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LA Rev Stat § 46:1060 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1060. District to constitute body corporate; powers

RS 1060 - District to constitute body corporate; powers  Any hospital service district thus created and named by any police jury or any parish in the state shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation, shall have perpetual existence, shall have the power and right to incur debts and contract obligations, to sue and be sued, and to do and perform any and all acts in its corporate capacity and its corporate name necessary and proper for the carrying out of the objects and purposes for which the hospital service district was created. Such hospital service district shall have the right and power of expropriating property for the purpose of acquiring land for any purpose that it may find necessary in the operation of a hospital service district and may require by donation or purchase, any existing hospital facility in the district. It shall also have the power and authority to acquire any and all necessary equipment and buildings for the purpose of performing the objects for which it is formed, and shall own all sites and physical facilities which are acquired either by donation, purchase, expropriation, exchange and otherwise in full ownership. Acts 1950, No. 420, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1061 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1061. Procedure in organizing district

RS 1061 - Procedure in organizing district  In the creation of a hospital service district, the police jury shall at the same time designate a time and place for the first meeting of the said commission, the meeting to take place within sixty days from the date of their appointment. At the first meeting of the commission, they shall proceed to organize by electing a chairman and a vice chairman.  It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside over the meeting of the commission and to perform such other duties as are usually required of presidents or chairmen of the other corporate bodies. It shall be the duty of the vice chairman to act in the absence of the chairman and in case of the disability of the chairman to act.  The commission shall elect the director of the hospital who shall serve as secretary and treasurer for the commission. The director shall furnish a surety bond in a sum equal to the amount of taxes collected in said district during any one year. The premium on this bond shall be paid by the hospital district out of its funds. The commission shall have authority to fix his salary and define his authority and duties not otherwise provided in this chapter. The director shall devote his entire time to said office and shall hold his office at the pleasure of the commission.  Acts 1950, No. 420, §11.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1062 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1062. Rules and regulations; contracts

RS 1062 - Rules and regulations; contracts  The hospital district or the commission of the hospital district shall have the power, and it shall be their duty to adopt rules and regulations for the proper conduct and operation of any hospital or medical facilities under its administration. They shall have the power and authority to enter into contracts for the construction of hospitals and medical facilities necessary for the administration of services for their district.  Acts 1950, No. 420, §12.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1062.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1062.1. Contracts; Tensas Parish

RS 1062.1 - Contracts; Tensas Parish  Notwithstanding any other provision of law of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, the police jury of Tensas Parish shall have the power and authority to enter into contracts for the construction of hospitals and medical facilities necessary for the administration of services for their district, and such construction shall be under the authority and administration of said police jury.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 173, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1063 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1063. Domicile; service of citation

RS 1063 - Domicile; service of citation  The police jury creating a hospital service district, with corporate powers, shall designate the domicile of such corporation, at which domicile it shall be sued and service of citation made on the director, and in his absence, upon the chairman of the commission, and in his or their absences, then upon the vice chairman of the commission; provided that in fixing the domicile of the district the police jury shall at all times fix the same at some place within the district.  Acts 1950, No. 420, §13.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1064 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1064. Districts as political subdivisions; acquisition of land and physical facilities; special maintenance taxes; incurring debt; bonds; audits

RS 1064 - Districts as political subdivisions; acquisition of land and physical facilities; special maintenance taxes; incurring debt; bonds; audits  A. The hospital service districts as defined in R.S. 46:1072 are hereby declared to be political subdivisions of the state, and for the purpose of purchasing and acquiring lands and purchasing, acquiring, constructing and maintaining hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and dentists offices, laboratories, and other physical facilities necessary to carry out the purposes of this Chapter. Title to such land and physical facilities shall be in the public. Such districts shall be subdivisions of the state of Louisiana within the meaning of the laws of Louisiana relating to the voting and levy of special maintenance taxes incurring debt and issuing bonds therefor, including particularly but without limitation R.S. 39:504.1, 515-518, 551-571, 575-577, 611-617, 701-706, and 911, and shall be authorized to issue hospital revenue bonds pursuant to R.S. 39:559.1 and 1011-1024, and as otherwise permitted by law. Hospital service districts are hereby further authorized to issue bonds pursuant to the foregoing to refund outstanding bonded indebtedness whether issued by such hospital service district or by another political subdivision of the state on behalf of such hospital service district or in respect of any hospital facilities owned or operated by any such hospital service district.  B. Each district shall cause to be conducted annually, by a duly qualified certified public accountant, an audit and examination of its books and accounts, said audit to be filed with the legislative auditor within six months after the close of the period audited. The legislative auditor shall have the authority to prescribe the terms and conditions of any such audit conducted by a certified public accountant and to require the district to present said terms and conditions to him for approval prior to the commencement of said audit. The legislative auditor shall have access to the working papers of the accountant during the examination and subsequent to its termination. The legislative auditor is authorized to conduct an independent audit and examination of the books and accounts of any hospital service district pursuant to R.S. 24:513.  Acts 1950, No. 420, §14. Acts 1983, No. 93, §1; Acts 1987, No. 481, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1064.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1064.2. Hospital service districts in Jefferson Parish; sale or lease of hospitals

RS 1064.2 - Hospital service districts in Jefferson Parish; sale or lease of hospitals A.(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the sale of any hospital owned by a hospital service district in Jefferson Parish shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to the sale of a hospital pursuant to authority granted by R.S. 33:4341 and any other authority granted by law. (2) The governing authority of the hospital service district shall submit a proposition to approve the sale of the hospital to the voters of the hospital service district in an election held for that purpose. (3) The hospital service district shall sell the hospital only if the proposed sale is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the hospital service district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose and conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. B. The provisions of R.S. 33:4341 shall not apply to the lease of a hospital by a hospital service district in Jefferson Parish; the governing authority of the district may, by its own action, approve the lease of a hospital. Acts 2001, No. 379, §2; Acts 2013, No. 111, §1, eff. June 5, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1065 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1065. Election on question of incurring debt, issuing bonds, and levying special tax

RS 1065 - Election on question of incurring debt, issuing bonds, and levying special tax  Whenever an election shall be called by the governing body of the district for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of any hospital service district the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds for the purpose of acquiring property to be used for hospital purposes, the governing body of the district may in the same election submit to the qualified electors of the district, in the manner provided by Part II of Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, a proposition to levy a special tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar for a period not to exceed ten years for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating the district's hospital facilities.  Acts 1950, No. 420, §15.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1066 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1066. Federal and state aid

RS 1066 - Federal and state aid  Hospital service districts created hereunder shall have full power to do such things and enter into such contracts and agreements with the United States of America or with any state or federal agency or instrumentality as may be necessary to procure aids and grants to assist such districts in carrying out the purposes for which they are created.  Acts 1950, No. 420, §16.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1067 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1067. Districts comprising all or portions of two or more parishes; cooperative agreements

RS 1067 - Districts comprising all or portions of two or more parishes; cooperative agreements  If and when conditions warrant the creation of a hospital service district which comprises all or portions of two or more parishes, the police juries of the parishes to be included in the district shall have full authority to enter into the necessary agreements to establish the district on a cooperative basis, subject to the following conditions:  (1) Each police jury shall, subject to other laws which may be in effect, exercise full discretion on whether it shall enter into such cooperative agreement.  (2) Each police jury shall have authority to appoint commissioners for the district as nearly as possible in proportion to the assessed valuation of the property of the parish in the district.  (3) Each police jury shall receive such reports as are necessary on the entire operations of the district.  (4) Each police jury shall have the authority to review the work of the entire district to the same extent as is authorized herein when the entire district is within the parish.  (5) The police juries have authority to appoint committees composed of its members who reside within the hospital district to review the work of the district and make recommendations to the police juries involved.  Acts 1950, No. 420, §17.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1068 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1068. Retirement system

RS 1068 - Retirement system  Hospital service districts created hereunder acting through the governing authority thereof, shall have full power to establish and maintain actuarially sound pension and retirement systems in the benefits of which shall be included all appointive officers and employees of such districts. All officers and employees of any such district who are already or who will be included by reason of their employment in the benefits of any other pension and retirement system heretofore established by laws other than the Federal Social Security Act, shall be excluded from the benefits of the pension and retirement system established as authorized herein, and nothing herein contained shall be held or construed as affecting the provisions of such other pension and retirement system laws. When any actuarially sound pension and retirement system is established by the adoption of an ordinance or ordinances by commission of any hospital service district, hereunder, such pension and retirement system shall in all respects have the force and effect of law. Hospital service districts hereunder may make contributions into the said pension and retirement systems out of available funds of the said districts, and may make contracts of insurance with any insurance company legally authorized to do business in this state, insuring its officers and employees under policies of group insurance covering hospitalization, pension, and retirement for such officers and employees, and may agree to match payments of officers and employees for the premiums and charges for any such contracts payable out of the funds of the said district. Districts may enter into such other contracts, including Trust Agreements with banks having trust powers, which contracts are necessary and incidental to creating and maintaining an actuarially sound pension and retirement system.  Added by Acts 1964, No. 486, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1068.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1068.1. Employee insurance plans; payment by hospital service districts

RS 1068.1 - Employee insurance plans; payment by hospital service districts  A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:5151 and R.S. 42:851, a hospital service district may pay, on behalf of its directors, officers, and employees, the full cost of coverage, whether through a self-funded plan, a contract with an insurer, or otherwise, for life, health, and accident insurance.  B. A hospital service district may pay, on behalf of its directors, officers, and employees, the full cost of coverage, except for any required copayment of health care benefits, provided by a health maintenance organization.  Acts 1987, No. 753, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1069 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1069. Hospital service district hospitals; contracts for materials, services, or supplies

RS 1069 - Hospital service district hospitals; contracts for materials, services, or supplies  Hospital service district hospitals may contract for materials, services, or supplies under a shared service or group purchasing arrangement with other hospitals, public and/or private, subject to the provisions of R.S. 38:2212.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 426, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1071 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1071. Legislative findings and purpose

RS 1071 - Legislative findings and purpose  The legislature hereby finds that the market for hospital and health care services is becoming increasingly competitive. The legislature finds that hospital and other health care providers are contracting to engage in economic joint ventures or form partnerships to offer integrated health care services to the public. The legislature finds that this increasing competition is forcing hospitals and other health care providers to develop market strategies and strategic plans to effectively compete. The legislature further finds that hospital service districts are presently at a competitive disadvantage. The legislature hereby declares that the purpose of R.S. 46:1071 through 1076 is to enhance the ability of a hospital service district to compete effectively and equally in the market for health care services. Towards this end, the provisions of R.S. 46:1071 through 1076 shall be construed liberally.  Acts 1984, No. 322, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1072 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1072. Definitions

RS 1072 - Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed for each unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Hospital health services" means but is not limited to any clinical, diagnostic, or rehabilitation service and any administrative, managerial, or operational service incident thereto. (2) "Hospital service district" means: (a) A political subdivision of the state of Louisiana organized pursuant to an Act of the Legislature of Louisiana or pursuant to R.S. 46:1051 et seq. (b) A hospital owned by a city, parish, or other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana or a hospital owned or operated by the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. (3) "Market strategies" means any plan, strategy, or device developed or intended to promote, sell, or offer to sell any hospital health service. (4) "Strategic plans" means any plan, strategy, or device developed or intended to construct, operate, maintain a health facility or engage in providing, promoting, or selling a hospital health service. (5) "Tangible benefit" means but is not limited to: (a) Any reasonable expectation of a demonstrable increase in or maintenance of usage of the provider's services, (b) Any contractual provision requiring quality control of patient care and participation in a resource monitoring procedure, or (c) Any reasonable expectation of prompt payment for any service rendered. (6) "Hospital service district commission" means the governing authority or managing board of a hospital service district as defined herein. Acts 1984, No. 322, §1; Acts 1987, No. 481, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1074, §1; Acts 1997, No. 3, §7, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1073 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1073. Market strategies and strategic planning

RS 1073 - Market strategies and strategic planning  A. In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a hospital service district may develop marketing strategies for its existing hospital health services or any hospital health service to be provided in the future and may develop strategic plans for the development of any future hospital health service or facility.  B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a hospital service district commission may hold an executive session for the discussion and development of marketing strategies and strategic plans.  C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, any marketing strategy and strategic plan of a hospital service district commission and the facility owned or operated by the district shall not be public record and shall be confidential but shall be subject to court subpoena.  Acts 1984, No. 322, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1073.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1073.1. Hospital service districts; investments

RS 1073.1 - Hospital service districts; investments A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a hospital service district may invest its funds as provided by law for investment of funds of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, including but not limited to R.S. 11:263; however, any such investment may be made only in compliance with rules and regulations established by the hospital service district commission and in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 11:263 and any other law which provides for investments in which funds of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System may be invested. B. This Section shall be applicable to a hospital service district as defined in R.S. 46:1072, other than a hospital owned by the state. Acts 2012, No. 264, §2, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1075 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1075. Advertising

RS 1075 - Advertising  In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 43:111 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a hospital service district commission and any health facility owned or operated by such commission may advertise in any medium including but not limited to a newspaper, book, pamphlet, billboard, periodical, or radio and television station.  Acts 1984, No. 322, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1076 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1076. Medical staff representation on commission

RS 1076 - Medical staff representation on commission  Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 42:61 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, members of the medical staffs of hospital service district facilities may serve on the hospital service district commission.  Acts 1984, No. 322, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1076.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1076.1. Mandatory ethics training

RS 1076.1 - Mandatory ethics training As provided in R.S. 42:1170, certain hospital employees shall be exempt from mandatory ethics education and training. Acts 2013, No. 422, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1077 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1077. Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services

RS 1077 - Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a hospital service district and any corporation or health facility owned or operated by such district or commission may contract with or engage in a joint venture with any person, corporation, partnership, or group of persons to offer, provide, promote, establish, or sell any hospital health service. A hospital service district commission contracting with or engaging in a joint venture with any person, corporation, partnership, or group of persons to offer, provide, promote, establish, or sell a hospital health service shall be presumed to be engaged in a cooperative endeavor as provided by Article VII, Section 14(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana. The commission shall be further presumed to have entered into such contract for the purpose of obtaining a tangible benefit and for a public purpose, and such contract shall not be presumed to be a donation in contravention of Article VII, Section 14(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Acts 1985, No. 125, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1995, No. 1074, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1081 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1081. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.

RS 1081 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1082 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1082. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.

RS 1082 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1083 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1083. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.

RS 1083 - Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 46:1092 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§1092. Officers; meetings

RS 1092 - Officers; meetings A. The commission shall elect one of its members chairman and one vice chairman. B. All meetings of the commission shall be held at the domicile of the district which shall be established by the parish governing authority. At least three regular meetings shall be held annually. Special meetings may be held at such times and places as shall be specified, by call of the chairman or the police jury. Acts 2003, No. 1214, §1, eff. July 3, 2003.