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LA Rev Stat § 46:102.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§102.1. Maximum assistance grants; legislature to approve increases or decreases

RS 102.1 - Maximum assistance grants; legislature to approve increases or decreases  The department shall not increase the regular maximum grant for any category of public assistance over and above that which was authorized by law or by rules and regulations of the former State Department of Public Welfare in effect on July 1, 1961, if any portion of the increase is payable out of state funds, without legislative approval therefor. Such legislative approval shall be obtained only in one of the following ways:  (1) By a vote of a majority of the elected members of each house obtained while the legislature is in session, or  (2) If the legislature is not in session, by a vote of a majority of the elected members of each house obtained by mail ballot duly certified and promulgated by the commissioner of administration. In such case the proposal to be submitted to the members of the legislature shall be prepared by the commissioner of administration from information furnished by the department and he shall immediately thereafter distribute the ballots to the members, together with instructions that all ballots must be returned to him within thirty days after the date on which mailed in order to be counted. The commissioner of administration shall tabulate all ballots received within said thirty day period and promulgate the results thereof, and he shall, immediately upon completion of his tabulation, notify the secretary of the results.  Added by Acts 1961, No. 10, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:103 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§103. Parish administration

RS 103 - Parish administration  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.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§104. Applications for assistance

RS 104 - Applications for assistance  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 § 46:105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§105. Investigation of application

RS 105 - Investigation of application  Whenever a parish office receives an application for assistance, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances of the applicant. The object of the investigation shall be to ascertain the facts supporting the application and such other information as may be required by the rules and regulations of the department.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§106. Grant of assistance

RS 106 - Grant of assistance  A. Upon the completion of the investigation, the department shall decide whether the applicant is eligible for assistance and shall determine the amount and the date on which the assistance shall begin. It shall make an award which shall be binding until the award is modified or vacated. The department shall notify the applicant of its decision in writing.  B. All grants of assistance shall be mailed so as to reasonably assure that they will be received on the date due. If the due date falls on a weekend or a holiday, then the grant shall be mailed so as to reasonably assure its receipt on the last regular banking date immediately preceding the due date.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 571, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:108 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§108. Periodic reconsideration of assistance grants

RS 108 - Periodic reconsideration of assistance grants  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 § 46:109 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§109. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 610, §1.

RS 109 - Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 610, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:110 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§110. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 610, §1.

RS 110 - Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 610, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:111 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§111. Assistance not assignable

RS 111 - Assistance not assignable  All assistance shall be inalienable by any assignment or transfer and shall be exempt from levy or execution under the laws of this state.
LA Rev Stat § 46:112 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§112. Payment for funeral of recipient

RS 112 - Payment for funeral of recipient  On the death of the recipient or person for whom assistance is granted, reasonable funeral expenses may be paid, subject to the rules and regulations of the state department, if the estate of the deceased is insufficient to pay them and there are no responsible relatives able to pay them.
LA Rev Stat § 46:113 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§113. Reports

RS 113 - Reports  Each parish department shall report to the state department at such times and in such manner as said state department may require or prescribe.  The state department shall make such reports, in such form and containing such information as the Social Security Board of the United States may from time to time require and comply with such provisions as the social security board may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of the reports.  Amended by Acts 1979, No. 769, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 46:114.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§114.1. Public Assistance Fraud Hot-Line

RS 114.1 - Public Assistance Fraud Hot-Line  To encourage the reporting of incidents of public assistance fraud, the Department of Children and Family Services, office of children and family services, through its fraud detection section, 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.
LA Rev Stat § 46:114.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§114.2. Attempting or aiding to obtain assistance fraudulently; penalties

RS 114.2 - Attempting or aiding to obtain assistance fraudulently; penalties   Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain or aids and abets anyone to obtain assistance from the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health by means of any false statement, misrepresentation, or other fraudulent device or violates the provisions of R.S. 46:114 shall be guilty of theft as provided by R.S. 14:67.   Added by Acts 1960, No. 299, §2. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 769, §6; Acts 1988, No. 427, §1, eff. July 9, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 46:114.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§114.4. Fraud Detection Fund

RS 114.4 - Fraud Detection Fund A. The Fraud Detection Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury as a special fund. B. All money recovered through fraud detection shall be deposited into the state treasury after reimbursement of the federal funding agency's share. C.(1) After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, the following amounts shall be credited to the fund: (a) An amount equal to that deposited as required by Subsection B of this Section. (b) An amount equal to that deposited in accordance with R.S. 46:231.14(G). (2) The monies in this fund shall be used solely as provided by Subsection D of this Section and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature. The monies in this fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to this fund, again, following compliance with the requirement of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. D. The monies in the fund may be appropriated by the legislature to the office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services for the enhancement of fraud detection and recovery activities in an amount not to exceed the balance on hand in the fund at the end of the previous calendar year. These funds shall not be used to replace, displace, or supplant state general funds appropriated for daily operation of any regional fraud detection activities of the office of children and family services. E. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund to the credit of the office of children and family services. Acts 1990, No. 698, §1; Acts 1992, No. 773, §1, eff. July 7, 1992; Acts 2001, No. 1182, §6, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 842, §1, eff. June 23, 2014. NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 560, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 46:115 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§115. Application; terms mandatory

RS 115 - Application; terms mandatory  The terms of this Chapter in relation to the parishes and the parish departments shall be mandatory.
LA Rev Stat § 46:116 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§116. Prima facie proof of pleadings

RS 116 - Prima facie proof of pleadings  Pleadings filed on behalf of the Department of Children and Family Services in actions to recover the value of ineligible public financial assistance payments or benefits shall be accompanied by an itemized statement of the amount of overissuance or overpayment together with the amount to which the recipient was entitled, if any. When accompanied by an affidavit of the assistant secretary of the office administering such payments or benefits to the correctness thereof as to the truth of the facts alleged to the best of the affiant's knowledge and belief, such itemized statement shall be accepted as prima facie proof of the disbursement and receipt of said payments and the amount thereof.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 811, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:122 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§122. Louisiana Military Family Assistance Fund

RS 122 - Louisiana Military Family Assistance Fund  A.(1) Funds received by the state treasurer pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:120.31 and 306.3, or received by the treasurer or the Louisiana Military Family Assistance Board from other public or private donations, gifts, grants, appropriations or other revenue, including revenue derived from the Support Our Troops special prestige license plate as provided for in R.S. 47:463.131, shall be deposited and credited to a special fund hereby created in the state treasury to be known as the Louisiana Military Family Assistance Fund. The money in the fund shall be used solely as provided for in Subsection B of this Section. In addition to funds from any other source, public or private donations, gifts, or grants from individuals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, or other business entities may be made to the fund and accepted by the fund for military family relief and assistance as provided in this Part.  (2) All unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The money in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as money in the general fund and interest earned on the investment of the money shall be credited to the fund. The money in the fund shall not be commingled with other funds, but maintained in a separate account. Balances in the fund shall not lapse at any time, but shall be continuously available for expenditure as provided in this Part.  B. The money in the fund shall be used solely for the following purposes:  (1) To pay need-based claims of family members of activated military personnel or honorably discharged active-duty military personnel as authorized by the Louisiana Military Family Assistance Board in the manner provided for in R.S. 46:123.  (2) To provide for state administration of the program provided for in this Part as determined by the board, not to exceed five percent of the total amount deposited into the fund each fiscal year.  (3) To provide for the third party administrator's expenses in administration of the program provided for in this Part, which shall not exceed five percent of the total amount deposited into the fund each fiscal year.  (4) To pay transportation and other related costs of activated military personnel as authorized by the Louisiana Military Family Assistance Board.  (5) To conduct outreach activities for veterans of the United States Armed Forces.  Acts 2005, No. 151, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 676, §1; Acts 2010, No. 256, §1; Acts 2016, No. 402, §1; Acts 2017, No. 3, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 46:151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§151. System of adult services

RS 151 - System of adult services  A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall provide a system of adult services for persons who are elderly, blind, or have disabilities pursuant to Title VI of the Social Security Act of 1935 as amended.  B. The provisions of this Section shall become effective when the necessary funds are made available to the department.  Amended by Acts 1958, No. 406, §1; Acts 1960, No. 487, §1, emerg. eff. July 9, 1960; Acts 1964, No. 337, §1; Acts 1966, No. 352, §1; Acts 1970, No. 496, §1; Acts 1974, No. 668, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 46:152 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§152. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 668, §2

RS 152 - Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 668, §2
LA Rev Stat § 46:153.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§153.1. Appropriation to state agencies

RS 153.1 - Appropriation to state agencies   Any state agency may, with the approval of the division of administration, transfer to the Louisiana Department of Health any portion of its appropriation that may be available for federal matching funds in accordance with the medical assistance program established by the department.  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 § 46:153.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§153.2. Retention of moneys by state agencies

RS 153.2 - Retention of moneys by state agencies  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 § 46:153.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§153.5. Mental health rehabilitation providers; accreditation

RS 153.5 - Mental health rehabilitation providers; accreditation The secretary is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations requiring any provider participating in the Mental Health Rehabilitation Program and providing mental health rehabilitation services to be accredited by an accreditation body. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 2003, No. 246, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:154 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§154. Financial assistance to other persons

RS 154 - Financial assistance to other persons   Assistance may be granted, under rules and regulations of the department, to other persons who have physically resided in this state for at least three years during the nine years immediately preceding application, the last year of which shall be continuous. In severe hardship cases of former longtime residents of the state, the Louisiana Department of Health may waive two of the required years of state residence.   Amended by Acts 1960, No. 487, §1; Acts 1966, No. 352, §2; Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§155. Incapacity required

RS 155 - Incapacity required   The Louisiana Department of Health shall require proof of either physical or mental incapacity prior to certification of any applicant who applies for public assistance under the provisions of R.S. 46:153 or R.S. 46:154.   Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§156. Supplementary assistance to persons who are aged, blind, or have disabilities

RS 156 - Supplementary assistance to persons who are aged, blind, or have disabilities  A. Any person who is aged, blind, or has a disability, within the meaning of Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended, who, for the month of December, 1973, was a recipient of old age assistance, disability assistance, or aid to the needy blind, and is a recipient of supplemental security income under Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended, shall be entitled to receive a monthly supplementary payment in the amount described in Subsection B of this Section, such payment to terminate the month in which such individual dies or the first month such individual ceases to be eligible for supplemental security income under Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended.  B. The supplementary payment referred to in Subsection A of this Section shall be in an amount equal to the amount by which the individual's December, 1973 income exceeds the amount of such individual's Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven benefit plus other income for such month. For purposes of this Subsection, the terms "December, 1973 income" and "Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven benefit plus other income" shall have the meaning given to those terms in Act of July 9, 1973, Public Law 93-66, Section 212(a)(3), 87 Stat. 152.  C. Any person who is aged, blind, or has a disability and who was receiving old age assistance, aid to the needy blind or disability assistance under the state plan in effect on December 31, 1973, who ceased to be eligible for such assistance on January 1, 1974, solely because of the enactment of Public Law 92-603, Public Law 93-66, or by other federal legislation pertaining to such public laws, shall be entitled to receive financial assistance under the conditions and in an amount no less than that set forth in the state plan in effect December 31, 1973.  D. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section, provided that such rules and regulations and action are consistent with and in conformity with the provisions of Public Law 93-66 entitled Mandatory Minimum State Supplementation of SSI Benefits Program.  Acts 1975, No. 739, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:157 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§157. Prosthetic dentures; eligibility; rules and regulations

RS 157 - Prosthetic dentures; eligibility; rules and regulations   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.