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LA Rev Stat § 40:2001 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2001. Eligibility standards for state general hospitals

RS 2001 - Eligibility standards for state general hospitals  A. The secretary of the department shall establish criteria and adopt and promulgate rules for determination of eligibility for services in state general hospitals administered by the department and for the reception and medical and surgical treatment of persons at the Confederate Memorial Medical Center at Shreveport in accordance with R.S. 17:1517(A). Such criteria shall be reviewed and adjusted each year to reflect changes in the economy.  B. The secretary is authorized to initially promulgate such criteria and rules under normal rulemaking authority except that emergency rulemaking procedures shall not be utilized. The criteria and rules promulgated by the secretary as authorized herein may be retroactive to July 1, 1970.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 287, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002. University Medical Center

RS 2002 - University Medical Center A. The state operated general hospital located in Lafayette, Louisiana, which replaced and is the successor to Southwest Charity Hospital in Lafayette, also formerly known as Lafayette Charity Hospital, is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as University Medical Center. B. The cancer research and treatment program at the University Medical Center is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as the Dr. Karuna Kukreja Memorial Cancer Program. Acts 1991, No. 596, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002.1. Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center

RS 2002.1 - Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center The state operated general hospital located in Independence, Louisiana, heretofore known as Lallie Kemp Charity Hospital, is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center. Acts 1987, No. 43, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002.2. Washington-St. Tammany Regional Medical Center

RS 2002.2 - Washington-St. Tammany Regional Medical Center The state operated general hospital located in Bogalusa, Louisiana, heretofore known as Washington-St. Tammany Charity Hospital, is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Washington-St. Tammany Regional Medical Center. Acts 1987, No. 43, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002.3. Huey P. Long Medical Center

RS 2002.3 - Huey P. Long Medical Center The state operated general hospital located in Pineville, Louisiana, heretofore known as Huey P. Long Charity Hospital, is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Huey P. Long Medical Center. Acts 1987, No. 43, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002.4. Villa Feliciana Medical Complex

RS 2002.4 - Villa Feliciana Medical Complex The state operated hospital located in Jackson, Louisiana, heretofore known as Villa Feliciana Geriatric Hospital, is hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as Villa Feliciana Medical Complex. Acts 1987, No. 617, §2; Acts 1997, No. 641, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002.5. Charity Hospital and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans

RS 2002.5 - Charity Hospital and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans The state-operated general hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana, heretofore known as Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans, is hereby designated and shall be hereafter known as Charity Hospital and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans. Acts 1991, No. 390, §3, eff. July 8, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 785, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002.6. Earl K. Long Medical Center

RS 2002.6 - Earl K. Long Medical Center The state operated general hospital located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, heretofore known as Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, is hereby designated and shall be hereafter known as Earl K. Long Medical Center. Acts 1991, No. 390, §3, eff. July 8, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2002.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2002.7. E. A. Conway Medical Center

RS 2002.7 - E. A. Conway Medical Center The state operated general hospital located in Monroe, Louisiana heretofore known as E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital, is hereby designated and shall be hereafter known as E. A. Conway Medical Center. Acts 1991, No. 390, §3, eff. July 8, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2003 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2003. §§2003, 2004 [Blank]

RS 2003 - §§2003, 2004 [Blank]
LA Rev Stat § 40:2004.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2004.1. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §1

RS 2004.1 - Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §1
LA Rev Stat § 40:2004.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2004.2. Contract for sewer service for Central Louisiana State Hospital

RS 2004.2 - Contract for sewer service for Central Louisiana State Hospital  The state Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to enter into a contract with the city of Pineville for sewerage services to be furnished by the city of Pineville to the Central Louisiana State Hospital. In consideration of the expenditures made by the city of Pineville in providing said sewerage services, the state Louisiana Department of Health may agree to pay a minimum charge of three thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars per month for one hundred twenty months to the city of Pineville.  Added by Acts 1969, No. 98, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2005 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2005. Hospital visitation

RS 2005 - Hospital visitation A. Any person eighteen years or older may designate those individuals who will not be denied access to visit him during any stay in any hospital, nursing home, or other health care facility within the state of Louisiana. B. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit hospitals, nursing homes, or other health care facilities from restricting visits to standard designated hours, from restricting visits as the patient's medical condition may require, or from enforcing an injunction barring an individual from entering the premises. Acts 1995, No. 1200, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2005.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2005.1. Visitation by members of clergy during a declared public health emergency

RS 2005.1 - Visitation by members of clergy during a declared public health emergency  A. The legislature declares that the purpose of this Section is to protect the religious liberty of each patient or resident and to protect inpatient health care facilities from costly lawsuits and administrative complaints on the basis of religious discrimination by affording patient or resident access to members of the clergy provided that those members of the clergy enter the inpatient health care facility on a voluntary basis and comply with the safety requirements of the facility in order to visit and minister to the patient or resident.  B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, to require inpatient health care facilities to allow members of the clergy to visit patients or residents during a public health emergency whenever a patient or resident requests such a visit. Special consideration shall be given to patients or residents receiving end-of-life care.  (2)(a) The rules shall include but not be limited to definitions, minimum requirements, and provisions to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the patients or residents and the staff of the inpatient health care facility.  (b) The rules shall allow inpatient health care facilities to adopt reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on patient or resident visitation that are implemented for the purpose of mitigating the possibility of transmission of any infectious agent or disease or to address the medical condition or clinical considerations of an individual patient.  (3) The rules promulgated pursuant to this Section shall be preempted by any federal statute, federal regulation, or guidance from a federal government agency that requires an inpatient health care facility to restrict patient visitation in a manner that is more restrictive than the rules adopted by the Louisiana Department of Health pursuant to this Section.  C. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:  (1) "Inpatient health care facilities"means all of the following:  (a) A hospital licensed pursuant to Part II of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 but shall not include a licensed hospital that is designated as a forensic facility.  (b) A nursing home, as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2.  (c) An adult residential care home, as defined in R.S. 40:2166.3, including but not limited to assisted living facilities.  (2) "Patient or resident" means the patient or resident of the inpatient health care facility or the legal or designated representative of the patient or resident.  (3) "Public health emergency" means a state of public health emergency that is declared pursuant to the Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act, R.S. 29:760 et seq.  Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 30, §2, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2006.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2006.2. Expedited licensing process; fees

RS 2006.2 - Expedited licensing process; fees  A. The Louisiana Department of Health, referred to hereafter in this Section as the "department", is hereby authorized to establish an expedited licensing process for healthcare facilities and providers that the department licenses.  B. The department shall promulgate, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, any such rules as are necessary to provide for the expedited licensing process authorized by this Section.  C. The fees for the expedited licensing process shall be assessed in an amount not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars and shall be payable to the department at the time an expedited licensing application is submitted to the department by a healthcare facility or provider.  D.(1) After the department receives and approves the completed expedited licensing application packet, the department shall notify the applicant to provide a readiness date for the expedited survey. The department shall conduct the expedited licensing survey within ten working days of the readiness date indicated by the facility or provider and in accordance with applicable rules of the department.  (2) The department shall refund the expedited licensing fee if the expedited licensing survey is not conducted within the time period specified in this Section, unless such failure to conduct the survey is due to the unavailability of the facility or provider.  (3) The department shall not utilize existing employees who conduct regular licensing surveys to conduct any expedited licensing survey.  E. The department shall ensure that no facility or provider seeking approval to apply for licensure pursuant to a pre-licensing facility need review process provided for in this Chapter is affected by another provider of the same license type choosing the expedited licensing process instead of the regular licensing process.  Acts 2018, No. 324, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2008 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2008. Out-of-state providers; prohibitions on licensure, survey

RS 2008 - Out-of-state providers; prohibitions on licensure, survey  A. For purposes of this Section:  (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.  (2) "Health care provider" means a facility, entity, operation, or individual, in any form whatsoever, that is required to be licensed by the department before providing the medical services for which it was organized.  B. Except as provided in Paragraph F(1), the department shall not issue a license to or complete a survey upon any health care provider not located within the boundaries of the state. Any license or survey shall only apply to activities and facilities within the boundaries of the state and shall not apply to any branches, off-site campuses, main offices, or units located outside the boundaries of the state.  C. For purposes of this Section, a health care provider shall be located within the boundaries of the state only if the buildings, premises, or physical structures which house its administrative or treatment facilities, or both, are physically located within the boundaries of the state.  D. All emergency medical transportation services, including but not limited to ambulances and air ambulance services, are expressly excluded from the requirements and mandates of this Section.  E. The provisions, prohibitions, and requirements of this Section are in addition to, and not to the exclusion of, any other statutes, laws, rules, or regulations, or any combination thereof, which also may govern the conditions for licensure or the conditions for general operation applicable to the specific types of health care providers as defined herein.  F.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any health care provider licensed by the department on August 15, 1997, until the occurrence of any one of the following:  (a) A change of ownership of the health care provider.  (b) The termination, revocation, or both, of the applicable license of the health care provider.  (c) A change in the location of the health care provider to a new building, premises, or other change in physical location, including but not limited to a change in address.  (d) December 31, 1998.  (2) The prohibitions and restrictions of this Section shall apply to any new branch or off-site campus located outside of the boundaries of the state of any health care provider licensed by the department on August 15, 1997.  G. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to enforce and insure compliance with the provisions of this Section.  Acts 1997, No. 1069, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2008.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2008.4. State agency for carrying out federal programs on alcoholism

RS 2008.4 - State agency for carrying out federal programs on alcoholism  A. The state Department of Health shall be the sole agency in the state of Louisiana for carrying out the purposes of any federal law dealing with the treatment of alcoholism.  B. The state Department of Health is hereby authorized to participate in any programs established by federal law for the treatment of alcoholism.  Acts 1968, No. 235, §§1, 2. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2009 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2009. Mandatory accreditation of facilities participating in the Medicaid Residential Treatment Option

RS 2009 - Mandatory accreditation of facilities participating in the Medicaid Residential Treatment Option  A. Any facility participating in the Medicaid Residential Treatment Option, providing residential supports and services, shall be accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the Council on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, or the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services.  B. The Louisiana Department of Health may adopt rules and regulations to administer and implement this Section.  C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Louisiana Department of Health shall be the only agency responsible for licensing any facility participating in the Medicaid Residential Treatment Option.  Acts 2003, No. 304, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2009.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2009.3. Licensing of nursing homes; applications; fees; disposition of fees

RS 2009.3 - Licensing of nursing homes; applications; fees; disposition of fees A. No person shall open, conduct, manage or maintain a nursing home without a license or provisional license from the department. B. Application to conduct and operate a nursing home shall be made to the department on application forms furnished by it and shall contain such information as the department may require, including information required for health planning pursuant to R.S. 36:256(B). Additional information required by the licensing agency or for health planning shall be provided by the applicant on supplemental forms as needed. The application shall be accompanied by a license fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the department, in accordance with the number of persons for which the home is established to provide care. The fee shall be not less than one hundred dollars plus three dollars per bed. C. Funds collected by the department as license fees shall be deposited in the operating account of the department and may be used by it for expenses incurred in making investigations required by R.S. 40:2009.1 through R.S. 40:2009.12 and for the enforcement of all laws, rules and regulations relating to the licensing of nursing homes. D. A provisional license may be issued to a nursing home for a period not to exceed six months in cases where full compliance with regulations, codes or minimum standards require an extension of time. The failure to comply must not be detrimental to the health or safety of the residents and the deficiencies must be cited at the time of issuance. Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 541, §2; Acts 1985, No. 342, §2, eff. July 9, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 497, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2009.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2009.5. Investigation; issuance of license

RS 2009.5 - Investigation; issuance of license Upon receipt of an application for a license hereunder, the department shall cause a thorough investigation to be made of the home proposed to be licensed and if satisfied that the minimum standards prescribed by it are met, it shall issue a license for a period of one year. The department may, either before or after the issuance of a license, designate the state fire marshal, parish and multiple parish health units, or municipal boards of health to make investigations relating to the minimum standards prescribed by it, and all such agencies shall cooperate with and comply with requests of the department hereunder. The report and recommendations of any such agency shall be in writing and shall state with particularity its findings with respect to compliance or noncompliance with such minimum standards. Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 541, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2009.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2009.6. Denial, revocation, or nonrenewal of license; grounds

RS 2009.6 - Denial, revocation, or nonrenewal of license; grounds  A. An application for a license may be denied for any of the following reasons:  (1) Failure to meet any of the minimum standards prescribed by the department under R.S. 40:2009.4(A).  (2) Conviction of a felony, as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction of the applicant; or, if the applicant is a firm or corporation, conviction of any of its members or officers of a felony; or conviction of the person designated to manage or supervise the home of a felony.  (3) If the supervisor of the home is not reputable.  (4) If the staff or a member of the staff is temperamentally or otherwise unsuited for the care of the patients in the home.  B. A license may be revoked, or a renewal thereof denied for any of the following reasons:  (1) Cruelty or indifference to the welfare of the residents.  (2) Misappropriation or conversion of the property of the residents.  (3) Violation of any provision of R.S. 40:2009.1 through 2009.11 or of minimum standards, rules and regulations, or orders of the department promulgated thereunder.  (4) Any ground upon which an application for a license may be denied as prescribed in Subsection A of this Section.  (5)(a) When a nursing facility has failed to timely report or pay a fee or has been delinquent in payment of any fee owed to the department, including specifically provider fees imposed pursuant to R.S. 46:2625, on more than three occasions. Revocation shall be stayed during the pendency of any agency administrative appeal filed by a health care provider who contests or disputes the delinquency fee or fine.  (b) For purposes of this Paragraph, a nursing facility shall be considered to be delinquent on the tenth day following the date on which the report or fee is due.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §9; Acts 1997, No. 795, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2009.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2009.7. Notice of reasons for nonrenewal or revocation of license; review; hearing

RS 2009.7 - Notice of reasons for nonrenewal or revocation of license; review; hearing  A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health may deny an application for a license or refuse to renew a license, or may revoke an outstanding license, when he finds after investigation that the applicant or licensee is in nonconformance with or in violation of the provisions of R.S. 40:2009.6; provided that in all such cases, the secretary shall furnish the applicant or licensee thirty calendar days' written notice specifying reasons for the action.  B. The secretary, in a written notice of denial, nonrenewal, or revocation of a license shall notify the applicant or licensee of his right to file a suspensive appeal with the office of the secretary within thirty calendar days from the date the notice required in Subsection A of this Section is received by him. This appeal or request for a hearing shall specify in detail reasons why the appeal is lodged and why the appellant feels aggrieved by the action of the secretary.  C. When any appeal authorized by Subsection B of this Section is received by the secretary, if timely filed, he shall appoint an impartial three member board to conduct a hearing on the appeal at such time and place as such members deem proper, and after such hearing to render a written opinion on the issues presented at the hearing. The written decision or opinion of a majority of the members conducting the hearing shall constitute final administrative action on the appeal.  D. Any member of said board or the secretary shall have power to administer oaths and to subpoena witnesses on behalf of the board or any party in interest and compel the production of books and papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing authorized by this Chapter, provided that in all cases witness fees and transportation and similar hearing costs shall be paid by the appellant or by the Louisiana Department of Health if the appellant is found innocent of charges. Any person having been served with a subpoena who shall fail to appear in response to the subpoena or fail or refuse to answer any question or fail to produce any books or papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing or who shall knowingly give false testimony therein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment of not less than one month nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §10; Acts 1986, No. 655, §1.