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LA Rev Stat § 40:1255.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1255.2. Telehealth services; alignment of reimbursement with Medicare policy

RS 1255.2 - Telehealth services; alignment of reimbursement with Medicare policy  A. The department shall periodically review policies regarding Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services to identify variations between permissible reimbursement under that program and reimbursement available to healthcare providers under the Medicare program.  B. To the extent practicable, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, after conducting a review provided for in Subsection A of this Section, the department may modify its administrative rules, policies, and procedures applicable to Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services as necessary to provide for a reimbursement system that is comparable to that of the Medicare program for those services.  Acts 2020, No. 88, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1261. Health report card

RS 1261 - Health report card  A.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall annually prepare a health report card indicating the overall state of health in Louisiana concerning but not limited to the following issues:  (a) Health findings of major diseases.  (b) Teenage pregnancy and birth rates.  (c) Rates of low birth-weight babies.  (d) Suicide rates.  (e) Sexually transmitted diseases.  (f) Incidence of drug addictions.  (g) Violent deaths.  (h) Morbidity rates.  (i) Health assessment programs and results.  (j) Results of preventive health outreach programs.  (k) An assessment of the state healthcare delivery system.  (2) The report shall include information on each parish and the state as a whole and a comparison of that data with data from other states and from prior years, and, if available, variations and changes according to different segments of the state's population.  (3) Any benefits plan that contracts with the state to provide or coordinate the provision of healthcare services to a Medicaid recipient or other person whose enrollment costs are paid wholly or in part by the state under a Medicaid waiver shall submit a report card indicating the overall health of those enrollees whose costs are paid wholly or in part by the state concerning but not limited to the issues delineated in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. Such report card shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with guidelines established by the department and shall be included in the written report described in Subsection C of this Section.  B. The department may conduct hearings and call upon other state agencies, boards, commissions, and departments to assist in the furnishing, compiling, and analyzing of the data required to prepare the report.  C. The department shall submit the written report to the governor, and to each member of the legislature, at least sixty days prior to each regular session, together with recommendations for improving the overall health status on each issue.  D. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement this Section.  Acts 1995, No. 445, §1; Acts 1995, No. 985, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.71 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4. NOTE: Former R.S. 40:1261 redesignated to R.S. 40:1293.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1261.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1261.1. Managed care organization; report

RS 1261.1 - Managed care organization; report  A. If a managed care organization is implemented by the state, the organization shall submit an annual report to the Louisiana Department of Health in such manner that the information in the report can be included in the report required by R.S. 40:1261.  B. The report required by Subsection A of this Section shall contain issues listed in R.S. 40:1261(A).  Acts 1995, No. 985, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.72 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1262. Health equity; duties of the Louisiana Department of Health

RS 1262 - Health equity; duties of the Louisiana Department of Health  A. The Louisiana Department of Health, in addition to the other powers and duties conferred upon it by law, shall serve as a foundation and resource for addressing health care disparities for women and vulnerable populations, and contribute to the improvement of the health of Louisiana's citizens. Specific to the improvement in the health of women in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Health shall be responsible for leading, consolidating, and coordinating efforts across the state geared toward improving women's health outcomes through policy, education, evidence-based practices, programs, and services.  B. As part of carrying out the duties provided for in Subsection A of this Section, the Louisiana Department of Health shall engage in all of the following activities:  (1) Complete a thorough assessment of all activities engaged in or services provided by the department that may specifically impact the health or quality of life of women. The department shall submit this assessment to the House Committee on Health and Welfare and Senate Committee on Health and Welfare no later than February 15, 2022.  (2) Make available to health care professionals the best practices and protocols for treating communities with underlying medical conditions and health disparities by doing all of the following:  (a) Examining opportunities which provide greater access to high-quality medical care and improve health outcomes.  (b) Performing a comprehensive evidence-based analysis of the determinants of health equity that influence racial health disparities.  (c) Performing a comprehensive evidence-based analysis of interventions that positively impact health equity and address disparities.  (d) Performing a comprehensive examination of the population dynamics that are indicative of health equity and disparities.  (e) Promoting health awareness educational media campaigns.  C. To assist in carrying out its duties pursuant to this Section, the Louisiana Department of Health may analyze any other relevant data which will add to the work of the department, seek input from any interested parties including but not limited to licensed health care professionals, advocates, and concerned citizens, pursue any relevant topics including policies and laws that impact health disparities, and promote community outreach and extension activities.  Acts 2021, No. 210, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1263 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1263. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1293.3 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1263 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1293.3 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1263.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1263.1. Definitions

RS 1263.1 - Definitions   As used in this Part:   (1) "Office" shall mean the office of the secretary in the Louisiana Department of Health.  (2) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, or his designated representative.  Acts 1984, No. 849, §1; Acts 1992, No. 206, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.121 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1263.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1263.2. Louisiana Organ Transplant Assistance Program

RS 1263.2 - Louisiana Organ Transplant Assistance Program   The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish in the office of the secretary a Louisiana Organ Transplant Assistance Program.  Acts 1984, No. 849, §1; Acts 1992, No. 206, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.122 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1263.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1263.3. Powers and duties

RS 1263.3 - Powers and duties   The secretary shall:   (1) Assist Louisiana residents in obtaining financial assistance or other grants to assist in paying for organ transplantation operations on Louisiana residents.  (2) Establish and promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, for determining eligibility to the program and the amount of assistance.  (3) Accept on behalf of the state any federal funds to assist in carrying out the provisions of this Part.  (4) Accept on behalf of the state funds from any private source to assist in carrying out the provisions of this Part.  (5)(a) Educate residents of the state about:   (i) The need for bone marrow donors.  (ii) The procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including the procedures for determining the person's tissue type.  (iii) The medical procedures a donor must undergo to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells and the attendant risks of the procedure.  (b) Make special efforts to educate and recruit minority populations to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Means of communication may include the use of the press, radio, and television, and placement of educational materials in appropriate health care facilities, blood banks, and state and local agencies. The secretary, in conjunction with the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, shall make educational materials available at all places where drivers' licenses are issued or renewed.  Acts 1984, No. 849, §1; Acts 1992, No. 206, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.123 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1263.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1263.4. Definitions; paid marrow donor leave; prohibition of employer sanctions; relationship to other leave

RS 1263.4 - Definitions; paid marrow donor leave; prohibition of employer sanctions; relationship to other leave   A. As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply:   (1) "Employee" means a person who performs services for hire for an employer, for an average of twenty or more hours per week, and includes all individuals employed at any site owned or operated by an employer. Employee does not include an independent contractor.  (2) "Employer" means a person or entity that employs twenty or more employees at at least one site and includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association, nonprofit organization, group of persons, state, parish, town, city, school district, or other governmental subdivision.  B. An employer shall grant paid leaves of absence to an employee who seeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow. The combined length of the leaves shall be determined by the employee, but may not exceed forty work hours, unless agreed to by the employer. The employer may require verification by a physician of the purpose and length of each leave requested by the employee to donate bone marrow. If there is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a bone marrow donor, the paid leave of absence granted to the employee prior to that medical determination is not forfeited.  C. An employer shall not retaliate against an employee for requesting or obtaining a leave of absence as provided by this Section.  D. This Section does not prevent an employer from providing leave for bone marrow donations in addition to leave allowed under this Section. This Section does not affect an employee's rights with respect to any other employment benefit.  Acts 1992, No. 206, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.124 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1263.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1263.5. Bone marrow donor drive

RS 1263.5 - Bone marrow donor drive   A. The secretary shall conduct a bone marrow donor drive to encourage state employees to volunteer to be potential bone marrow donors. The drive shall include educational materials, including those that may be furnished by the National Marrow Donor Program, and presentations that explain the need for bone marrow donors and the procedures for becoming registered as a potential bone marrow donor. The commissioner of administration shall provide assistance as needed to organize and conduct the drive. The bone marrow donor drive shall include typing the tissues of any employees who are recruited under the bone marrow donor drive to be potential bone marrow donors.  B. The bone marrow donor drive must be completed by September 1, 1995. The department shall report to the Senate and House Committees on Health and Welfare prior to March 1, 1994, regarding the implementation of this Section.  Acts 1992, No. 206, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.125 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1265.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1265.1. Public markets; location, inspection, and operation; exemptions; market zones

RS 1265.1 - Public markets; location, inspection, and operation; exemptions; market zones  A.(1) Municipal corporations may regulate the location, inspection, and operation of all public markets, subject to the superior right of inspection and regulation of the Louisiana Department of Health.  (2) Permanent open-air public market buildings built prior to 1950 which are designated as historic and located in the city of New Orleans shall be exempt from LAC 51:XXIII.1501, 1701, and 3505(A). The lessor shall develop food service operational guidelines after consultation and periodic review with the Louisiana Department of Health. Such food service operational guidelines shall be incorporated into the lease agreements with lessees who operate food service establishments in the exempted area. The lessor shall enforce such food service operational guidelines through leases with their lessees.  B. They may fix market zones around public markets. However, these market zones shall be limited to a radius of three thousand feet walking distance of the public market and shall not apply within a radius of three hundred lineal feet from the center of all public railroad passenger depots.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2006, No. 397, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1241 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1265.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1265.2. Private markets; inspection and operation

RS 1265.2 - Private markets; inspection and operation  The Louisiana Department of Health shall regulate the inspection and operation of all private markets outside of the market zones. It shall provide general regulations for the operation of these private markets, including rules affecting their cleanliness and the wholesomeness of the goods offered for sale therein.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1242 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1267.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1267.1. Poison control center; establishment

RS 1267.1 - Poison control center; establishment   The Louisiana Department of Health shall provide for the establishment of a statewide poison control center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The university may cooperate with public and private agencies and health care institutions in the operation of the center. The center shall include operation of a statewide toll-free telephone number.  Acts 1991, No. 297, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1296 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1269.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1269.1. Citation of Part

RS 1269.1 - Citation of Part   The provisions of this Part may be cited as the Rabies Control Law.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1275 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1269.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1269.2. Definitions

RS 1269.2 - Definitions   For the purpose of this Part:   (1) "Dog" means any member of the canine family or species.  (2) "Owner" means any person who keeps in his care or harbors or who has the custody of a dog.  (3) "Inoculation" means the injection, subcutaneously or otherwise, of animal anti-rabies vaccine as approved by the Louisiana Department of Health.  (4) "Rabies" means hydrophobia (madness), the infectious disease of the brain transmitted by specific virus which occurs in saliva.  (5) "Local health authority" means any parish or municipal board, officer, department or other agency charged with the responsibility of preserving the public health.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 663, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1276 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1269.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1269.3. Authority to enact regulations for control of rabies

RS 1269.3 - Authority to enact regulations for control of rabies   The Louisiana Department of Health shall enact in the state sanitary code all necessary provisions concerning the requirements for the control of rabies in animals, including the authority of parishes and municipalities to enact local ordinances, the report of incidence of the disease and the enactment of enforcement provisions.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 663, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 601, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1277 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1269.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1269.4. Penalty

RS 1269.4 - Penalty   Whoever violates any provisions of any rule or regulation of the department adopted hereunder, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 663, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 601, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1278 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1271.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1271.2. Mandatory identification of infected corpses

RS 1271.2 - Mandatory identification of infected corpses  A. Each hospital, nursing home, and coroner which requests a funeral director or embalmer to transport a corpse shall notify any such funeral director, embalmer, or a representative thereof whenever there is actual knowledge that the corpse is infected with a contagious disease. The hospital, nursing home, or coroner shall inform the funeral director, embalmer, or representative thereof that the corpse is infected with a contagious disease during the initial telephone communication requesting that the corpse be transported. Further notification shall include a clearly visible, external tag that is readily discernible from other identification markers and a written statement that clearly indicates the name of the contagious disease or causative agent infecting or infesting said corpse. Such notification shall be made in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the deceased and the funeral director or embalmer handling the corpse.  B. The Louisiana Department of Health through the office of public health shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the disposition by hospitals, nursing homes, coroners, and other medical personnel of corpses infected with known contagious diseases and to implement the provisions of this Section. Such regulations shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that each hospital, nursing home, and coroner's office establish staff procedures for implementing this law.  C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars. Violation of the provisions of this Section shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the professional license or certificate of the violator or for other disciplinary action by the respective professional regulatory board.  Acts 1988, No. 668, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1099.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1271.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1271.3. Infectious disease incidence among school-age children; public health emergencies; reporting of data

RS 1271.3 - Infectious disease incidence among school-age children; public health emergencies; reporting of data  During the pendency of any state of public health emergency declared in accordance with R.S. 29:766 and relating to one or more infectious diseases, the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health shall publish, on a publicly accessible website, a report updated not less than weekly, which provides the total number of children between the ages of five and seventeen years in this state known to have been infected with each disease addressed by the public health emergency declaration.  Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.1. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.1 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.2. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.2 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.3. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.3 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.4. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.4 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.5. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.5 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.6. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.6 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.7. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.7 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1273.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1273.8. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).

RS 1273.8 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §9(A).
LA Rev Stat § 40:1275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1275. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1269.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1275 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1269.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1275.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1275.1. Statement of purpose

RS 1275.1 - Statement of purpose  The legislature hereby declares that severe head injuries represent one of the greatest public health problems in the United States because of the frequency and potential for causing lifelong disability. The legislature further recognizes that such injuries are not randomly occurring events and traditional public health approaches to preventing diseases may be applied successfully to preventing injuries as well. Recognizing that a rational approach toward preventing serious public health problems cannot be accomplished without data to document and monitor their occurrence, the legislature hereby provides for the establishment of systematic data collection on severe head injuries by instituting a mandatory reporting requirement for severe head injuries.  Acts 1995, No. 350, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.171 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.