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LA Rev Stat § 40:1008 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1008. Education and treatment

RS 1008 - Education and treatment  A. The board shall, in consultation with and upon the recommendation of the advisory council, implement the following education courses:  (1) A course for persons who are authorized to access the prescription monitoring information, but who have violated the laws or breached occupational standards involving the prescribing, dispensing, or use of any controlled substances or drugs monitored by the prescription monitoring program.  (2) A continuing education course for healthcare providers or professionals on prescribing practices, pharmacology, and the identification, treatment, and referral of a patient addicted to or abusing controlled substances or drugs monitored by the prescription monitoring program.  B. The board shall, in consultation with and upon recommendation of the advisory council, implement an educational program to inform the public about the use, diversion and abuse of, addiction to, and treatment for the addiction to controlled substances or drugs monitored by the prescription monitoring program.  C. The board shall, upon reasonable suspicion, refer potential or alleged impaired prescribers and dispensers to the appropriate professional licensing or certification agency to ensure intervention, treatment, and ongoing monitoring and follow-up.  Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2017, No. 241, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1009 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1009. Unlawful acts and penalties

RS 1009 - Unlawful acts and penalties  A. A dispenser who fails to submit prescription monitoring information to the board as required by this Part, or who fails to correct or amend data after notification by the board, shall be referred to the appropriate professional licensing, certification, or regulatory agency for administrative sanctions as deemed appropriate by that agency.  B. A person or entity authorized to possess prescription monitoring information pursuant to this Part who knowingly accesses or discloses such information in violation of this Part shall be referred to the appropriate professional licensing, certification, or regulatory agency for administrative sanctions as deemed appropriate by that agency and may, upon criminal conviction, be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, and in addition, may be fined not more than five thousand dollars.  C. A person or entity authorized to possess prescription monitoring information pursuant to this Part who uses such information in a manner or for a purpose in violation of this Part shall be referred to the appropriate professional licensing, certification, or regulatory agency for administrative sanctions as deemed appropriate by that agency and may, upon criminal conviction, be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, and in addition, may be fined not more than five thousand dollars.  Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2017, No. 241, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1010 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1010. Evaluation; data analysis; reporting

RS 1010 - Evaluation; data analysis; reporting A. The board shall, in consultation with and upon recommendation of the advisory council, design and implement an evaluation component to identify cost benefits of the prescription monitoring program and other information relevant to policy, research, and education involving controlled substances and drugs monitored by the prescription monitoring program. B. The board shall report to the appropriate legislative oversight committees on a periodic basis, but in no case less than annually, the cost benefits and other information contained in Subsection A of this Section. Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1011 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1011. Rules and regulations

RS 1011 - Rules and regulations In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., the board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Part. Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1012 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1012. Authority to contract

RS 1012 - Authority to contract In accordance with the Public Bid Law, R.S. 38:2211 et seq., the board shall have the authority to contract with another agency of this state or with a private vendor, as necessary, to ensure the effective operation of the prescription monitoring program. Any contractor shall be bound to comply with provisions regarding confidentiality of prescription information in R.S. 40:1007 and further shall be subject to the penalties specified in R.S. 40:1009 for unlawful acts. Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1013 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1013. Funding authority

RS 1013 - Funding authority A. The board shall have the authority to make application for, receive, and administer grant funding from public or private sources for the development, implementation, or enhancement of the prescription monitoring program. B. In the event the legislature provides full funding for the prescription monitoring program, no fees shall be levied as provided in this Section. C. The board shall have the authority to levy and collect an annual fee from each of the following practitioners in possession of authority to prescribe or dispense controlled dangerous substances: physicians, podiatrists, dentists, optometrists, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, medical psychologists, or any other person subsequently authorized by law to prescribe controlled dangerous substances. The board shall also have the authority to levy and collect an annual fee from each pharmacy licensed by the board. The annual fee levied and collected from each person enumerated in this Subsection and each pharmacy shall not exceed twenty-five dollars. D. The board shall not be required to fund any aspect of the prescription monitoring program. Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 144, §1; Acts 2013, No. 27, §1, eff. May 23, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1014 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1014. Severability

RS 1014 - Severability If any provision of this Act or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable. Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1022 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1022. Determination of drug paraphernalia

RS 1022 - Determination of drug paraphernalia In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority shall consider, in addition to all other legally relevant factors, the following: (1) Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use. (2) The proximity of the object, in time and space, to a direct violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law. (3) The proximity of the object to controlled substances. (4) The existence of any residue of controlled substances on the object. (5) Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to persons whom he knows or should reasonably know intend to use the object to facilitate a violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law; the innocence of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, as to a direct violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law shall not prevent a finding that the object is intended for use or designed for use as drug paraphernalia. (6) Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning its use. (7) Descriptive materials accompanying the object which explain or depict its use. (8) National and local advertising concerning its use. (9) The manner in which the object is displayed for sale. (10) Direct or circumstantial evidence of the ratio of sales of the object(s) to the total sales of the business enterprise. (11) The existence and scope of legitimate use for the object in the community. (12) Expert testimony concerning its use. Added by Acts 1980, No. 669, §1; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1023 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1023. Prohibited acts

RS 1023 - Prohibited acts A. It is unlawful for any person or corporation, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, to sell, lend, rent, lease, give, exchange, or otherwise distribute to any person any drug paraphernalia. B. It is unlawful for any person or corporation, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, to display for sale or possess with the intent to distribute, any drug paraphernalia. C. It is unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, any drug paraphernalia, to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance in violation of this Part. D. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 517, §2, eff. July 18, 1990. Added by Acts 1980, No. 669, §1; Acts 1990, No. 517, §§1 and 2, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1023.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1023.1. Prohibited acts; unmarried persons under seventeen years of age

RS 1023.1 - Prohibited acts; unmarried persons under seventeen years of age  A. It is unlawful for any person, corporation, or association to sell, lend, rent, lease, give, exchange, exhibit, display, or distribute to any unmarried person under the age of seventeen any drug paraphernalia. B. The unlawful sale, loan, rent, lease, gift, exchange, exhibition, display, or distribution of drug paraphernalia to any unmarried person under the age of seventeen is the intentional sale, loan, rent, lease, gift, exchange, exhibition, display, or distribution of drug paraphernalia to any unmarried person under the age of seventeen years, at any newsstand, record store, tape store or any other commercial establishment which is open to persons under the age of seventeen years. C. It shall be unlawful to invite or permit any unmarried person under the age of seventeen to be in any commercial establishment that exhibits or displays any item, material, work, or object of any kind that is defined as drug paraphernalia pursuant to this Part. D. Lack of knowledge of age or marital status shall not constitute a defense, unless the defendant shows that he had reasonable cause to believe that the minor involved was either married or seventeen years of age or more and that the minor exhibited to the defendant a draft card, driver's license, birth certificate, or other official or apparently official document purporting to establish that such person was either married or seventeen years of age or more. Acts 1990, No. 398, §1, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1024 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1024. Exceptions; defenses; local needle exchanges

RS 1024 - Exceptions; defenses; local needle exchanges  A. Any provision of law to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the provisions of this Part shall not apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, or advertisement of any product or object designed and sold primarily for scientific research, industrial, veterinary, or agricultural purposes, or for bona fide medical or clinical use.  B. It shall be an affirmative defense that the person to whom the drug related object or advertisement or notice was distributed had a prescription from a licensed medical practitioner or psychiatrist for marijuana or the controlled substance for which the object is primarily intended to be used. It is also an affirmative defense that the drug related object was designed or marketed as useful primarily for veterinary or agricultural purposes.  C. Any provision of law to the contrary herein notwithstanding, the provisions of this Part shall not prohibit the establishment and implementation of a needle exchange program within the jurisdiction of a local governing authority, including but not limited to a city, town, or parish, upon the express approval of the local governing authority.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 669, §1; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2017, No. 40, §1, eff. June 3, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1025 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1025. Penalties

RS 1025 - Penalties  A.(1) The first violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this Part shall subject the offender to a fine not in excess of three hundred dollars, or imprisonment of not more than fifteen days, or both.  (2) A conviction for a violation of the provisions of this Part may not be used as a predicate conviction for enhancement purposes under Subsections B and C of this Section if the offender has not been convicted of any violation of the controlled dangerous substances law for a period of two years from the date of completion of sentence, probation, parole, or suspension of sentence for that conviction. The provisions of this Paragraph shall apply only once with respect to any person.  B. On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.  C. On a third or subsequent conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.  D. If the second or subsequent conviction is by any person licensed under the occupational license tax law, as provided in R.S. 47:341 et seq., or by such person's manager, agent, servant, or employee, then such person shall forfeit the right to any permit issued thereunder and such permit may be suspended or revoked.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 669, §1; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2016, No. 246, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1026 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1026. Contraband; condemnation proceedings

RS 1026 - Contraband; condemnation proceedings  All instruments, devices, and objects which are seized after the effective date of this Section, on condemnation as being distributed or possessed in violation of this Part, may be destroyed by the authorities making the seizure, but only after compliance with the following procedure. Within ninety days after any seizure is made after the effective date of this Section, the district attorney shall institute condemnation proceedings in district court by petition, a copy of which shall be served upon the owner of the seized items, if known. If the owner is unknown, notice of the proceedings shall be published once a week for two weeks in the official journal of the parish. The petition shall allege that the seized items were distributed or possessed in violation of this Part. Fifteen days after the filing of the petition, judgment by default shall be entered by the court, and the court shall order the seized items to be destroyed. Otherwise, the case shall proceed as other civil cases in said court. If the prosecution proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the seized items were distributed or possessed in violation of the law, the court shall order the seized items to be destroyed. Added by Acts 1980, No. 669, §1; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1031 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1031. Purpose

RS 1031 - Purpose  It is the purpose of this Part to establish a permit system to allow animal control facilities to acquire and administer sodium pentobarbital for the humane euthanasia of sick, homeless, and abandoned animals. Acts 1987, No. 225, §2; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1032 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1032. Permit

RS 1032 - Permit  No animal control agency or facility shall purchase, possess, or administer sodium pentobarbital to sick, homeless, injured, or unwanted pets or other domestic and wild animals for their humane euthanasia without the permit required by this Part. Acts 1987, No. 225, §2; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1033 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1033. Permit application

RS 1033 - Permit application  Any duly incorporated humane society contracted to perform animal control services by a parish or municipality or any parish or municipal animal control agency may apply to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health for a permit to purchase, possess, and administer sodium pentobarbital for the humane euthanasia of animals.  Acts 1987, No. 225, §2; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1034 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1034. Permit issuance and conditions

RS 1034 - Permit issuance and conditions A. The secretary shall not issue a permit to purchase, possess, or administer sodium pentobarbital for the humane euthanasia of animals unless the following criteria have been met:  (1) The animal control agency or facility is a duly incorporated humane society contracted to perform animal control services by a parish or municipality or a parish or municipal animal control agency. (2) The animal control agency has on staff a certified euthanasia technician, as provided in R.S. 37:1551 et seq. (3) Any other criteria which may be established by the department pursuant to R.S. 40:1036. B. The permit shall designate a sole responsible person for the duration of the permit to oversee the purchase, possession, and administration of sodium pentobarbital, which such person shall be a certified euthanasia technician. Acts 1987, No. 225, §2; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1035 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1035. Permit revocation or suspension; inspections

RS 1035 - Permit revocation or suspension; inspections  A. The secretary may revoke or suspend any permit issued hereunder if it is determined that sodium pentobarbital is being used for any purpose other than humane animal euthanasia or that the permitted facility has failed to abide by the regulations promulgated by the secretary for the safe and efficient purchase, possession, or administration of sodium pentobarbital. B. The department shall inspect any permitted animal control facility to determine compliance with this Chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Acts 1987, No. 225, §2; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1036 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1036. Rules and regulations

RS 1036 - Rules and regulations  The department may promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter. Acts 1987, No. 225, §2; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1041 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1041. Transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses

RS 1041 - Transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses A. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to conduct a financial transaction involving proceeds known to be derived from a violation of R.S. 40:966 et seq. when the transaction is designed in whole or in part to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or the control of the proceeds known to be derived from such violation or to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under state or federal law. B. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to give, sell, transfer, trade, invest, conceal, transport, maintain an interest in, or otherwise make available anything of value known to be for the purpose of committing or furthering the commission of any violation of R.S. 40:966 et seq. C. It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to direct, plan, organize, initiate, finance, manage, supervise, or facilitate the transportation or transfer of proceeds known to be derived from any violation of R.S. 40:966 et seq. D. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally receive or acquire proceeds derived from any violation of R.S. 40:966 et seq., or to knowingly or intentionally engage in any transaction involving proceeds from any such violations. The provisions of this Section shall not include any transaction between an individual and his attorney, that is necessary to preserve that individual's right to representation by counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, and Article I Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana. However, this shall not affect the right of the state to seek and obtain forfeiture of any proceeds derived from a violation of R.S. 40:966 et seq., as provided by R.S. 40:2601 through 2622. E. Any person who is convicted of violating this Section shall be imprisoned for not more than ten years, with or without hard labor, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both. Added by Acts 1989, No. 370, §1; Acts 2004, No. 165, §1; Acts 2006, No. 676, §3, eff. July 1, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1049.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1049.1. Short title

RS 1049.1 - Short title This Part may be referred to and may be cited as the "Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine Monitoring Act". Acts 2009, No. 314, §1.