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LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.1. Mental health clinics; authority of physicians to render certain opinions

RS 2013.1 - Mental health clinics; authority of physicians to render certain opinions Any licensed physician serving on the staff of any mental health clinic covered under the provisions of the Community Mental Health Centers Act, Title II of P.L. 88-164, is hereby required, when requested by a social security claimant who is, or who has been, a patient of the physician at such mental health clinic and who has a treating relationship with the patient in the appropriate field, to provide descriptive statements and opinions for the patient with respect to the patient's medical condition, employability, and ability to function, upon which disability determinations may be based. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a medical center from requiring payment for the medical center's current evaluation and management level services, but no such service shall be denied dependent upon a patient's inability to pay. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit Social Security Administration funding from being utilized to pay for such services. Acts 2008, No. 549, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.2. Appointment of chaplains; compensation

RS 2013.2 - Appointment of chaplains; compensation  A. The Louisiana Department of Health may provide for the services on a contractual basis of a Catholic priest and a minister of the other non-Catholic predominating religious denomination of patients in each of the hospitals under its administration for persons with mental illness.  B. The Catholic priest shall be appointed by and subject to the Bishop or Archbishop in whose diocese or archdiocese the hospital for persons with mental illness is located. The minister of the other predominating religious denomination shall be selected and appointed by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.  C. The Catholic priest and the minister of the predominating non-Catholic denomination shall be paid a monthly fee to be fixed by the secretary.  D. The secretary may provide for the employment of additional chaplains of any religious denomination on a contractual basis and shall have authority to fix their fees.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 35, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §23; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.3. Superintendent to furnish report on patient's condition

RS 2013.3 - Superintendent to furnish report on patient's condition  Superintendents of all hospitals for persons with mental illness administered by the Louisiana Department of Health are required upon written request of the coroner of the parish from which the patient was committed to furnish a report to the coroner of the patient's condition, showing diagnosis, laboratory findings, treatment prescribed and prognosis; and upon the written request of the attorney of the patient or a near relative shall make the patient's medical record available for inspection by such attorney or relative at such time as may be fixed by the superintendent.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 35, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §24; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.4. Evaluation center for exceptional children

RS 2013.4 - Evaluation center for exceptional children  The evaluation center for exceptional children to be located near the city of New Orleans, created by R.S. 46:1301, is continued as a unit of the Louisiana Department of Health.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 35, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §25.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.5. Purpose of evaluation center

RS 2013.5 - Purpose of evaluation center The purpose of the department in administering the evaluation center shall be: (1) Evaluation of those exceptional children served in the pilot center, including (a) examination; (b) observation; (c) diagnosis; (d) treatment, including training and education; and (e) development of plans for continuing treatment and education. (2) Training of personnel to staff and operate this center and similar facilities in other parts of the state. (3) To provide guidance and counseling to parents of exceptional children. (4) To maintain appropriate records which may be made available to duly authorized agencies and persons. (5) To assist in developing definite plans for a comprehensive state-wide program for exceptional children through cooperation with other agencies. Added by Acts 1958, No. 35, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.6. Payment for services; disposition of proceeds

RS 2013.6 - Payment for services; disposition of proceeds Patients or their responsible relatives who are able to pay for services rendered by an evaluation center shall reimburse the center for such services at rates to be fixed by the department and the proceeds of fees paid for such services shall be deposited in the state treasury and used by the department as provided by law. Added by Acts 1958, No. 35, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.20. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §26

RS 2013.20 - Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §26
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.21. §§2013.21, 2013.22 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3

RS 2013.21 - §§2013.21, 2013.22 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.40 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.40. §§2013.40 to 2013.43 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3

RS 2013.40 - §§2013.40 to 2013.43 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.50 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.50. §§2013.50 to 2013.53 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3

RS 2013.50 - §§2013.50 to 2013.53 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.54 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.54. Department sole agency for federal mental health programs

RS 2013.54 - Department sole agency for federal mental health programs  The Louisiana Department of Health being designated by law as the sole agency in Louisiana for carrying out the purposes of the National Mental Health Act, Public Law 79-487 1 ; the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, Title VII of Public Law 88-156 2 ; the Mental Facilities Construction Act, Part C of Title I of Public Law 88-1643 ; and the Community Mental Health Centers Act, Title II of Public Law 88-1644 , shall be assisted by the advisory councils, as required by federal law, hereinafter created and established.  Added by Acts 1964, No. 170, §2. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §37. 142 U.S.C.A. §§201 to 246. 2See 42 U.S.C.A. §701 et seq. 3Former 42 U.S.C.A. §2661 et seq. (see now, 42 U.S.C.A. §6001 et seq.).  4Former 42 U.S.C.A. §2681 et seq. (subsequently, 42 U.S.C.A. §2689 et seq.; repealed).
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.55 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.55. §§2013.55 to 2013.58 Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §38

RS 2013.55 - §§2013.55 to 2013.58 Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §38
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.71 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.71. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3

RS 2013.71 - Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
LA Rev Stat § 40:2013.80 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2013.80. §§2013.80 to 2013.83 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3

RS 2013.80 - §§2013.80 to 2013.83 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
LA Rev Stat § 40:2014 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2014. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §47

RS 2014 - Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §47
LA Rev Stat § 40:2014.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2014.1. Superintendents to furnish reports on patients

RS 2014.1 - Superintendents to furnish reports on patients  The superintendents of all general hospitals administered by the Louisiana Department of Health are hereby authorized and directed to furnish, upon written request of the doctor who refers the patient to such hospital, a report to the doctor on such patient when the patient is discharged showing the diagnosis, laboratory and x-ray findings and treatment prescribed and are further authorized and required to furnish the patient or his attorney or the patient's heirs or their attorney, upon written request, a full report on such patient.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 36, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §48.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2015 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2015. §§2015 to 2015.8 Repealed by Acts 1964, No. 163, §11

RS 2015 - §§2015 to 2015.8 Repealed by Acts 1964, No. 163, §11
LA Rev Stat § 40:2016 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2016. Administration of the Forest Glen Housing Unit

RS 2016 - Administration of the Forest Glen Housing Unit  The Louisiana Department of Health shall administer as a rental project the Forest Glen Housing Unit consisting of apartment buildings situated on the grounds of Central Louisiana State Hospital; provided that as soon as practicable such unit or selected buildings thereof shall be converted to institutional or other public purposes; provided further that funds received as rental from the unit shall be deposited in a working capital fund out of which the department shall operate, maintain, repair, renew, alter and convert the property to institutional or other public purposes.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 37, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §49.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2017 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2017. Care of sick persons who are indigent or destitute; maintenance

RS 2017 - Care of sick persons who are indigent or destitute; maintenance  A. The department may, in addition to the powers conferred on it by this Chapter and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, exercise the following functions:  (1) Provide for the care and treatment, in privately owned hospitals and other institutions, of sick persons who are indigent or destitute, including persons with mental illness or who are mentally deficient.  (2) Furnish to persons who are indigent or destitute proper dental, medical, surgical and other treatment, including their transportation to the point of treatment and return.  (3) Contract or enter into agreement for such care and treatment upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the parties to the arrangements.  (4) Employ such physicians, interns and other employees as may, in its opinion, be necessary for the proper care and treatment of persons who are indigent or destitute under this Chapter.  (5) The department may establish maintenance allowances for officials and employees of the hospitals and schools under its administration and for other purposes.  (6) Cooperate with other agencies of the state in carrying into effect the laws of the State in relation to any programs designed to improve services rendered persons in need of and eligible for such services.  B. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the Louisiana Department of Health shall provide for the inclusion of licensed clinical social workers and medical psychologists as providers for the purposes of Medicaid reimbursement. Such licensed clinical social workers and medical psychologists shall have a minimum of three years experience working in private practice. The Louisiana Department of Health shall also establish an administrative services organization for oversight of all behavioral health services.  Added by Acts 1958, No. 38, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 170, §7; Acts 2007, No. 343, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2024.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2024.1. Title

RS 2024.1 - Title  This Part shall be known and cited as the "Louisiana Domestic Abuse Fatality Review Panel Law".  Acts 2021, No. 320, §2, See Act.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2024.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2024.2. Definitions

RS 2024.2 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Part, the following terms have the following meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Adult" means any individual eighteen years of age or older, or any person under the age of eighteen who has been emancipated by marriage or otherwise.  (2) "Dating partner" means any person who is involved or has been involved in a sexual or intimate relationship with the offender characterized by the expectation of affectionate involvement independent of financial considerations, regardless of whether the person presently lives or formerly lived in the same residence with the offender. "Dating partner" shall not include a casual relationship or ordinary association between persons in a business or social context.  (3) "Domestic abuse" includes but is not limited to physical or sexual abuse and any offense against the person, physical or nonphysical, as defined in the Louisiana Criminal Code, except negligent injury and defamation, committed by one family member, household member, or dating partner against another. "Domestic abuse" also includes sexual abuse as defined in R.S. 15:1503.  (4) "Domestic abuse fatality" means any death of a person resulting from an incident of domestic abuse or attempted domestic abuse, including the death of a person who is not a family member, household member, or dating partner of the perpetrator, or the suicide of a person where there are implications that a person is the victim of domestic abuse prior to his suicide. For the purposes of this Section, "domestic abuse fatality" shall be interpreted broadly to give the Domestic Abuse Fatality Review Panel discretion to review fatalities that have occurred both directly or peripherally to domestic relationships.  (5) "Family member" means spouses, former spouses, parents, children, stepchildren, unborn children, foster parents, foster children, other ascendants, and other descendants. "Family member" also means the other parent or foster parent of any child or foster child of the offender.  (6) "Household member" means any person presently or formerly living in the same residence with the offender and who is involved or has been involved in a sexual or intimate relationship with the offender, or any child presently or formerly living in the same residence with the offender, or any child of the offender regardless of where the child resides.  (7) "Review" means an examination or re-examination of information regarding a deceased person from relevant agencies, professionals, healthcare providers, or other sources.  Acts 2021, No. 320, §2, See Act.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2024.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2024.4. Functions; duties of the review panel

RS 2024.4 - Functions; duties of the review panel  A. The functions of the review panel shall include:  (1) Identify and characterize the scope and nature of domestic abuse fatalities in this state and, if the decedent victim is female, report all of the following:  (a) Whether the decedent was pregnant at the time of death.  (b) Is there medical evidence that indicates that the decedent had been recently pregnant but was no longer pregnant at the time of death.  (c) Whether the decedent was single, married, or divorced to the extent such information can be determined.  (2) Research and review trends, data, or patterns that are observed of domestic abuse fatalities.  (3) Review past events and circumstances of domestic abuse fatalities by reviewing records and other pertinent documents of public and private agencies that are responsible for investigating deaths or treating victims.  (4) Research and revise, as necessary, operating rules and procedures for review of domestic abuse fatalities including but not limited to identification of cases to be reviewed, coordination among agencies and professionals involved, and improvement of the identification, data collection, and record-keeping of the causes of domestic violence fatalities.  (5) Recommend systemic improvements to promote improved and integrated public and private systems serving victims of domestic abuse.  (6) Recommend components for prevention and education programs.  (7) Recommend training to improve the identification and investigation of domestic violence fatalities that occur in Louisiana.  B. The review panel may do all of the following:  (1) Establish local and regional panels to which the review panel may delegate some or all of its responsibilities under this Part.  (2) Analyze data available through any state systems that may decrease the incidence of domestic abuse fatalities in this state.  (3) Create formal partnerships with existing local and regional fatality review panels to accomplish its responsibilities under this Section.  Acts 2021, No. 320, §2, See Act.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2024.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2024.6. Reporting to the legislature; requirements

RS 2024.6 - Reporting to the legislature; requirements  The review panel shall issue an annual report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate. The report shall not contain information identifying any victim of domestic abuse or that victim's family members, an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse upon a victim, or the involvement of any agency with a victim or the victim's family members. The review panel shall issue its initial report on or before January 30, 2023, and every year thereafter. The report may include any recommendations for legislation that the review panel considers necessary and appropriate.  Acts 2021, No. 320, §2, See Act.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2024.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2024.7. Financial and human resources obligations

RS 2024.7 - Financial and human resources obligations  The Louisiana Department of Health may, at its discretion, secure financial and human resources from, or create formal partnerships with, external entities, in order to meet its obligations as described in this Part.  Acts 2021, No. 320, §2, See Act.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2100 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2100. Short title

RS 2100 - Short title This Part may be cited as the Hospital Licensing Law. Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1. Acts 1997, No. 1371, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2101. Purpose

RS 2101 - Purpose The purpose of this Part is to provide for the protection of the public health through the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the care of individuals in hospitals; and for the construction, maintenance, and operation of hospitals which, in light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate treatment of such individuals in hospitals; and for regulating the operation and maintenance of hospitals in Louisiana. Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:2102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§2102. Definitions

RS 2102 - Definitions  As used in this Part:  (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.  (2) "Hospital" means any institution, place, building, or agency, public or private, whether for profit or not, with facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons who are suffering from illness, injury, infirmity, or deformity or other physical condition for which obstetrical, medical, or surgical services would be available and appropriate and which operates or is affiliated with facilities for the overnight care, observation, or recovery of those persons. The term "hospital" does not include the following:  (a) Physicians' offices or clinics where patients are not regularly kept as bed patients for twenty-four hours or more.  (b) Nursing homes as defined by and regulated under the provisions of R.S. 40:2009.1 through 2009.12.  (c) Persons, schools, institutions, or organizations engaged in the care and treatment of children with intellectual disabilities and which are required to be licensed by the provisions of the Developmental Disability Law (R.S. 28:451.1 et seq.).  (d) Hospitalization or care facilities maintained by the state at any of its penal and correctional institutions provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent a penal or correctional institution from applying for licensure of its hospitalization or care facility.  (e) Hospitalization or care facilities maintained by the federal government or agencies thereof.  (f) Hospitalization or care facilities maintained by any university or college provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent any college or university from applying for licensure of its hospitalization or care facility.  (g) Any other entity licensed for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons admitted for overnight stay.  (3) "Person" means the state, and any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, or the legal successor thereof.  (4) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.  Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 524, §1; Acts 1977, No. 680, §56; Acts 1992, No. 806, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.