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LA Rev Stat § 40:2193.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2193.4. Department rules; regulations; licensing standards

RS 2193.4 - Department rules; regulations; licensing standards  The department shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Part. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to the following:  (1) Licensure application and renewal application procedures and requirements.  (2) Operational and personnel requirements.  (3) Practice standards to assure quality of care.  (4) Practice standards to assure the health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients and clients.  (5) Survey and complaint investigations.  (6) Initial and annual renewal of licenses.  (7) Provisional licenses.  (8) Denial, revocation, suspension, and nonrenewal of licenses, and the appeals therefrom.  (9) Construction and design of the facility to ensure the health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients and clients.  (10) General compliance with the current version of "Children with Special Needs Standards from Caring for Our Children" as developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, and the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.  (11) Such other regulations or standards as will ensure proper care and treatment of patients or clients as may be deemed necessary for an effective administration of this Part.  Acts 2004, No. 432, §1, eff. June 24, 2004; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2193.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2193.5. Additional licenses; moratorium; exceptions

RS 2193.5 - Additional licenses; moratorium; exceptions  A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, and subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Louisiana Department of Health shall implement a moratorium on additional licenses for pediatric day health care facilities, and shall not approve any additional pediatric day health care facilities.  B.(1) The prohibition established by the provisions of this Section shall apply only to applications for new facilities not approved prior to July 1, 2016. The prohibition shall become enforceable on July 1, 2016, and shall remain in effect until July 1, 2017.  (2) The prohibition established by the provisions of this Section shall not apply to the replacement of existing facilities.  C. The moratorium provided in this Section shall not apply in cases in which a prospective pediatric day health care facility certifies to the department that it will accept no payment for services that is funded wholly or in part by state funds, including but not limited to reimbursement from the state Medicaid program. No pediatric day health care facility that the department licenses pursuant to the exception authorized in this Subsection may enroll as a provider in the Medicaid program of this state.  Acts 2016, No. 254, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2194 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2194. Title

RS 2194 - Title This Part may be cited as the "Community-based Health Care Program". Acts 1991, No. 600, §1; Acts 1991, No. 658, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2194.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2194.1. Legislative findings; declaration

RS 2194.1 - Legislative findings; declaration It is the intent of the Legislature of Louisiana to encourage the expansion of health and medical resources, to expand access to primary and preventive health care services available to rural and local communities, to encourage the development of greater efficiency in the provision of health care to uninsured, underinsured, and to low-income persons, to enhance federal funding for primary health care services, and to increase Medicaid revenues, all in an effort to improve the health and welfare of the people of the state. Acts 1991, No. 600, §1; Acts 1991, No. 658, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2194.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2194.2. Definitions

RS 2194.2 - Definitions  As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply:  (1) "Community-based provider" means a health care provider providing services primarily to persons living within forty miles of the provider.  (2) Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.  (3) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.  (4) "Indigent" means any person whose household income is one hundred eighty-five percent or less of the applicable federal poverty guideline as published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and who does not have medical insurance.  (5) "Low-income person" means any person whose income is greater than one hundred eighty-five percent of the applicable federal poverty guideline as published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and who meets the established criteria for services based on a sliding fee schedule assignment.  (6) "Program" means the Community-based Health Care Program for indigent and low-income persons.  (7) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.  Acts 1991, No. 600, §1; Acts 1991, No. 658, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2194.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2194.3. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 2194.3 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2194.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2194.4. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.

RS 2194.4 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1137, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2194.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2194.5. Primary health care contracts of direct services

RS 2194.5 - Primary health care contracts of direct services A. The secretary shall award contracts to eligible recipients for the provision of direct health care services as provided in this Section. B. Eligible recipients for contracts shall include but not be limited to groups of physicians, primary health care centers, and hospital outpatient departments. C. Contracts shall be awarded by the secretary, according to the recommendations of the council. Contracts shall be awarded in accordance with their priority of need and the availability of funds. D. Contracts may be awarded to provide or arrange access to primary and preventive health services, to arrange referrals to specialty and inpatient care, and for prescription drugs, ancillary health services, health education, case finding and outreach to bring people into the health system. Contracts may not be used to subsidize inpatient services. E. A community-based health care provider that demonstrates its capacity to provide an organized system of primary care shall be eligible to receive a contract subject to meeting the following criteria, where applicable: (1) Arrangement for service for eight hours a day with extended hours when needed and on call twenty-four hours a day. (2) Full hospital privileges for all primary care physicians or arrangements to refer patients for inpatient hospital care and specialist services. Arrangements shall be in writing or the provider shall be able to demonstrate that patients are being accepted and treated. (3) Provision for follow-up care from the hospital or specialist to the patient's primary care provider. (4) Access to ancillary services such as laboratory, pharmacy, and radiological facility. (5) Accepts, without limitations, Medicaid patients and uninsured persons, and provides the public with notice of a sliding fee schedule. (6) Maintains a medical records system with arrangements for transferring records between hospitals, specialists, and primary care physicians. (7) Quality assurance procedures to evaluate the quality and appropriateness of patient care. (8) Evidence of community input into the design and provision of health services to be funded by the contract. (9) Linkage to the Women, Infants, and Children Special Supplemental Food Program of the United States Nutrition Act of 1966, nutritional counseling, social and other support systems. F. The department shall monitor and evaluate each contract. Acts 1991, No. 600, §1; Acts 1991, No. 658, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2194.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2194.6. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.

RS 2194.6 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2195 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2195. Community-based and rural health care program

RS 2195 - Community-based and rural health care program  A. The Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to establish, subject to the availability of funding, a community-based and rural health care program to expand health care and medical services access to local communities and rural areas and to encourage development of greater access to health care services for indigent and low-income citizens of the state.  B. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish by rule and regulation two distinctly separate processes for the criteria, application, consideration, selection, and awarding of a grant for an urban community-based health care program and a rural health care program. In order to formalize the accountability of these two programs, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall also, by rule and regulation, establish distinctly separate periodic review and reporting requirements for an urban community-based health care program and a rural health care program. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to review and approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.  Acts 1991, No. 394, §1; Acts 1995, No. 363, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2195.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2195.2. Grants and funding; Community-Based and Rural Health Care Fund

RS 2195.2 - Grants and funding; Community-Based and Rural Health Care Fund  A. Subject to the availability of funding, the Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to provide:  (1) Grants to rural hospitals in amounts not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars per year in order to increase access to emergency health services to indigent and low-income citizens in rural areas.  (2) Start-up funding in amounts not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars for the purpose of providing initial start-up costs for establishment of primary care health clinics designed to serve indigent and low-income citizens.  (3) Matching funds in amounts not to exceed fifty thousand dollars per year to local communities or parishes to encourage physicians to establish their practices in local communities and rural areas by providing minimum salary guarantees.  (4) Matching funds for demonstration projects, including but not limited to establishment or acquisition of mobile health clinics, to organizations providing healthcare services to indigent and low-income citizens living in local communities and rural areas; however, such projects shall be required to secure other local or federal funding.  (5) Matching funds for federal grants designed to provide health services to indigent or low-income citizens in local communities and rural areas.  B. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.  Acts 1991, No. 394, §1; Acts 1992, No. 810, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2195.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2195.3. Rural referral centers

RS 2195.3 - Rural referral centers  The Louisiana Department of Health shall, subject to federal approval, provide for adjustments in the disproportionate share Medicaid reimbursement formula to provide increased support for hospitals which are classified as rural referral centers.  Acts 1991, No. 394, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2195.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2195.4. Rules and regulations

RS 2195.4 - Rules and regulations  The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate, in accordance with provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, rules and regulations necessary to implement the community-based and rural health care program. The rules and regulations promulgated by the department shall establish criteria and priorities for granting funds authorized by this Part.  Acts 1991, No. 394, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2195.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2195.6. Primary health care clinics; established

RS 2195.6 - Primary health care clinics; established  A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish primary health care clinics in each of the rural parishes throughout the state to expand primary health care and medical services to rural areas and to encourage development of greater access to health care for the underprivileged, working poor, and minorities in these rural parishes if and when one hundred percent federal funding becomes available for this purpose.  B. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish and operate these clinics in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  Acts 1993, No. 603, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196. Legislative intent

RS 2196 - Legislative intent It is the intent of the Legislature of Louisiana to encourage the expansion of health and medical resources, and to expand access to primary care and preventive care services available to local communities, to encourage the development of greater efficiency in the provision of health care to low-income persons all in an effort to improve the health and welfare of the people of the state. Acts 1992, No. 418, §1. {{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196.1. Definitions

RS 2196.1 - Definitions  As used in this Part, unless otherwise indicated:  (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.  (2) "Health care provider" means any licensed individual or corporate entity engaged in the delivery of health care services.  (3) "Health manpower shortage area" means an area or population which has been determined to have a shortage of health manpower and has been designated as such in accordance with Section 332 of the Public Health Service Act.  (4) "Indigent" means any resident of the state whose income is below one hundred eighty-five percent of the applicable federal poverty guideline as published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  (5) "Primary health care" shall include the following:  (a) Services of physicians and, where feasible, services of physician's assistants and nurse clinicians.  (b) Diagnostic laboratory and radiologic services.  (c) Preventive health services, including children's eye and ear examinations to determine the need for vision and hearing corrections, perinatal services, well child services, and family planning services.  (d) Emergency medical services.  (e) Transportation services as required for adequate patient care.  (f) Preventive dental services.  (g) Pharmaceutical services as may be appropriate for particular centers.  (h) Chiropractic services.  (i) Podiatric services.  Acts 1992, No. 418, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4. {{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196.2. Community Indigent Health Care Program; purpose

RS 2196.2 - Community Indigent Health Care Program; purpose  The Community Indigent Health Care Program is created within the Louisiana Department of Health to expand health and medical resources and to expand access to primary and preventive care services available to local communities through a grant and contract program while encouraging the development of greater efficiency in care for low-income persons. Grants and contracts shall be awarded according to the terms of this Part in the amounts specified and to the persons and organizations selected by the department.  Acts 1992, No. 418, §1. {{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196.3. Primary health care grants and contracts

RS 2196.3 - Primary health care grants and contracts A. Grants and contracts shall be used only as specified and shall be awarded to provide direct or arrange access to primary and preventive services, referral to specialty and inpatient care, prescription drugs, ancillary services, health education, and case finding and outreach to bring people into the system. Funds for this program are to be targeted to primary and preventive care. B. Funds for this program shall not be used to subsidize inpatient care. C. Grants and contracts shall be awarded to local health care providers, or to new organizations where existing providers are unwilling or unable to participate, who demonstrate the capacity to provide an organized system of primary care. Eligible recipients include but are not limited to groups of physicians, primary health care centers, and hospital outpatient departments provided they meet the following criteria: (1) Arrangements for services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. (2) Full hospital privileges for all primary care physicians or arrangements to refer patients for inpatient hospital care and specialist services. Arrangements must be in writing or the provider must be able to demonstrate that patients are being accepted and treated. (3) Provisions for follow-up care. (4) Access to ancillary services including laboratory, pharmacy, and radiology. (5) Linkage to the Women, Infants and Children Special Supplemental Food Program of the United States Child Nutrition Act of 1966, nutritional counseling, social, and other support services. (6) Acceptance without limits of Medicaid and Medicare patients and uninsured persons, including public notice of appropriate sliding fee scales. (7) A medical record system with arrangements for the transfer of records to the hospital and the specialist and their return to the primary care physician. (8) Quality assurance mechanisms to evaluate the quality and appropriateness of patient care. (9) Evidence of community-wide input into the design and provision of health services to be funded by the grant or contract. Acts 1992, No. 418, §1. {{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196.4. Health promotion and health education grants

RS 2196.4 - Health promotion and health education grants Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in R.S. 40:2196.3(A) and (C), grants may be made for health promotion and health education programs. To qualify for a health promotion and health education grant, the applicant must demonstrate an ability to coordinate services and programmatic efforts with local primary care providers and provide a plan for follow-up care for their consumers. Acts 1992, No. 418, §1. {{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196.5. Application; selection; amounts

RS 2196.5 - Application; selection; amounts Applications for grants and contracts awarded under this Part shall be submitted to and reviewed and awarded by the department in amounts up to fifty thousand dollars annually. The department shall designate the recipients of the grants and contracts and the amount of such grants and contracts. Recipients and amounts shall be based on: (1) Relationship to one or more of the health priority areas for Louisiana including teenage pregnancy, cancer prevention, infant mortality, cerebrovascular diseases, diseases of the heart, atherosclerosis, accidents, and substance abuse, or special populations such as the elderly, homeless, or HIV-infected individuals. (2) Documented health status needs. (3) Documented financial hardship such as area unemployment. (4) Evidence of problems of access to health care services. (5) Evidence of local commitment to the health program. (6) Other criteria the department establishes by rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1992, No. 418, §1. {{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196.6. Grants renewable

RS 2196.6 - Grants renewable Grants may be awarded for a period of up to three years and, if awarded for less than three years, may be renewed provided the total term of the grant does not exceed three years. Acts 1992, No. 418, §1. {{NOTE: SEE R.S. 40:2196.7 - EFFECTIVE WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.}}
LA Rev Stat § 40:2196.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2196.7. Implementation

RS 2196.7 - Implementation This Part shall become effective when funds are made available for such purposes. However, no state funds shall be used for the purposes of this Part. Acts 1992, No. 418, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2198 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2198. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2198 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2198.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2198.1. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2198.1 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2198.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2198.2. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2198.2 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2198.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2198.3. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2198.3 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2198.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2198.4. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2198.4 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2198.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2198.5. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2198.5 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2198.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2198.6. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 2198.6 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §20, eff. July 1, 2010.