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LA Rev Stat § 46:1093 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1093. Commission; powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities

RS 1093 - Commission; powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities A. The commission shall have all the general powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of a hospital service district created under the general provisions of Part I of this Chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no tax or bonded indebtedness shall be imposed or incurred in favor of a parish hospital service district authorized in this Part unless the tax or bonded indebtedness is approved by a majority of the electors of each parish in the district voting in a special election called for that purpose. B. In addition to the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities granted hospital service districts created pursuant to Part I of this Chapter, the parish hospital service district created under this Part may construct or acquire a new general hospital facility in the parish or renovate an existing general hospital facility in the parish and provide for the operation of such facility. C. The district, acting through the board of commissioners, may construct a new general hospital facility and lease such facility to any state or local agency, department, or other entity, including the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - health care services division, which lease shall also provide for the general operation of such general hospital facility. Acts 2003, No. 1214, §1, eff. July 3, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1094 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1094. Parish Hospital Service District for the parish of Orleans; creation; domicile; powers; duties; functions; responsibilities

RS 1094 - Parish Hospital Service District for the parish of Orleans; creation; domicile; powers; duties; functions; responsibilities A. A parish hospital service district is hereby created in the parish of Orleans. B. The domicile of the hospital service district shall be Orleans Parish. C.(1) The hospital service district shall be known as the "Parish Hospital Service District for the parish of Orleans", hereinafter referred to in this Part as the "district". The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of Orleans Parish. (2) The district shall be divided into two areas as follows: (a) Orleans Parish east of the Industrial Canal and (b) all of Orleans Parish except the geographical areas east of the Industrial Canal and the area of Orleans Parish bounded by Earhart Boulevard, Carrollton Avenue, Loyola Avenue, and Iberville Street. D. The parish hospital service district created pursuant to this Part shall study the feasibility of building or acquiring and operating hospital facilities located within the district, and report its findings to the committees on health and welfare of the Senate and House of Representatives no later than March 1, 2007. Acts 2006, No. 830, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1096 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1096. Officers; meetings

RS 1096 - Officers; meetings A. The commission shall elect one of its members chairman and one vice chairman. B. At least five regular meetings shall be held annually. Special meetings may be held at such times and places as shall be specified by call of the chairman. C. Meetings shall be open to the public. The commission shall have the right to discuss items in a confidential executive session. Acts 2006, No. 830, §1, eff. July 5, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1097 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1097. Commission; powers, duties, responsibilities, limitations

RS 1097 - Commission; powers, duties, responsibilities, limitations  A. The commission and district shall have all the general powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of a hospital service district created under Part I of this Chapter. Each commission created under this Part may construct or acquire a new general hospital facility in Orleans Parish or renovate an existing general hospital facility in Orleans Parish and provide for the operation of such facility.  B. Each commission is further authorized to lease any such facility to any state or local agency, department, or other entity.  C. No hospital shall be constructed or acquired pursuant to this Part until a professionally prepared financial feasibility study is completed, the findings of such study have been reported to the committees on health and welfare of the Senate and House of Representatives pursuant to R.S. 40:1094(D), and the report has been approved by the Louisiana Department of Health. Such study shall include an examination of the financial feasibility of staffing such an entity under the then current conditions, the funding of the construction or acquisition, and the costs of annual operation of the hospital. The study shall be conducted by a firm qualified for such purposes by the FHA 242 mortgage program.  D. Nothing in this Part shall be construed to adversely affect the authority of any constitutionally created higher education management board, nor shall any entity created pursuant to this Part regulate any medical facility or higher education facility under the control of a constitutionally created higher education management board.  Acts 2006, No. 830, §1, eff. July 5, 2006; Acts 2011, No. 278, §1, eff. June 28, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.2. Domicile and membership of the board of commissioners

RS 1098.2 - Domicile and membership of the board of commissioners  A. The domicile of the board shall be the Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, Louisiana.  B. In order to provide for effectuation of the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a board of commissioners, referred to in this Part as the "board", comprised of nine commissioners as follows:  (1) Seven members, appointed pursuant to R.S. 46:1098.5, all of whom shall be registered to vote in and shall be residents and domiciliaries of Wards 6, 7, 8, or 9 of St. Tammany Parish for not less than two years prior to appointment.  (2) Two members shall be appointed by Slidell Memorial Hospital pursuant to R.S. 46:1098.4.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.4. Board nominations by Slidell Memorial Hospital

RS 1098.4 - Board nominations by Slidell Memorial Hospital  The board members from the Slidell Memorial Hospital medical staff shall be nominated and appointed as follows:  (1) Two practicing medical staff members of Slidell Memorial Hospital shall be nominated by the medical staff of the hospital. One nominee shall be the current chief of the medical staff or his medical staff designee, and the other shall be a staff member who regularly treats patients at the hospital and who has the majority of his practice at Slidell Memorial Hospital. Both physician nominees shall have long-standing professional ties to Slidell Memorial Hospital. Medical staff nominees are not required to reside within the geographical boundaries of the district.  (2) The appointing authority shall appoint as members of the board the two nominees of the medical staff.  (3)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a licensed physician who is a member or former member of the board of commissioners elected pursuant to this Section, is not prohibited from contracting, subcontracting with another provider who contracts, owning an interest in an entity that contracts, or accepting employment with Slidell Memorial Hospital, provided that the contract is related to the licensed physician's practice of medicine or expertise as a licensed physician. However, such licensed physician shall recuse himself from participating in any transaction before the board relating to any contracts permitted by this Paragraph and entered into by him, by a provider with which he subcontracts, or by any entity in which he owns an interest.  (b) All contracts permitted by this Section, entered into while the physician is a member of the board of commissioners, shall be disclosed to the Louisiana Board of Ethics within thirty days of the execution of the contract. The disclosure shall include the parties to the contract, the purpose of the contract, and the date the contract was executed.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.5. Appointing authority

RS 1098.5 - Appointing authority  A. The members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed in a public forum by the appointing authority from the list of nominees within thirty days of receipt of the nominations pursuant to R.S. 46:1098.3.  B. The appointing authority shall be composed of seven members as follows:  (1) One appointee of the Slidell city council who resides within the city limits of Slidell.  (2) One appointee of the mayor of Slidell who resides within the city limits of Slidell.  (3) One appointee of the St. Tammany Parish council who resides within the geographical boundaries of the district.  (4) One appointee of the St. Tammany Parish president who resides within the geographical boundaries of the district.  (5) One appointee of the governing authority of the town of Pearl River who resides within the corporate limits of Pearl River.  (6) The state senator and the state representative in whose district Slidell Memorial Hospital resides, or their designees.  C. The state senator shall be responsible for ensuring the proper appointment of all members of the appointing authority pursuant to this Section, calling and providing proper notice of all meetings of the appointing authority, and maintaining all appropriate documentation of the appointing authority. The state senator shall serve as the chairperson of the appointing authority.  D.(1) The appointing authority members who are not elected officials shall serve terms of three years.  (2) Elected officials serving on the appointing authority may serve for a term commensurate with their term of office.  E. For board vacancies expected due to term limits, the appointing authority shall conduct their meetings and fulfill their duties by December fifteenth of each year in order that each appointee may have six months to observe and orient to the board prior to taking their office on July first of the following year. Orienting appointees shall be compensated at a per diem rate and for reasonable expenses for attending meetings or education sessions of the board prior to taking office.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020; Acts 2021, No. 49, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.8. Bylaws; compliance

RS 1098.8 - Bylaws; compliance  The bylaws of the board and of the medical staff shall be made compatible in all respects within the provisions of this Part. Any discrepancy between the bylaws of the medical staff and this Part, or between the bylaws of the board and this Part, shall be resolved in favor of this Part. In no case shall the bylaws of the medical staff prevail against either this Part or the bylaws of the board.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.9. Board officers; powers, duties, and responsibilities

RS 1098.9 - Board officers; powers, duties, and responsibilities  The duties and responsibilities of the officers of the board of commissioners shall be as follows:  (1) The chairman shall preside over all meetings, decide all questions of procedure, and have all authority generally granted to chairmen and other presiding officers. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, he may vote on any issue before the commission, and he shall vote to break a tie in any vote taken by the commission. Except to break a tie, he shall have no vote in the selection of the vice chairman. The chairman shall appoint all standing committees and their officers not later than September 30, 2020, and annually thereafter, and he shall appoint all other committees and their officers whether or not such committees consist of commission members. The chairman shall have the right and power to interest himself in all affairs of the district and the facilities operated by the district.  (2) The vice chairman shall act as chairman in the absence of the chairman.  (3) The secretary-treasurer shall issue notices of all regular and special meetings, receive and attend to all correspondence of the commission, have custody of all documents of the board, and otherwise perform such acts as usually pertain to his office.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.11. Medical staff; appointment; duties, and responsibilities

RS 1098.11 - Medical staff; appointment; duties, and responsibilities  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 § 46:1098.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.12. Sale of ownership or control of hospital

RS 1098.12 - Sale of ownership or control of hospital  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may sell to any person an ownership interest in the district hospital that results in the acquiring person holding less than fifty percent interest in the ownership or control of the hospital. The provisions of R.S. 33:4341 shall not apply to any sale pursuant to the authority granted in this Section.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.13. Tax collection and allocation of proceeds

RS 1098.13 - Tax collection and allocation of proceeds  For the purpose of providing revenue to carry out the objects contemplated hereby, the board may levy and collect annually a special tax not to exceed five mills on all property in the district subject to such tax in accordance with Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana, subject to approval by a majority of the electors of the district voting at an election called by the board of commissioners and held for that purpose. The tax shall be collected in the same manner as other special taxes. The avails of any such tax shall be used solely for acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of healthcare facilities or improvements.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.14. Authority to issue bonds; continuation of prior obligations

RS 1098.14 - Authority to issue bonds; continuation of prior obligations  A. The board shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending, and improving healthcare facilities of the district pursuant to Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto. Such bonds may be issued only after authorization by a majority of voters in the district voting at an election called by the board and held for that purpose.  B. Bonds or other obligations secured by Slidell Memorial Hospital on August 1, 1984, shall continue to be secured by both the hospital and the district until they are retired.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.15. Contracts; cooperation

RS 1098.15 - Contracts; cooperation  The Slidell Memorial Hospital may contract to receive or offer agreements for materials, services, or supplies pursuant to a shared service or group purchasing arrangement with other hospitals, either public or private, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq. In addition, Slidell Memorial Hospital and the district shall otherwise cooperate in all respects possible for the best interests of the citizens of St. Tammany Parish.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.16. Minority partner

RS 1098.16 - Minority partner  Only in the event that Slidell Memorial Hospital should acquire a minority partner with a share of less than fifty percent of the assets of the hospital, shall the board of commissioners be empowered to allow representation of the minority partner on the board.  (1) By a two-thirds vote of the board of commissioners, the size of the board may be increased by not more than two members in order to allow for representation of a minority shareholder on the board.  (2) Such board members shall be appointed by the minority shareholder to serve initial terms of one year and two years respectively.  (3) Subsequently, these appointees of the minority shareholder shall serve full four-year terms.  (4) No other restrictions or qualifications shall apply to board members appointed by a minority shareholder, except with regard to term limitations contained herein.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.17. Liberal construction

RS 1098.17 - Liberal construction  This Part, being intended to carry out a function of the state to protect the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the state to be affected thereby, shall be liberally construed by the courts to effect its purposes.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1098.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1098.18. Miscellaneous

RS 1098.18 - Miscellaneous  Members or officers of the medical staff, employees or officers of the healthcare facilities of the district, board members, and persons who occupy management positions, or any other office whatsoever for a facility of the district or for the district may possess a property interest in or own stocks, bonds, or other securities issued by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations and may refer members of these organizations to the healthcare facilities of the district.  Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1101. Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; medical scholarship program; establishment, administration, funding

RS 1101 - Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; medical scholarship program; establishment, administration, funding  A. The board of commissioners of each parish hospital or hospital service district, hereinafter referred to as the board or the board of commissioners, or, in the absence of a hospital district, the parish governing authority is authorized to establish and administer a medical scholarship program for the purpose of increasing the educational opportunities available to medical students who will practice family medicine in areas where physician care is limited or unavailable. Each board or, in its absence, each parish governing authority, which establishes such a program, may award medical scholarships to residents or former residents of the hospital service district or parish, as the case may be, who otherwise qualify, who are admitted or engaged in the study of medicine at an accredited school of medicine located in the United States, or who are engaged in internship or residency programs within the United States, and who contract to practice family medicine in the district or parish, as provided in this Chapter. Each scholarship shall be awarded for the purpose of defraying the costs of tuition and other related expenses and costs for attendance at medical school, or for internship or residency. The board or, in its absence, the parish governing authority may, at any time and in its discretion, determine not to grant a scholarship under the program.  B. Any program established under the provisions of this Chapter shall be wholly funded by monies generated by the respective boards or, in their absence, the parish governing authority, through their facilities, and upon the initiation of such a program, the program shall become a part of the annual hospital or parish budget.  C. For the purpose of this Chapter, the term "family medicine" means primary care medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, general surgery, pediatrics, internal medicine, emergency medicine, or community and family medicine.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 245, §1; Acts 1979, No. 113, §1; Acts 1988, No. 55, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1102. Scholarships; amount, number

RS 1102 - Scholarships; amount, number  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.