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LA Rev Stat § 40:2103 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2103. Date licenses must be obtained; moratorium on licensure of long-term care hospitals and beds

RS 2103 - Date licenses must be obtained; moratorium on licensure of long-term care hospitals and beds  A. After July 1, 1961, no person acting individually or jointly with any other person shall establish, conduct, or maintain a hospital without a license from the department, except that any hospital in operation at the time of enactment of this Part shall make application for a license and may continue in operation until action has been taken on the application. Such hospitals shall be given a reasonable time, under the particular circumstances, not to exceed one year without department approval from the date of adoption of rules, regulations, and minimum standards as herein provided, within which to comply with such rules, regulations, and minimum standards.  B. A provisional license may be issued to a hospital for periods of six months in cases where sufficient 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.  C.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Louisiana Department of Health shall implement a moratorium, effective August 1, 1997, on the licensure of long-term care hospital facilities and beds in long-term care hospital facilities. The Louisiana Department of Health shall not approve for licensure as a hospital and enrollment as a Medicaid provider any long-term care hospital facility, as defined in 42 CFR 412.23, nor shall it approve for licensure and enrollment as a Medicaid provider any bed in such a facility, until July 1, 2008.  (2) This moratorium shall not apply to facilities licensed and converted to long-term care hospital facilities prior to December 1, 1997, or to Louisiana entities that, prior to July 1, 1997, have filed an application for accreditation with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for facilities leased from a major teaching hospital, and have given notice to the Louisiana Department of Health of their intention to obtain long-term care hospital status for such hospital facilities.  (3) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the legislature specifically intends that this moratorium shall not apply to the facility in Orleans Parish formerly known as New Orleans General Hospital. Further, to the extent permitted by federal law this moratorium shall apply only to facilities enrolled in the Medicaid program.  Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 408, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1997, No. 583, §2, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 863, §2, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 1191, §2, eff. July 3, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2104. Application

RS 2104 - Application A. An application for a license shall be made to the department on forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rules, and regulations as are lawfully prescribed hereunder and 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 supplied on supplemental forms as needed. B. As a condition of licensure, the department may require hospitals to provide certain information including but not limited to financial, demographic, and census information. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this Subsection in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Such information shall be shared with the Louisiana Hospital Association, which shall be subject to the same confidentiality requirements provided for in this Subpart. Acts 1989, No. 229, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1289, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2105. Procedure and investigation relative to issuance of license

RS 2105 - Procedure and investigation relative to issuance of license  A. Following receipt of an application for license the department shall issue a license if the applicant and hospital facility meet the requirements established under this Part and the minimum standards adopted in pursuance thereof.  B. Any officer or duly authorized agent of the Louisiana Department of Health, the fire marshal, or either, may enter and inspect any building or premises at any reasonable time to secure compliance with or to prevent the violation of any provision of this Part.  C. The department may, either before or after the issuance of a license, request the cooperation of the fire marshal to make investigations to determine if the applicant or licensee is complying with the minimum standards promulgated by the department. 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. It shall be the duty of the fire marshal to cooperate with the department in the enforcement of this Part and the minimum standards adopted in pursuance thereof when called upon by the department.  Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §57.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2106 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2106. Confidential nature of financial information and financial records

RS 2106 - Confidential nature of financial information and financial records Notwithstanding the provisions of the Public Records Act, financial information and financial records received by the department under the provisions of this Part shall be held confidential and shall not be disclosed except when subpoenaed in a proceeding for the revocation, suspension, or denial of a license. Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1; Acts 1985, No. 340, §1, eff. July 9, 1985; Acts 1999, No. 1289, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2107 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2107. Fees and limitations

RS 2107 - Fees and limitations A. The application by any person for a license or renewal of a license to operate a hospital shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars plus three dollars per bed which is hereby levied as the license fee for operation of a hospital for a period of one year; provided hospitals subject to the licensing requirements of this Part which are owned and operated by the state of Louisiana shall be exempt from payment of the fees stipulated in this Section. The fees herein levied and collected shall be paid into the general fund. B. Each license issued hereunder shall be for a period of one year from date of issuance unless sooner revoked, shall be on a form prescribed by the Department, shall not be transferable or assignable, shall be issued only for the person and premises named in the application, shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises, and may be renewed from year to year upon application and payment of the license fee as in the case of the procurement of an original license. Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1; Amended by Acts 1977, No. 579, §1, eff. July 15, 1977; Acts 1986, No. 497, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2109.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2109.1. Hospital reports on complications of surgical procedures resulting from an abortion

RS 2109.1 - Hospital reports on complications of surgical procedures resulting from an abortion  A. A hospital licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health, pursuant to this Part shall submit a report to the department on patients who present for treatment in the emergency department as a result of complications after an abortion as defined in R.S. 40:1061.9. The report shall be confidential, shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq., and shall not contain the name or address of the patient.  B. The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, shall promulgate rules regarding the electronic coding, reporting, and tracking of complications after any abortion that is treated at any hospital.  C.(1) The report required by Subsection A of this Section shall include the following information, if known:  (a) The date of the abortion.  (b) The name and address of the facility where the abortion was performed or induced.  (c) The nature of the abortion complication diagnosed or treated.  (d) The name and address of the facility where the post-abortion care was performed.  (2) Each facility that is subject to the requirements of this Section shall ensure that a staff member of the facility attempts to obtain the information required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection from any patient prior to the patient's discharge from the facility who presents for treatment in the emergency department of the facility as a result of complications after an abortion.  (3) The report shall be submitted on a form created by the Louisiana Department of Health. The Louisiana Department of Health shall publicly report aggregate data annually by facility where the abortion was performed or induced.  Acts 2021, No. 425, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2109.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2109.2. Hospitals; passenger elevators equipped with telephone or intercom

RS 2109.2 - Hospitals; passenger elevators equipped with telephone or intercom  Commencing January 1, 1981, each hospital in this state which is licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health and which maintains and operates one or more passenger elevators in such hospital shall equip each passenger elevator with a telephone or an intercom system. The Louisiana Department of Health may adopt necessary rules, regulations, and minimum standards for the purposes of this Section. The license of any such hospital may be suspended upon failure of the hospital to comply with the provisions of this Section.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 378, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2109.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2109.3. Pediatric advanced life support training for nurses

RS 2109.3 - Pediatric advanced life support training for nurses A. As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply unless the content clearly states otherwise: (1) "Pediatric ward" means a specially designated area, floor, or section in a hospital that is recognized as the area, floor, or section where infants and children can be treated. (2) "Registered nurse" means any person licensed under R.S. 37:920 to engage in the practice of nursing. B. No later than January 1, 1995, every registered nurse who works primarily in a hospital emergency room or pediatric ward shall be trained in an emergency nursing pediatric course that includes training in pediatric trauma and pediatric advanced life support and that has been conducted pursuant to guidelines established by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. Training taken in compliance with this requirement may be used to satisfy continuing education requirements as established by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. Training may be taught by any person approved pursuant to guidelines established by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. Acts 1993, No. 548, §1, eff. June 10, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2111 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2111. Penalty for violation specified

RS 2111 - Penalty for violation specified Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any hospital without a license under this Part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense and not more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense, and each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense. The district attorneys of the several parishes shall represent the State in proceedings under this Part in their respective parishes. Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2112 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2112. Enforcement by injunction authorized

RS 2112 - Enforcement by injunction authorized Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy the secretary may, in the manner provided by law, maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or other process against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management, or operation of a hospital without a license under this Part. Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §61.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2113 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2113. Charges for hospitalization and drugs

RS 2113 - Charges for hospitalization and drugs Notwithstanding any provisions of law or admission rules or standards of a state hospital governing the admission of poor and destitute patients, all persons who are eligible to receive medical assistance benefits from any agency or insurance company or other entity public or private administering or in any way participating in any federal medical assistance program shall, if admitted to a state hospital, be charged fees for their hospitalization and drugs rendered them at rates to be established by agreement between the state hospital and the agency or insurance company or other entity public or private administering or in any way participating in the federal medical assistance program and having the authority to establish such rates by agreement. All funds received from fees paid under the provisions of this Section on behalf of patients shall be paid into the general fund. Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 10, §1; Acts 1966, No. 26, eff. July 11, 1966, at 3:25 P.M.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2113.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2113.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 811, §34, eff. June 23, 2014.

RS 2113.1 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 811, §34, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2113.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2113.2. Rules, regulations and contracts

RS 2113.2 - Rules, regulations and contracts  The Louisiana Department of Health shall prescribe rules and regulations to govern the necessary contracts, agreements, and financial arrangements to properly conduct training and research programs. Such rules and regulations shall govern contracts and agreements with colleges and universities, both publicly and privately owned, within the state for the purpose of promoting research and training in relation to illnesses of all types. All rules, regulations and contracts adopted under the authority of R.S. 46:663.2 are continued in effect and made subject to the provisions herein enacted.  Added by Acts 1964, No. 170, §8. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §62.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2113.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2113.3. Hospital improvement fund

RS 2113.3 - Hospital improvement fund A. All funds received from fees paid by or on behalf of patients in Louisiana Charity Hospital at New Orleans and Confederate Memorial Medical Center at Shreveport under the provisions of Titles 28, 40 and 46 of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana of 1950 shall be deposited in a special account in the State Treasury to be known as the Hospital Improvement Fund, to the credit of the collecting hospital. B. The monies so collected shall be credited to the account of the aforesaid hospitals in the Fund. For the fiscal year 1970-71 the first four hundred thousand dollars collected by Louisiana Charity Hospital at New Orleans shall be transferred to the Research and Training Account established under the provisions of R.S. 40:2113.1; for the fiscal years 1971-72 and 1972-73 the first two hundred thousand dollars collected by Louisiana Charity Hospital at New Orleans shall be transferred to the Research and Training Account established under the provisions of R.S. 40:2113.1; thereafter, no funds collected by Louisiana Charity Hospital at New Orleans shall be credited to the said Research and Training Account. The first one hundred thousand dollars credited to the account of Confederate Memorial Medical Center for the fiscal year 1970-71 shall likewise be transferred to the Research and Training Account established under the provisions of R.S. 40:2113.1; for the fiscal years 1971-72 and 1972-73 the first fifty thousand dollars credited to the account of Confederate Memorial Medical Center shall also be transferred to the Research and Training Account; thereafter, no monies credited to the account of Confederate Memorial Medical Center shall be transferred to the Research and Training Account. The remaining monies credited to the account of each such hospital in the fund are hereby dedicated without further or special appropriation to the respective hospital and shall be subject to expenditure from time to time for purchase of equipment. No part of the funds of any of said accounts shall revert to the State General Fund at the close of any fiscal year nor shall these funds be considered as other means of financing of the respective hospital. Acts 1970, No. 620, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2113.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2113.4. Duty to provide services; penalty

RS 2113.4 - Duty to provide services; penalty  A. Any general hospital licensed under this Part, which is owned or operated, or both, by a hospital service district, which benefits from being financed by the sale of bonds that are exempt from taxation as provided by Louisiana law, or which receives any other type of financial assistance from the state of Louisiana and which offers emergency room services to the public and is actually offering such services at the time, shall make its emergency services available to all persons residing in the territorial area of the hospital regardless of whether the person is covered by private, federal Medicare or Medicaid, or other insurance. Each person shall receive these services free from discrimination based on race, religion, or national ancestry and from arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable discrimination based on age, sex, or physical condition and economic status. However, in no event shall emergency treatment be denied to anyone on account of inability to pay. Any such hospital found to be in violation of this Section shall not receive any client referrals from the Louisiana Department of Health.  B. For purposes of this Section, "emergency" means a physical condition which places the person in imminent danger of death or permanent disability, or in cases of rape; however, the person may be directed to another hospital which has been designated by the coroner of the parish as a facility which specializes in care and treatment of rape victims. "Emergency services" means those services which are available in the emergency room and surgical units in order to sustain the persons' life and prevent disablement until the person is in condition to be able to travel to another appropriate facility without undue risk of serious harm to the person. Those general hospitals which do not have emergency room physician services available at the time of the emergency shall not be in violation of this Section, if after a good faith reasonable effort a physician is unavailable to provide those medical services, which according to law, only physicians are authorized to perform.  C.(1) In all cases in which a child under fourteen has been raped or physically or sexually abused, the coroner of the parish may direct the person to a facility which has been designated by said coroner as a facility which specializes in the care and treatment of such victims.  (2) The coroner, in conjunction with the designated facility and the district attorney and local law enforcement authority, may provide for and equip a room for videotaping a child pursuant to R.S. 15:440.1 through 440.6.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 630, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 446, §1; Acts 1984, No. 563, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2113.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2113.5. Services to persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities

RS 2113.5 - Services to persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities Any general hospital licensed under this Part, which is owned or operated, or both, by a hospital service district, or which benefits from being financed by the sale of bonds from the state or guaranteed by the state that are exempt from taxation as provided by Louisiana law, or which receives any other type of financial assistance from the state, is directed to give, when possible, priority to the treatment of persons who are elderly and persons with physical or mental disabilities in the delivery of nonemergency health care services. Added by Acts 1981, No. 573, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2114 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2114. Organization of medical and dental staff

RS 2114 - Organization of medical and dental staff  A. Each hospital shall have a single, organized medical and dental staff. Medical and dental staff membership shall include doctors of medicine or osteopathy who are currently licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners and dentists licensed to practice dentistry by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry.  B. Each hospital offering care or services within the scope of the practice of psychology, as defined in R.S. 37:2352(5), shall establish rules, regulations, and procedures for consideration of an application for medical staff membership and clinical privileges submitted by a psychologist licensed to practice psychology by the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists or a medical psychologist licensed to practice medical psychology by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. No hospital shall deny such medical staff membership and clinical privileges solely because the applicant is licensed under R.S. 37:2351 et seq., or R.S. 37:1360.51 et seq.  C. No individual shall be automatically entitled to membership on the medical and dental staff or to the exercise of any clinical privilege solely on the basis of his license to practice in any state, his membership in any professional organization, his certification by any clinical examining board, or his clinical privileges or staff membership at another hospital without meeting the reasonable criteria for membership established by the governing body of the respective hospital.  D. The provisions of this Section shall in no way affect the provisions of R.S. 37:1301.  E. A hospital shall establish rules, regulations, and procedures setting forth the nature, extent, and type of staff membership and clinical privileges, as well as the limitations placed by the hospital on said staff membership and clinical privileges for all health care providers practicing therein.  Acts 1986, No. 1043, §1; Acts 1992, No. 321, §1; Acts 2009, No. 251, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2021, No. 238, §2.