or receiving the approval of the hospital service district where the licensed nursing home is located.

(2) If a hospital service district does not grant approval to another hospital service district for operation of a licensed nursing home as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, then the hospital service district refusing to grant approval shall be prohibited from operating a licensed nursing home outside of its district boundaries.

(3) If a hospital service district specified in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection is unable to lease or operate a licensed nursing home, then nothing in this Chapter shall limit a hospital service district within the state of Louisiana from operating a licensed nursing home in that parish in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.

(4) If a hospital service district located in a parish identified in this Subsection has not operated a licensed nursing home by August 1, 2020, then the provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to that hospital service district and the provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall apply.

Acts 2015, No. 446, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2201
Persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities; capital acquisitions; definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter, the terms "persons who are elderly", "persons with disabilities", and "capital acquisitions" shall be defined in accordance with the appropriate federal law and the regulations and definitions in effect thereunder.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 785, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:978.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 978.4
Funding
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall be budget neutral or subject to an annual appropriation of the legislature.

Acts 2007, No. 243, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1073 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1073
Market strategies and strategic planning
Status: in_force

A. In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a hospital service district may develop marketing strategies for its existing hospital health services or any hospital health service to be provided in the future and may develop strategic plans for the development of any future hospital health service or facility.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a hospital service district commission may hold an executive session for the discussion and development of marketing strategies and strategic plans.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, any marketing strategy and strategic plan of a hospital service district commission and the facility owned or operated by the district shall not be public record and shall be confidential but shall be subject to court subpoena.

Acts 1984, No. 322, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:286.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 286.16
Short title; purpose; rights
Status: in_force

A. This Subpart shall be cited as the "Foster Youth's Bill of Rights".

B. The Department of Children and Family Services shall implement, promote, and support the rights contained in this Section through the policies and practices of the department as applied to youth ages fourteen through eighteen who are in foster care in this state.

C. Youth ages fourteen through eighteen in foster care in this state are entitled to the following rights granted to them when it is determined by the department to be in the best interest of the youth:

(1) The right to privacy concerning the youth's personal and confidential information.

(2) The right to attend all court hearings regarding the care to be received.

(3) The right to be in a stable and supportive setting that is free from neglect and emotional, verbal, physical, and sexual abuse or exploitation, and that is the least restrictive to meet the youth's needs.

(4) The right to participate in all case plan meetings, to include supportive adults of the youth's choice to be on the planning team, and to be provided a copy of the youth's case plan every six months or whenever changes are made to the plan.

(5) The right to have the youth's medical and mental health needs met on a regular and timely basis.

(6) The right to be provided adequate trauma-based counseling and therapeutic services throughout the youth's time in foster care.

(7) The right to be provided the contact information of the youth's caseworker, attorney, and CASA volunteer, and to attend meetings with them on a regular basis.

(8) The right to have access to a telephone to talk to or visit with approved friends and relatives, including siblings, at least once a month.

(9) The right to access materials necessary for school and to further the youth's education, including access to a computer or other electronic devices and to the internet when needed to complete assignments, the right to receive tutoring services, and the right to access information regarding college admissions.

(10) The right to access information regarding testing accommodations for any learning or developmental disability or special health need.

(11) The right to be involved in extracurricular activities, including school clubs, dances, field trips, and sports teams, and to be provided with supplies and uniforms required for team participation.

(12) The right to remain in the youth's school of origin.

(13) The right to attend a driver's education class.

(14) The right to obtain employment and transportation to employment within the vicinity of foster care placement.

(15) The right to refuse involvement in religious-based activities and the right to continue the youth's cultural, religious, and ethnic traditions and belief systems.

(16) The right to be free from discrimination of any kind on the basis of the youth's race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic, or social origin, property, disability, birth, or other status.

(17) The right to attend and have transportation to services, events, and activities provided by the Independent Living Skills Program within the youth's region, the right to receive timely notification of upcoming youth advocacy and engagement services in the youth's region, and the right to be provided with the entire amount of the monthly allowance as outlined in department policy.

(18) The right to express and voice the youth's needs, concerns, and desires about foster care.

Acts 2021, No. 351, §1, eff. June 17, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2187 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2187
Privileged communications and records
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section:

(1) "Privileged communication" means a communication made to a representative or employee of a sexual assault center by a victim. It also means a communication not otherwise privileged made by a representative or employee of a sexual assault center to a victim in the course of rendering services authorized by R.S. 46:2186.

(2) "Sexual assault center" means a program established and accredited in accordance with the standards set by the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault.

(3) "Victim" means a person against whom an act of attempted or perpetrated sexual assault was committed.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be required to disclose, by way of testimony or otherwise, a privileged communication, or to produce any records, documentary evidence, opinions, or decisions relating to such privileged communication, in connection with any civil or criminal proceeding.

C. Records relating to a privileged communication maintained by a sexual assault center shall not be public records, but such records may be used for the compilation of statistical data if the identity of the victim and the contents of any privileged communication are not disclosed.

Acts 2015, No. 242, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2124 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2124
Community shelters; funding; services
Status: in_force

A. The office of community services shall seek to establish a limited number of community-based shelters and family-oriented shelters for victims of family or domestic violence. Such shelters may be developed on a contract basis with public or private agencies.

B. When applicable, the office of community services shall contract with public or private agencies for the development of such shelters, and they shall choose such agencies from a list which shall be submitted as it provides.

C. Services of such community-based shelters shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(1) Around-the-clock day shelter which provides safe refuge and temporary lodging for victims of family violence and their children who are victims or potential victims. This shelter shall include a day program or drop-in center which can assist the victims of family violence who have not yet made the decision to leave their homes, or who have found other shelter but who have a need for the services provided at the centers.

(2) Emergency psychological support and counseling to the victims of marital violence and their children.

(3) Information and referral regarding reeducation, job counseling, training programs, employee and placement assistance, housing, emergency medical care, emergency legal assistance, and other available social services.

D. Any contract entered into under the provisions of this Chapter shall be in accordance with public contracts laws of this state.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 746, §1; Acts 1985, No. 772, §2, eff. July 19, 1985; Acts 1997, No. 1156, §7; Acts 2009, No. 409, §5, eff. July 1, 2009.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:922 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 922
Stipends received by interns and residents
Status: in_force

Any funds paid to any graduate of a recognized medical school or college who is serving as an intern or resident at any charity hospital of this state shall be deemed to be stipends granted for the purpose of furthering the education and training of the recipient; provided, however, that no funds in excess of three hundred dollars per month multiplied by the number of months in a taxable year shall be deemed to be a stipend.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 581, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2116.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2116.2
State Personal Assistance Services Program; creation; eligibility requirements; evaluation
Status: in_force

A. State Personal Assistance Services Program is created in the Louisiana Department of Health and shall be administered by the office of aging and adult services in the department.

B. The department shall provide a subsidy for personal assistance services to any person who:

(1) Is a person with significant disabilities.

(2) Is age eighteen or older at inception of services, provided that all other eligibility requirements are met.

(3) Needs personal assistance services to prevent or remove the adult from inappropriate placement in an institutional setting or enhance the adult's employability.

(4) Meets the eligibility criteria established in the state personal assistance policy submitted by the department as provided in R.S. 46:2116.5.

(5) Evidences eligibility by means of evaluations of eligibility as provided in Paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Subsection.

C. The person with significant disabilities shall be responsible for:

(1) Hiring, firing, and supervising the persons who provide personal assistance services.

(2) Participating in an evaluation to determine eligibility for personal assistance services from a qualified agency or organization.

(3) Participating in an annual re-evaluation.

(4) Choosing a qualified provider in the state.

D. The evaluation team shall:

(1) Determine the eligibility of the person with significant disabilities for personal assistance services.

(2) Reevaluate the person with significant disabilities annually to determine the person's continuing need for services.

E. In determining eligibility for a subsidy, the department shall follow the recommendations of the evaluation team or shall give notice to the person within twenty days of receipt of the recommendations of the evaluation team of its reasons for not following the team's recommendations.

F. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1198, §2.

Acts 1987, No. 781, §1; Acts 1990, No. 653, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1198, §§1, 2; Acts 2003, No. 544, §1; Acts 2006, No. 617, §1; Acts 2008, No. 308, §1; Acts 2010, No. 939, §8, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 493, §1, eff. June 5, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2161.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2161.1
Human trafficking victims services plan; adults
Status: in_force

A. With respect to any person referred to the Department of Children and Family Services who is eighteen years of age or older and who is found to be a victim of human trafficking in which the trafficking activity included commercial sexual activity or any sexual conduct constituting a crime under the laws of this state, the department shall refer the person to the appropriate department, agency, or entity to provide the person with the following:

(1) Assistance in applying for federal and state benefits and services to which the victim may be entitled.

(2) Coordination of the delivery of health care, mental health care, housing, education, job training, child care, victims' compensation, legal, and other services available to victims of human or sex trafficking.

(3) Referral to the appropriate community-based services to the extent that such services are available.

(4) Assistance with family reunification or returning to the victim's place of origin, if the victim so desires.

B. In coordinating these services for the victim, the department shall work together with such other state and federal agencies, public and private entities, and other stakeholders as they deem appropriate.

C.(1) Each private entity that provides services to victims pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall submit to the governor's office of human trafficking prevention and to the Department of Children and Family Services an annual report on their operations including information on the services offered, training or certifications received specific to human trafficking, geographic areas served, the number of persons served, and individual status updates on each person served. This information shall not include the name, address, or other identifying information of the person served. The governor's office of human trafficking prevention shall compile the data from all of the reports submitted pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection and shall provide this information to the legislature on or before the first day of February each year.

(2) Each statewide and local law enforcement entity that investigates cases of human trafficking or related sexual offenses and that provides services to victims pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall submit to the governor's office of human trafficking prevention and to the Department of Children and Family Services an annual report on their operations including information on the type of investigation, outcome of the investigation, and any services offered to victims, and demographic information related to the case and services offered.

(3) Each district attorney who prosecutes cases of human trafficking or related sexual offenses or who provides services to victims pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall submit to the governor's office of human trafficking prevention and to the Department of Children and Family Services an annual report on their operations including the prosecuting agency's name, parish, disposition of case, statute under which the offense was prosecuted, sentencing date, restitution ordered, restitution paid, value of assets from civil asset forfeiture, and any services offered to victims.

Acts 2014, No. 564, §4; Acts 2021, No. 352, §2, eff. June 17, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 386, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 311
Legislative findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds the following:

(1) The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, referred to in this Subpart as "SNAP", is the major food assistance program of this state.

(2) SNAP provides support to needy households and to persons making the transition from welfare to work.

(3) It is the policy of this state to operate SNAP in a manner that maximizes administrative efficiency in delivery of food assistance to eligible children and families.

B. The legislature hereby declares that the purpose of this Subpart is to further this state's policy of fiscal soundness and efficiency in administration of public benefits programs by establishing a task force to study and make recommendations concerning policies, procedures, and technical processes relative to electronic disbursement of SNAP benefits by the Department of Children and Family Services.

Acts 2014, No. 533, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:2136.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 2136.3
Prohibition on the possession of firearms by a person against whom a protective order is issued
Status: in_force

A. Any person against whom the court has issued a permanent injunction or a protective order pursuant to a court-approved consent agreement or pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 9:361 et seq., R.S. 9:372, R.S. 46:2136, 2151, or 2173, Children's Code Article 1570, Code of Civil Procedure Article 3607.1, or Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 30, 320, or 871.1 shall be prohibited from possessing a firearm or carrying a concealed weapon for the duration of the injunction or protective order if both of the following occur:

(1) The permanent injunction or protective order includes a finding that the person subject to the permanent injunction or protective order represents a credible threat to the physical safety of a family member, household member, or dating partner.

(2) The permanent injunction or protective order informs the person subject to the permanent injunction or protective order that the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) and this Section.

B. For the provisions of this Section, "firearm" means any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun, black powder weapon, or assault rifle which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition or from which a shot or projectile is discharged by an explosive.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be in violation of and subject to the penalties set forth in R.S. 14:79.

Acts 2014, No. 195, §2; Acts 2015, No. 440, §3; Acts 2017, No. 84, §3; Acts 2018, No. 367, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:450.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 450.6
Election of Chafee Option
Status: in_force

A. To the extent federal financial participation is available pursuant to an approved state Medicaid plan amendment, the Louisiana Department of Health shall exercise its option under 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVII) to extend to independent foster care adolescents as defined by 42 U.S.C. 1396d(w)(1) who are not otherwise Medicaid-eligible in accordance with such requirements as were in effect as of April 1, 2008, either of the following types of benefits:

(1) An alternative benefits package authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1396u-7 as set forth in Subsection B of this Section.

(2) Regular Medicaid benefits as provided in the Medical Assistance Plan.

B. For purposes of Subsection A of this Section, the alternative benefits package may include:

(1) A high-deductible private insurance policy.

(2) A health savings account.

(3) A program to educate recipients about health insurance.

C. The department shall have the authority to decide whether to provide either regular Medicaid benefits or the alternative benefits package as set forth in Subsection B of this Section to independent foster care adolescents.

D. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to define the individual components of the alternative benefits package as set forth in Subsection B of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 2008, No. 352, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:286.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 286.2
Children in foster care; identification card; photograph
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, for a child placed into foster care, as defined in Children's Code Article 603, the Department of Children and Family Services shall obtain one of the following no later than ninety days after the placement of the child in the custody of the state:

(1) For a child age fourteen or older, a special identification card issued for the child pursuant to R.S. 40:1321.

(2) For a child younger than age fourteen or a child who does not qualify for a special identification card, a photograph of the child.

B. If the Department of Children and Family Services is unable to comply with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section due to the child's incarceration, elopement, physical or mental disability, or specialized placement where the child cannot be transported, or upon approval of the court, the department shall obtain the special identification card or photograph no later than ninety days from the date the condition preventing compliance ceases to exist.

Acts 2022, No. 120, §1, eff. May 25, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:935 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 935
Power of review of proposals of state agencies
Status: in_force

NOTE: Subsection A eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.

A. Any state agency or department proposing to establish, modify, or expand programs or services for the elderly of the state shall consult with the director of the office, who shall consult and coordinate a response with the parish voluntary councils on the aging as appropriate.

NOTE: Subsection A as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.

A. Any state agency or department proposing to establish, modify, or expand programs or services for the elderly of the state shall consult with the secretary of the department, who shall consult and coordinate a response with the parish voluntary councils on the aging as appropriate.

NOTE: Subsection B(intro. para.) eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.

B. The office shall review and report upon all such proposals submitted to it and shall comment as to the following:

NOTE: Subsection B(intro. para.) as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.

B. The department shall review and report upon all such proposals submitted to it and shall comment as to the following:

(1) The relationship and impact of the proposal on existing programs affecting the elderly.

(2) The impact of any proposed legislation, regulation, or order upon the elderly.

(3) Recommendations as to (a) the desirability of the proposal and (b) modifications that would enhance the positive impact of the proposal upon the elderly or aid in the implementation of the proposal.

NOTE: Subsection C eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.

C. All state agencies administering programs or implementing policies which affect the health or well-being of the elderly shall cooperate with the office in carrying out these responsibilities.

NOTE: Subsection C as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.

C. All state agencies administering programs or implementing policies which affect the health or well-being of the elderly shall cooperate with the department in carrying out these responsibilities.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 842, §2, eff. Aug. 4, 1982; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 1098.3
Nominating committee
Status: in_force

A. Commissioners appointed to the board, except those named by the Slidell Memorial Hospital medical staff, shall be chosen by the appointing authority as provided for in R.S. 46:1098.5, from nominations received from the nominating committee composed of nine members as provided in this Section. Members of the permanent nominating committee shall be appointed from entities outlined in this Section and shall submit a copy of their appointments to the state senator in whose district Slidell Memorial Hospital resides. The state senator shall be responsible for ensuring the proper appointment of all members of the nominating committee pursuant to this Section, calling and providing proper notice of all meetings of the nominating committee, and maintaining all appropriate documentation of the nominating committee. The nominating committee shall select annually a chairman to conduct meetings of the committee.

B. The nominating committee shall be composed as follows:

(1) Three persons, appointed jointly by the mayor and the city council of Slidell, who reside within the city limits of Slidell.

(2) Three persons, appointed jointly by the parish president and the parish governing authority of St. Tammany Parish, who reside within the geographical boundaries of the district.

(3) Three persons, appointed jointly by the legislative delegation comprised of all state representatives and senators who represent all or part of Wards 6, 7, 8, or 9 of St. Tammany Parish. The legislative delegation shall choose among nominees of the Slidell Memorial Hospital medical staff.

C. All members of the nominating committee shall serve terms of three years.

D.(1) All members of the nominating committee shall:

(a) Seek applications from the community as a whole by widely publicizing the openings on the board of commissioners' website and in the newspaper of public record.

(b) Seek applications from a broad section of community organizations and shall obtain nominations from each of Wards 6, 7, 8, and 9 of St. Tammany Parish where feasible.

(2) Public interviews of the applicants shall be conducted.

(3) The nominating committee shall attempt to identify whether any potential nominee has a conflict of interest that would preclude his or her participation as a member of the board of commissioners under the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics.

E. The nominating committee should make every reasonable effort to include in its nominations at least one person from each of the following categories:

(1) A member of the Louisiana State Bar Association in good standing who has considerable experience or expertise in hospital representation.

(2) A certified public accountant authorized to practice in Louisiana with a minimum of five years experience in audit and financial procedures of hospitals.

(3) A person with at least a bachelor's degree and five years of financial experience in commercial and bond work.

(4) An insurance executive with at least a bachelor's degree and five years experience in the area of group benefits and managed care issues.

(5) A health professional with five years experience in the previous ten years in either a hospital or other direct care setting.

(6) A business executive with at least an MBA or equivalent degree and five years of experience in operating a large business corporation or large nonprofit corporation.

F. Members of the nominating committee shall not be public officials.

G. The nominating committee shall hold interviews in a public forum and as a result of the forum present to the appointing authority, pursuant to this Section, a list of a minimum of two and a maximum of three nominees for each position to be filled.

Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:936 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 936
Statement of intent
Status: in_force

A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, or the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, shall eventually be consolidated within the office of elderly affairs, to be administered at the local level by the sixty-four parish voluntary councils on aging.

B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the office of elderly affairs administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, or the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025. The office of elderly affairs shall distribute such funds in accordance with appropriate state and federal requirements and consistent with this Section.

NOTE: §936 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.

§936. Statement of intent

A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1, 2027, shall eventually be consolidated within the office of elderly affairs, to be administered at the local level by the sixty-four parish voluntary councils on aging.

B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the office of elderly affairs administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1, 2027. The office of elderly affairs shall distribute such funds in accordance with appropriate state and federal requirements and consistent with this Section.

NOTE: §936 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2025, No. 478, §14.

§936. Statement of intent

A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1, 2027, shall eventually be consolidated within the Department of Elderly Affairs, to be administered at the local level by the sixty-four parish voluntary councils on aging.

B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the Department of Elderly Affairs administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, or Louisiana Works on October 1, 2027. The Department of Elderly Affairs shall distribute such funds in accordance with appropriate state and federal requirements and consistent with this Section.

Acts 1995, No. 1222, §1; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5; Acts 2025, No. 478, §12, eff. Oct. 1, 2025, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2027, §14, eff. See Act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:440.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 46 / Section 440.2
Rewards for fraud and abuse information
Status: in_force

A. The secretary may provide a reward of up to two thousand dollars to an individual who submits information to the secretary which results in recovery pursuant to the provisions of this Part, provided such individual is not himself subject to recovery under this Part.

B. The secretary shall grant rewards only to the extent monies are appropriated for this purpose from the Medical Assistance Programs Fraud Detection Fund. The secretary shall determine the amount of a reward, not to exceed two thousand dollars per individual per action, and establish a process to grant the reward in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.

NOTE: See R.S. 46:440.8 regarding termination of Subpart on Aug. 1, 2019.