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LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.1. Finding and purpose

RS 2254.1 - Finding and purpose The legislature finds that the goals of controlling health care costs and improving the quality of and access to health care will be significantly enhanced in some cases by cooperative agreements and by mergers and consolidations among health care facilities. The purpose of this Part is to provide the state, through the department, with direct supervision and control over the implementation of cooperative agreements, mergers, joint ventures, and consolidations among health care facilities for which certificates of public advantage are granted. It is the intent of the legislature that supervision and control over the implementation of these agreements, mergers, joint ventures, and consolidations substitute state regulation of facilities for competition between facilities and that this regulation have the effect of granting the parties to the agreements, mergers, joint ventures, or consolidations state action immunity for actions that might otherwise be considered to be in violation of state antitrust laws, federal antitrust laws, or both. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.2. Definitions

RS 2254.2 - Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Certificate of public advantage" or "certificate" means a written certificate issued by the department as evidence of the department's intention that the implementation of a cooperative agreement, when actively supervised by the department, receive state action immunity from prosecution by the state or by any district attorney in the state as a violation of state or federal antitrust laws. (2) "Cooperative agreement" or "agreement" means a written agreement between two or more health care facilities for the sharing, allocation, or referral of any one or more of the following: (a) Patients. (b) Personnel. (c) Instructional programs. (d) Emergency medical services. (e) Support services and facilities. (f) Medical, diagnostic, or laboratory facilities or procedures.  (g) Other services customarily offered by health care facilities. (3) "Department" means the Department of Justice. (4) "Health care facility" means any facility or institution, whether public or private, that offers diagnosis, treatment, and inpatient or ambulatory care to two or more unrelated persons. The term does not apply to a facility operated by religious groups relying solely on spiritual means, through prayer, for healing. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.3. Cooperative agreements, mergers, joint ventures, and consolidations allowed

RS 2254.3 - Cooperative agreements, mergers, joint ventures, and consolidations allowed A health care facility may enter into a cooperative agreement with one or more health care facilities. A health care facility may also merge or consolidate in whole or in part with one or more other health care facilities. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.4. Certificate of public advantage; standards for certification; time for action by department

RS 2254.4 - Certificate of public advantage; standards for certification; time for action by department A. Parties to a cooperative agreement, merger, joint venture, or consolidation may apply to the department for a certificate of public advantage. The application for a certificate shall include a copy of the proposed or executed cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement, a description of the scope of the cooperation, merger, joint venture, or consolidation contemplated by the agreement, and the amount, nature, source, and recipient of any consideration passing to any person under the terms of the agreement. B. The department shall hold a public hearing on the application for a certificate before acting upon the application. The department may not issue a certificate unless the department finds that the agreement is likely to result in lower health care costs or is likely to result in improved access to health care or higher quality health care without any undue increase in health care costs. If the department denies an application for a certificate for an executed agreement, the parties may submit a new application for a certificate based upon a cooperative agreement, merger, joint venture, or consolidation different from the original application. C. The department shall deny the application for a certificate or issue a certificate within ninety days after receipt of a completed application or within one ninety-day extension, which may be granted by the department upon a showing of good cause by the applicants. If the department does not issue a certificate within that time, the application is considered to have been denied. A certificate may be issued subject to terms and conditions, as the department may determine are appropriate, in order to best achieve lower health care costs or greater access to or quality of health care. D. Any amendment to a cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement and any material change in the operations or conduct of any party to a cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement shall be considered to be a new agreement and shall not take effect or occur until the department has issued a new certificate of public advantage approving the amendment or change. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.5. Reconsideration by department

RS 2254.5 - Reconsideration by department A. If the department denies an application and refuses to issue a certificate, a party to the agreement may request that the department reconsider its decision. The department shall reconsider its decision if the party applying for reconsideration submits the request to the department in writing within thirty calendar days after the department's decision to deny the initial application. B. The department shall hold a public hearing on the application for reconsideration. The hearing shall be held within thirty days after receipt of the request for reconsideration unless the party applying for reconsideration agrees to a hearing at a later time. C. The department shall make a decision to deny the application or to issue the certificate within thirty days after the conclusion of the hearing required by Subsection B of this Section. The decision of the department shall be part of written findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting the decision. The findings, conclusions, and decision must be served upon the applicant for reconsideration. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.6. Revocation of certificate by department

RS 2254.6 - Revocation of certificate by department A. The department shall revoke a certificate previously granted by the department if it determines that the cooperative agreement is not resulting in lower health care costs or greater access to or quality of health care than would occur in absence of the agreement. B. A certificate may not be revoked by the department without giving notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the department as follows: (1) Written notice of the proposed revocation must be given to the parties to the agreement for which the certificate was issued at least one hundred twenty days before the effective date of the proposed revocation. (2) A hearing shall be provided prior to revocation if a party to the agreement submits a written request for a hearing to the department within thirty calendar days after notice is mailed to the party under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. (3) Within thirty calendar days after receipt of the request for a hearing, the department shall hold a public hearing to determine whether or not to revoke the certificate. C. The department shall make its final decision and serve the parties with written findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of its decision within thirty days after the conclusion of the hearing or, if no hearing is requested, within thirty days of the date of expiration of the time to request a hearing. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.7. Appeal

RS 2254.7 - Appeal A party to a cooperative agreement may appeal, in the manner provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, a final decision by the department to deny an application for a certificate or a decision by the department to revoke a certificate. A revocation of a certificate pursuant to R.S. 40:2254.6 does not become final until the time for appeal has expired. If a decision to revoke a certificate is appealed, the decision is stayed pending resolution of the appeal by the courts. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.8. Record of agreements to be kept

RS 2254.8 - Record of agreements to be kept The department shall keep a copy of agreements for which a certificate is in effect pursuant to this Part. A party to an agreement who terminates the agreement shall notify the department in writing of the termination within thirty days after the termination. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.9. Rulemaking

RS 2254.9 - Rulemaking The department shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement this Part. The rules shall include rules: (1) Specifying the form and content of applications for a certificate. (2) Specifying necessary details for reconsideration of denial of certificates, revocations of certificates, hearings required or authorized by this Part, and appeals. (3) To effect the active supervision by the department of agreements between health care facilities. These rules may include reporting requirements for parties to an agreement for which a certificate is in effect. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.10. Enforcement by attorney general

RS 2254.10 - Enforcement by attorney general The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against a person or persons to whom a certificate has been issued in order to enforce any terms or conditions imposed by the department upon the issuance of the certificate, to enjoin the violation of the terms or conditions, or to enjoin any material violation of or deviation from the terms of the cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement submitted to and approved by the department. The action may be brought in the district court of any judicial district in which a person or persons to whom a certificate has been issued reside or maintain a principal place of business or, with the consent of the parties, in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.11. Reports

RS 2254.11 - Reports If the department issues a certificate of public advantage, the facilities to whom the certificate has been issued shall submit a report to the department evaluating whether the cooperative, merger, joint venture, or consolidation agreement submitted to and approved by the department has been complied with during the preceding year and, if applicable, evaluating whether any terms and conditions imposed by the department when it issued the certificate have been met or otherwise satisfied during the preceding year. The report must be submitted annually or more frequently if required by the department. The department shall in turn issue findings as to whether the terms and conditions are being met or otherwise satisfied. The department shall keep copies of all reports and findings based on the reports. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2254.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2254.12. Fees

RS 2254.12 - Fees The department shall establish by rule fees to accompany filing an application for a certificate of public advantage and for the report required in R.S. 40:2254.11. The fees shall be reasonably related to the costs of the department in considering applications, evaluating reports, and performing other duties necessary to administer this Part. The costs may include the retention of accounting, technical, and legal assistance that the department considers necessary to process the applications and reports. The department shall maintain records sufficient to support the fees charged under this Section. Acts 1997, No. 1331, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2255.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2255.1. Definitions

RS 2255.1 - Definitions  As used in this Part, the following words have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise:  (1) "Prescription drug" means a drug as defined in 21 U.S.C. 321.  (2) "Prescription drug marketing" means to provide educational or marketing information or materials regarding a prescription drug in any form including but not limited to all of the following:  (a) Face-to-face meetings.  (b) Physical mailings.  (c) Telephone conversations.  (d) Electronic mail or facsimile.  Acts 2017, No. 220, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2255.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2255.11. Disclosure of prescription drug price information

RS 2255.11 - Disclosure of prescription drug price information  Each drug manufacturer or pharmaceutical marketer who engages in any form of prescription drug marketing to a prescriber, his designee, or any member of his staff in Louisiana shall provide to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy no later than January first, April first, July first, and October first of each calendar year the current wholesale acquisition cost information for the United States Food and Drug Administration approved drugs marketed in the state by that manufacturer.  Acts 2017, No. 220, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2261. Creation; purpose; change of name; successor to former commission

RS 2261 - Creation; purpose; change of name; successor to former commission The North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission is hereby created to maintain and operate the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory, as the successor to the Northwest Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission, which has been established in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, the said commission and laboratory to serve the north Louisiana parishes of Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Webster, Caldwell, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, Tensas, Union, Vernon, West Carroll, and Winn, said commission to operate the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory for the purpose of crime detection, prevention, investigation, and other related activities in connection with criminal investigations. Acts 1981, No. 168, §1; Acts 2001, No. 630, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2262. Domicile of the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission

RS 2262 - Domicile of the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission The domicile of the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission shall be the parish seat of Caddo Parish, unless changed by a vote of two-thirds of the membership of the commission. Acts 1981, No. 168, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2263 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2263. Membership; tenure

RS 2263 - Membership; tenure A. The membership of the commission shall consist of the coroner, sheriff, and district attorney of the parish in which the commission is domiciled, to serve during their elective terms of office, together with one person from each parish which the commission serves, which persons shall be appointed by the respective governing authorities of the parishes, each to serve for a period of two years or until his successor is appointed. B. The membership of the commission shall elect its officers. They shall be paid the same mileage and per diem in going to or returning from any regular or special meeting as are now paid the members of the governing authorities of the parishes within the commission area, but they shall not receive pay for more than twelve meetings during any one year. Acts 1981, No. 168, §1; Acts 1992, No. 814, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2264 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2264. Revenues; fees and costs of court

RS 2264 - Revenues; fees and costs of court A.(1) In all criminal cases prosecuted under state statutes, parish ordinances, or city ordinances in any mayor's, city, or district court of the state of Louisiana sitting within a parish which is now, or hereafter becomes, a part of the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission, there shall be assessed by the court, in addition to and separate from other costs, against every defendant who is convicted after trial, or who enters a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere, or who forfeits his bond, a fee in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Operating a vehicle while intoxicated and drug offenses--fifty dollars. (b) Crimes defined in Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950-- ten dollars. (c) Violations of the provisions of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or of city or parish traffic ordinances-- ten dollars. (2) The fees described in Paragraph (1) shall form no part of any court fund. (3) The fees provided in Paragraph (1) shall be collected by the respective city marshals and sheriffs and shall be remitted to the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission on the first day of each month. (4) The revenue received from such fees by the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission shall be used for all necessary expenses of the commission and of the laboratory, and branch or satellite laboratories, including operating expenses, funds reserved for depreciation, capital expenses, and costs of constructing buildings together with maintenance thereof. The commission shall prepare an annual budget which shall be approved by at least a majority of the governing authorities of the parishes which the commission serves. If revenues from the fees collected are not sufficient to pay the costs incurred as approved by the governing authorities in the budget, each governing authority may pay from its general fund its pro rata share of the amount necessary to eliminate the deficit, based upon the ratio which the assessed valuation of property in that parish bears to the total assessed valuations of property in all of the parishes. B. The sheriff of each parish and each district attorney who represents one or more parishes within the area served by the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission may make a direct contribution from time to time to the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission, the sheriff from his salary fund and the district attorney from any funds available to defray expenses of his office, in order to assist in alleviating any deficit that may be existing in the operating funds of the laboratory commission. Acts 1981, No. 168, §1; Acts 1992, No. 814, §1; Acts 2001, No. 630, §§1 and 2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2265 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2265. Commission as body politic; powers

RS 2265 - Commission as body politic; powers A. The North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission is created as a body politic with the right to sue and be sued, to acquire any and all property necessary for its maintenance and operation by all lawful means, to incur debt in anticipation of its revenues, to accept gifts and donations, to establish rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs, to employ necessary personnel, to require bond for the handling of its funds in an amount to be determined by it; provided that employees of said commission, as a condition of employment, shall become members of the Parochial Employees Retirement System of Louisiana according to laws relative thereto; and provided further, that title to fixtures, equipment, assets, or other property of any kind which have been provided by any coroner, law enforcement agency, or by the governing authority of any city, town, or parish for the initial establishment of the Northwest Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory, shall remain in such coroner, law enforcement agency, or governing authority of any city, town, or parish. B. The North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission shall have the authority to establish and maintain branch or "satellite" laboratories at any location in the area served by the commission. The work performed by and the reports of such satellite laboratories established by the predecessor commission (Northwest Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission) or hereafter established shall have the same validity and authority accorded to the laboratory at the commission domicile. Acts 1981, No. 168, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2266.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2266.2. Additional parishes joining criminalistics laboratory commissions

RS 2266.2 - Additional parishes joining criminalistics laboratory commissions Upon the adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the governing authority of any parish which is contiguous to a parish in which a criminalistics laboratory commission is established and operating, such contiguous parish may elect to come under the provisions of and obtain the benefit of all laws governing the criminalistics laboratory commission now or hereafter authorized. For any parish which is not contiguous to a parish in which a criminalistics laboratory commission is established and operating, the acceptance and concurrence of the commission shall also be required. When any such parish governing authority does so elect, and when its election is thereafter accepted by a criminalistics laboratory commission, if acceptance is required, then it shall become a member of the commission to the same extent as if it had been one of the original parishes included in the original legislative act creating the criminalistics laboratory commission and all provisions hereof relative to district courts, city courts, mayor's courts, sheriffs, and collection of additional court costs funds shall become applicable throughout such parish so electing. Added by Acts 1972, No. 174, §1; Acts 1992, No. 814, §1.