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LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.18. Abortion sought due to rape or certain acts of crime against nature; reporting and certification

RS 1061.18 - Abortion sought due to rape or certain acts of crime against nature; reporting and certification  A. Whenever an abortion is being sought pursuant to R.S. 40:1061.6 to terminate a pregnancy resulting from an alleged act of rape, prior to the abortion all of the following requirements shall be met:  (1) The rape victim shall report the rape to a law enforcement official unless the treating physician certifies in writing that in the physician's professional opinion, the victim was too physically or psychologically incapacitated to report the rape.  (2) The victim certifies that the pregnancy is the result of rape, which certificate shall be witnessed by the treating physician.  B. Whenever an abortion is being sought pursuant to R.S. 40:1061.6 to terminate a pregnancy resulting from an alleged act of crime against nature as defined by R.S. 14:89(A)(2), prior to the abortion all of the following requirements shall be met:  (1) The victim of crime against nature as defined by R.S. 14:89(A)(2) shall report the act to a law enforcement official unless the treating physician certifies in writing that in the physician's professional opinion the victim was too physically or psychologically incapacitated to report the act.  (2) The victim certifies that the pregnancy is the result of crime against nature as defined by R.S. 14:89(A)(2), which certificate shall be witnessed by the treating physician.  C. The failure of the victim to comply with Subsection A or B, as applicable, shall not subject the victim to the provisions of R.S. 40:1061.28.  D. Whenever an abortion is being sought pursuant to R.S. 40:1061.6 to terminate a pregnancy resulting from an alleged act of rape or crime against nature as defined by R.S. 14:89(A)(2), the victim may request spiritual counseling and shall be offered the same informed consent information, without the seventy-two-hour or twenty-four-hour delay, whichever may be applicable pursuant to R.S. 40:1061.17(B), prior to the performance of the abortion.  Acts 1994, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. Aug. 23, 1994; Acts 2005, No. 421, §1; Acts 2014, No. 602, §6, eff. June 12, 2014; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.7 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.; Acts 2016, No. 97, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.20. Conscience in health care protection; definitions

RS 1061.20 - Conscience in health care protection; definitions  A.(1) Any person has the right not to participate in, and no person shall be required to participate in any health care service that violates his conscience to the extent that patient access to health care is not compromised. No person shall be held civilly or criminally liable, discriminated against, dismissed, demoted, or in any way prejudiced or damaged for declining to participate in any health care service that violates his conscience.  (2) This Section shall not prevent an inquiry by an employer or patient regarding whether a person declines to participate in any health care service that violates its conscience. When a patient requests health care services, a person shall identify, in writing, as soon as practicable, his declination to provide a service in accordance with the provisions of this Section. All persons who have a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction and who seek employment at a health care facility shall notify the prospective employer of the existence of any sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction. Any health care facility that employs a person with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction shall ensure that the health care facility has sufficient staff to provide patient care in the event an employee declines to participate in any health care service that violates his conscience.  (3) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to relieve any health care provider from providing emergency care as required by state or federal law.  (4) A person shall notify his employer in writing as soon as practicable of any health care service that violates his conscience. A person shall notify any patient before such person provides any consultation or service to the patient of the existence of a health care service that he will decline to provide because the health care service violates his conscience.  B. For purposes of this Section:  (1) "Conscience" means sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.  (2) "Health care service" is limited to abortion, dispensation of abortifacient drugs, human embryonic stem cell research, human embryo cloning, euthanasia, or physician-assisted suicide.  C. A suit alleging a violation of this Section shall be brought in a district court in accordance with R.S. 23:303.  Acts 2009, No. 372, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.9 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.22. Forms

RS 1061.22 - Forms  The Louisiana Department of Health shall make available to physicians performing abortions in this state the forms for preparing the records and reports required pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 435, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 774, §1, eff. July 23, 1981; Acts 2012, No. 685, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.11 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.23. Emergency

RS 1061.23 - Emergency  The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply when a medical emergency compels the immediate performance of an abortion because the continuation of the pregnancy poses an immediate threat and grave risk to the life or permanent physical health of the pregnant woman. Within twenty-four hours, the attending physician shall certify to the emergency need for the abortion and shall enter such certification in the medical record of the pregnant woman.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 435, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 418, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1232, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 1110, §1, eff. June 28, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 569, §2, special eff. date; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.12 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S. NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 569, §3, regarding effectiveness.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.24. Experimentation

RS 1061.24 - Experimentation   No person shall experiment on an unborn child or on a child born as the result of an abortion, whether the unborn child or child is alive or dead, unless the experimentation is therapeutic to the unborn child or child.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 435, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 774, §1, eff. July 23, 1981; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.13 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.26. Instructions to be provided subsequent to abortion

RS 1061.26 - Instructions to be provided subsequent to abortion  Any physician who shall perform or induce an abortion, shall subsequent to the abortion being performed or induced, provide his patient with specific oral and written medical instructions to be followed by that patient in order to insure her safe recovery from the abortion.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 435, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.15 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.27. Partial birth abortion

RS 1061.27 - Partial birth abortion  A. There is hereby created a cause of action for civil damages for injuries and wrongful death, as more fully set forth in Louisiana Civil Code Articles 2315.1 and 2315.2, for a partial birth abortion procedure, except that such causes of action shall only be maintained by the following persons:  (1) The natural or biological father of the aborted infant or fetus, unless such father is a person of the full age of majority and consented to the abortion, or unless his criminal conduct caused the pregnancy.  (2) The mother of the aborted infant or fetus, unless the mother is a person of the full age of majority and consented to the partial birth abortion.  (3) The parents or guardian on behalf of the mother of the aborted infant or fetus if the mother was a minor at the time of the abortion, unless the parents or guardian consented to the partial birth abortion.  B. For the purposes of this Section:  (1) "Partial birth abortion" means an abortion in which: (a) the person performing the abortion deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus; and (b) performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus.  (2) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine and surgery by the state in which the doctor performs such activity, or any other individual legally authorized by this state to perform abortions, provided, however, that any individual who is not a physician or not otherwise legally authorized by this state to perform abortions, but who nevertheless directly performs a partial birth abortion, shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.  C. This Section shall not apply to a partial birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.  Acts 2007, No. 477, §2, eff. July 12, 2007; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.16 by Acts 2008, No. 220, §14, eff. June 14, 2008; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.17 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.29 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.29. Penalties

RS 1061.29 - Penalties  A. Whoever violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars per incidence or occurrence, or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.  B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to a civil fine of one thousand dollars per incidence or occurrence. In addition to any other authority granted by the constitution and laws of this state, the attorney general shall have the authority to pursue the civil fines provided for in this Section.  C. In addition to whatever remedies are otherwise available under the law of this state, failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter shall:  (1) Provide a basis for a civil malpractice action. Such an action may be brought by the woman upon whom the abortion was performed. Any intentional violation of this Chapter shall be admissible in a civil suit as prima facie evidence of a failure to comply with the requirements of this Chapter. When requested, the court shall allow a woman to proceed using solely her initials or a pseudonym and may close any proceedings in the case and enter other protective orders to preserve the privacy of the woman upon whom the abortion was performed.  (2) Provide a basis for professional disciplinary action, including but not limited to any action authorized under R.S. 37:1261 et seq.  (3) Provide a basis for recovery for the woman for the death of her unborn child under Civil Code Article 2315.2, whether or not the unborn child was viable at the time the abortion was performed, or was born alive.  (4) Provide a basis for the attorney general, the district attorney in whose jurisdiction the violation occurred, or the secretary of the department to obtain a writ of injunction, which shall not be subject to being released upon bond. The trial of the proceeding shall be summary and by the judge without a jury.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 435, §1; Acts 1981, No. 774, §1, eff. July 23, 1981; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.18 by Acts 2008, No. 220, §14; Acts 2011, No. 411, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 259, §1, eff. June 10, 2013; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.35.19 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.; Acts 2019, No. 435, §1, eff. June 22, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1061.30 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1061.30. Standing; action to close outpatient abortion clinic

RS 1061.30 - Standing; action to close outpatient abortion clinic  In addition to any violation of this Chapter, the following acts shall subject licensed outpatient abortion facilities to the provisions of R.S. 40:2175.6 regarding license suspension or revocation:  (1) Systematically, intentionally, or deliberately falsifying or destroying patient files or records in violation of R.S. 40:1061.17.  (2) Completing in advance of an appointment with a woman seeking abortion any portion of patient records or forms required by R.S. 40:1061.17 to include patient-specific data or a physician's signature.  Acts 2018, No. 564, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1062 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1062. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.2 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1062 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.2 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1062.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1062.1. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.3 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1062.1 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.3 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1063 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1063. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.4 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1063 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.4 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1064 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1064. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.5 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1064 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.5 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1064.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1064.1. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.6 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1064.1 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.6 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1065 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1065. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.7 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1065 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.7 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1065.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1065.1. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.8 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1065.1 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.8 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1066 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1066. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.9 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1066 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.9 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1067 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1067. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.10 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1067 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.10 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1068 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1068. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.11 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1068 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1121.11 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1071 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1071. Statement of purpose

RS 1071 - Statement of purpose  A. In order to extend and improve, as far as practical under the conditions in this state, services for children with special health care needs and in order to provide leadership in the development and implementation of systems of care for the provision of medical, surgical, corrective, social, and other services and facilities for the diagnosis, hospitalization, and follow-up care which are family-centered, community-based, coordinated, and culturally competent for children with special health care needs, the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, is designated the agency of the state, through a program known as "Children's Special Health Services", to cooperate with the United States under the terms of Title V of the Social Security Act or any amendment thereof relating to services to these children, and to receive and expend federal monies for such services.  B.(1) The legislature hereby declares that one of the most serious problems facing medicine and the public health and welfare today is the absence of an adequate program to assist in the treatment, habilitation, and rehabilitation of persons suffering from spina bifida and other congenital or acquired spinal cord dysfunctions. Furthermore, it has been found that a fully coordinated approach to early identification is presently lacking, and yet is essential for guaranteeing the minimization of permanent disability.  (2) Therefore, in order to afford each citizen of the state of Louisiana every opportunity to develop his or her fullest human potential, it is a purpose of this Part to provide a comprehensive, coordinated approach to the care and treatment of spinal cord dysfunctions.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 690, §2. Acts 1993, No. 468, §1, eff. June 9, 1993; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.111 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1071.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1071.1. Definitions

RS 1071.1 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply:  (1) "Children with special health care needs" means children who have health problems which require services beyond routine and basic care. This includes children with disabilities, handicapping conditions, and chronic illnesses of sufficient severity to cause or to be likely to cause impairments which could significantly limit major life activities.  (2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.  (3) "Multidisciplinary team" means a coordinated group of various professionals who meet jointly to provide care and treatment for persons with spinal cord dysfunction.  (4) "Spinal cord disabled" means any individual under the age of twenty-one who has a spinal cord disease, injury, neural tube defect, or hydrocephalus, whether congenital or acquired, which results in partial or total loss of motor or sensory functions, or both, and which results in partial or total disability, whether such disability is temporary or permanent. This definition shall include spina bifida and other diseases of the spinal column.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 690, §2. Acts 1993, No. 468, §1, eff. June 9, 1993; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.112 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1071.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1071.2. Program for combating spinal cord disabilities; establishment

RS 1071.2 - Program for combating spinal cord disabilities; establishment  A. The office of public health shall establish a plan for services to children with special health care needs and shall promulgate any such rules and regulations as may be necessary to place the plan into effect. Any such plan may provide for:  (1) The administration of the plan by the office of public health.  (2) The office of public health to make any reports as may be required by the federal government.  (3) Accomplishing the purposes provided in R.S. 40:1071.  (4) Cooperation with medical, health, nursing, social work, and welfare groups and organizations which provide services to children with physical disabilities.  (5) Such other provisions as may be deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part.  B. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish within the office of public health a comprehensive program designed to provide for the coordinated treatment, habilitation, and rehabilitation of persons suffering from congenital or acquired spinal cord dysfunctions. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 690, §2. Acts 1993, No. 468, §1, eff. June 9, 1993; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.113 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1071.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1071.3. Program functions and responsibilities

RS 1071.3 - Program functions and responsibilities  The secretary of the department shall develop and administer the program for combating multiple handicapping conditions, which shall:  (1) Provide for the oversight of the regional multidisciplinary teams established pursuant to R.S. 40:1071.4, the coordination of statewide care, and which shall serve as an avenue for communication among the teams.  (2) Collect and disseminate information concerning the latest proven advances in treatment methods for spinal cord dysfunctions.  (3) Work with all appropriate agencies, organizations, and individuals throughout the state to develop a fully integrated statewide network of coordinated services for persons with spinal cord disabilities, providing for all needed services, including but not limited to early detection, all phases of emergency care, habilitation, rehabilitation, and follow-up care.  (4) Identify all possible and existing funding sources and other resources for each service identified in the treatment plan for an individual for which he may be eligible and assist such individual in obtaining the necessary funds from existing sources.  (5) Assist appropriate public and private agencies and individuals in development of proposals for submission to the proper authorities for obtaining all available federal, state, and private monies which could be applied towards the objectives of the program.  (6) Develop and implement a system for the early identification of persons with congenital spinal cord disabilities and for referral of such persons for assistance, including establishment of a voluntary central registry of such persons; and develop and implement a system for the early identification of persons with acquired spinal cord disabilities, for the referral of such persons for assistance, and for the mandatory reporting of spinal cord injuries to a central registry without regard to the age of the injured person.  (7) Develop standards for determining financial eligibility for assistance in defraying the cost of care and treatment of spinal cord dysfunctions.  (8) Inform parents of children with spinal cord disabilities, citizens, families, and agencies of the availability of programs and services.  (9) Identify and cooperate with existing agencies, organizations, and individuals offering services to persons with spinal cord disabilities.  (10) Identify service needs which cannot be adequately met by existing agencies.  (11) Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 468, §2, eff. June 9, 1993.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 690, §2; Acts 1985, No. 343, §1, eff. July 9, 1985; Acts 1993, No. 468, §2, eff. June 9, 1993; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.114 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.