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LA Rev Stat § 40:31.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.23. Admissions; voluntary; involuntary

RS 31.23 - Admissions; voluntary; involuntary A. Upon arrival at an inpatient facility for the treatment of active tuberculosis, a person certified for admission by the state health officer or his designee shall be provided an opportunity to execute an informed consent document wherein the person agrees to cooperate with the required treatment regimen. The admission of any person executing such a document shall be considered voluntary. B. A refusal to execute the informed consent document provided for by Subsection A of this Section shall result in the involuntary admission of such person. C. When a person admitted pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section at any time thereafter no longer desires to remain at the facility for tuberculosis treatment, he may sign a certificate requesting release. The director of the treatment facility shall immediately notify the state health officer or his designee of the person's desire to be released. The state health officer or his designee shall determine if further inpatient treatment is necessary, and he may cause a petition for judicial commitment to be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the treatment facility within fifteen days of the person's request for release. If no petition is timely filed, the person shall be released. If a petition is timely filed, the provisions of R.S. 40:31.25 shall apply. Acts 1995, No. 373, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.24. Ex parte judicial order for custody; grounds; civil liability

RS 31.24 - Ex parte judicial order for custody; grounds; civil liability A.(1) When the state health officer or his designee executes an affidavit specifying that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a person is suffering from active tuberculosis, is in need of immediate treatment, and is a public health risk, any judge of a court of competent jurisdiction may order a person to be taken into protective custody and transported to a treatment facility for active tuberculosis for immediate treatment. (2) The affidavit shall include but need not be limited to the following information, as may apply: (a) Facts leading to the conclusion that the person is suffering from active tuberculosis and is a public health risk. (b) Facts showing that the person has been encouraged to seek treatment and is unwilling to seek such treatment or to comply with quarantined directly observed therapy, or both. (c) Facts showing that an inpatient facility for the treatment of active tuberculosis has verified the availability of space in the facility for placement. B. The order for protective custody shall be in writing, in the name of the state of Louisiana, signed by a judge of a court of competent jurisdiction, and effective for seventy-two hours from its execution. The order shall include but need not be limited to the following information, as may apply: (1) The date and hour of issuance and the parish where issued. (2) The name of the person to be taken into custody or, if his name is not known, a designation of the person by any name or description by which he can be identified with reasonable certainty. (3) A description of the facts leading to a belief that the person is suffering from active tuberculosis, is in need of immediate care and treatment in an inpatient facility for the treatment of active tuberculosis, and is a public health risk. (4) A statement that the person shall be transported in accordance with the requirements of this Section by the sheriff or other law enforcement officer under the court's jurisdiction to an inpatient treatment facility for active tuberculosis. C. The date and hour that the person is taken into protective custody shall be written on the order. Without delay and no more than twelve hours after being taken into protective custody, the person shall be delivered to the director of a treatment facility for active tuberculosis by the individual who has transported the person. Upon arrival, the person may be admitted voluntarily or involuntarily. D. An official acting in good faith to order a person to be taken into protective custody and transported for examination and treatment in accordance with this Part shall not be civilly liable for damages to such person resulting from the official's action. Acts 1995, No. 373, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.25. Adversarial judicial commitment; procedure

RS 31.25 - Adversarial judicial commitment; procedure A. Whenever a person taken into protective custody as provided by this Part refuses to execute an informed consent document to be admitted to a qualified treatment facility for active tuberculosis as provided for in R.S. 40:31.23, he shall be involuntarily admitted and provided a timely judicial commitment hearing in accordance with the provisions of this Section. B. Within seven days following an involuntary admission pursuant to R.S. 40:31.23(B), the state health officer or his designee shall cause a petition for judicial commitment to be filed in the court having jurisdiction over the treatment facility for active tuberculosis asserting his belief that the person in protective custody is suffering from active tuberculosis and is a public health risk. C. The commitment petition shall contain but need not be limited to the facts which are the basis of the assertion of active tuberculosis and shall provide the person in protective custody with adequate notice and knowledge relative to the nature of the proceedings. D.(1) Upon the filing of the commitment petition, the court shall assign a time for a hearing on the petition, not later than eighteen days thereafter, assign a place for the hearing, issue an order to the treatment facility authorizing detention of the person until the hearing on the commitment petition, and cause reasonable notice of the hearing to be given to the person, to his attorney, if known, and to the petitioner. (2) The notice shall inform the person in protective custody that he has the following rights: (a) The right to counsel and the right to have counsel appointed to represent him if he is indigent or otherwise qualified. (b) The right to be present and to participate fully at the hearing, but only through telecommunications, community antenna television, or other such technology. (c) The right to present evidence and to cross-examine witnesses testifying at any hearing on the commitment petition, but only through telecommunications, community antenna television, or other such technology. E.(1) The court shall appoint a physician to examine the person in protective custody and make a written report to the court, the petitioner, and, at least three days prior to the hearing, to the person and the person's attorney. (2) The written report shall set forth specifically the objective factors leading to any conclusion that the person is suffering from active tuberculosis, is a public health risk, and is in need of immediate treatment as a result of such illness, and why involuntary confinement and treatment are required. At their discretion and expense, the person or his attorney shall have the right to seek an additional independent medical opinion. Acts 1995, No. 373, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.26. Judicial hearings; general provisions

RS 31.26 - Judicial hearings; general provisions A.(1) Not later than the day the court issues an order or notice scheduling a hearing under the provisions of this Part, the court shall appoint counsel for the person in protective custody. (2) At the appointed time, the court shall conduct a hearing on the commitment petition or any other petition brought under the provisions of this Part. If the person is confined to a treatment facility for active tuberculosis, the judge of the court where the petition was filed may in his discretion hold the hearing on such commitment at the treatment facility where the person is confined or may conduct the hearing through telecommunications, community antenna television, or other such technology. (3) On the day appointed, the hearing shall take precedence over all other matters, except pending cases of the same type. (4) If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person in protective custody has active tuberculosis and is a public health risk, it shall render a judgment for his commitment. B. The court shall cause a recording of the testimony of the hearing to be made which shall be transcribed only in the event of an appeal from the judgment. A copy of such transcript shall be furnished without charge to any appellant whom the court finds unable to pay for it. C. Notice of any action taken by the court shall be given in such manner as the court considers appropriate to the person in protective custody, the person's attorney, the director of the designated treatment facility, and the state health officer or his designee. D. Each clerk of court shall keep a record of the cases relating to persons with active tuberculosis coming before the court pursuant to the provisions of this Part and the disposition of such cases. The clerk also shall keep on file the original petition and certificates of physicians required by this Section or a microfilm duplicate of such records. All records maintained in the courts under the provisions of this Section shall be sealed and available only to the person placed in protective custody, his attorney, or the petitioner. Acts 1995, No. 373, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.27. Judicial commitment; review

RS 31.27 - Judicial commitment; review A. A written report on each person committed pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be submitted every ninety days by the treatment facility to the committing court. The report shall include but need not be limited to the committed person's response to treatment, his current condition, and the reasons, if any, why continued involuntary treatment is necessary to improve his condition or to prevent it from deteriorating. The report shall be treated by the court as confidential and shall not be available for public examination, nor shall it be subject to discovery in any proceedings other than those initiated pursuant to this Part. B. Persons committed judicially shall have their cases reviewed in a hearing annually. The annual hearing shall be conducted according to the procedures and standards set forth by the district court for the judicial district in which the person is being confined and may be conducted through telecommunications, community antenna television, or other such technology. The court may at any time, however, upon application or upon its own motion, order a new hearing to be held in order to determine whether the involuntary status should be continued. C. A person who is judicially committed shall be allowed to appeal devolutively from the order to the court of appeal. If the lower court finds the individual indigent, it shall allow the appeal to be taken in forma pauperis. D. Upon affirmation of the order of commitment, the person may apply for appropriate writs from the supreme court. E. Nothing in this Part shall deny the right of habeas corpus, including an application based upon a change of circumstances. The hearing for habeas corpus may be conducted through telecommunications, community antenna television, or other such technology. Acts 1995, No. 373, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.29 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.29. Costs

RS 31.29 - Costs  A. Court costs not to exceed one hundred dollars per hearing shall be established by the court and ordered paid in the discretion of the court by the Louisiana Department of Health and shall be disbursed based on a schedule of costs to be established and administered by the court presiding over the matter.  B. Reasonable compensation of appointed counsel shall be established by the court. If it is determined by the court that the costs shall not be borne by the person, then compensation to the attorney shall be paid by the Louisiana Department of Health based upon a schedule of costs to be established and administered by the court presiding over the matter, but not to exceed two hundred dollars per hearing per confined person. The person shall have the right to privately retained and paid counsel at any time.  C. A court reporter recording any of the proceedings and preparing any transcripts provided for by this Part shall be paid by the Louisiana Department of Health based upon a schedule of costs to be established and administered by the court presiding over the matter. Such costs shall not exceed two hundred dollars per month.  Acts 1995, No. 373, §1, eff. June 16, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.31. Definitions

RS 31.31 - Definitions  As used in this Part:  (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health except in instances of the issuance of licenses and the collection of fees from transporters and haulers of sewage sludge or biosolids, when "department" means the Department of Environmental Quality.  (2) "Office" means the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health.  Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2008, No. 56, §3, eff. July 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.32 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.32. Individual sewage fees

RS 31.32 - Individual sewage fees  A. In order to partially support the state cost of providing sewerage program services including site assessments and plans and specifications reviews in accordance with state Sanitary Code requirements, the department shall charge and collect the fees as provided by this Section.  B. The department shall charge and collect a one-time fee of one hundred dollars for each individual-type sewerage system installed for residential use. Such fee shall be payable by the manufacturer or, if authorized by the department, manufacturer-authorized system distributor, franchise, sale, or agent thereof.  C. The Department of Environmental Quality shall charge and collect for each sewage hauler license issued an annual fee of one hundred dollars payable by the individual seeking licensure.  D.(1) For each sewerage installer license issued to a person who installs sewage treatment systems, the department shall charge and collect an annual fee of one hundred dollars payable by the individual seeking licensure.  (2) For each sewerage maintenance license issued to a person who maintains or services sewage treatment systems, the department shall charge and collect an annual fee of one hundred dollars payable by the individual seeking licensure.  (3) For each combination installer and maintenance license issued to a person who installs and maintains or services sewage treatment systems, the department shall charge and collect an annual fee of one hundred dollars payable by the individual seeking licensure.  E.(1) The department shall charge and collect an inspection fee of one hundred dollars for each sewerage treatment and interrelated systems inspection or related request associated with loanmaking procedures for existing residential and commercial properties. The fee shall be payable by the individual requesting such inspection or related activity.  (2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not be effective unless the department complies with the provisions of R.S. 40:1281.23.  F. The fees established in this Section shall replace the fees under the heading "Sewerage" promulgated in the June 20, 1989, Louisiana Register. The increased annual fees shall be due upon renewal of existing annual permits.  Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2004, No. 667, §2, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 56, §3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.33 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.33. Safe drinking water fee; exemptions

RS 31.33 - Safe drinking water fee; exemptions  A.(1) The department shall charge an annual fee of twelve dollars per metered connection or account for community systems. The fee shall be collected from each consumer by the community system provider in not less than quarterly installments and remitted to the department, in quarterly payments minus five percent per metered connection or account to be retained by the community system provider for administrative costs for the collection of the fee.  (2) Metered connections servicing installations or accounts that are not involved in providing drinking water shall not be assessed the fee.  B. In order to comply with the provisions of R.S. 40:5.6 and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the department shall charge an annual fee of one hundred dollars for noncommunity systems.  C. The funds remitted to the department pursuant to Subsections A and B of this Section shall be used for the following purposes:  (1) To comply with the provisions of R.S. 40:5.6 and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.  (2) To offset the annual costs of the Louisiana Rural Water Association in an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars.  (3) To fund up to forty additional sanitarian positions within the department based upon the number of sanitarian positions funded by the department on July 1, 2016.  D. The fee collected pursuant to Subsections A and B of this Section shall be known as the "Safe Drinking Water Fee".  Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2003, No. 154, §1; Acts 2016, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.34 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.34. Infectious waste permits

RS 31.34 - Infectious waste permits  A. The department shall charge and collect an annual infectious waste permit fee from each transporter of potentially infectious biomedical waste for which a permit is required under the state Sanitary Code. The fee shall be two hundred dollars for each transporter facility, including one transport body or vehicle, plus fifty dollars for each additional vehicle.  B. The department shall charge and collect an annual infectious waste permit fee for each facility for storage and treatment of potentially infectious biomedical waste for which a permit is required by the state Sanitary Code. The fee shall be two hundred dollars per storage site or storage and treatment site.  C. A properly permitted transport body or vehicle used for the storage at the site of a generator of potentially infectious biomedical waste will not be required to have a storage permit.  D. The fees established in this Section shall replace the fees promulgated in the July 20, 1991, Louisiana Register and shall apply to renewals of said permits.  Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.35 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.35. Commercial seafood permit fee

RS 31.35 - Commercial seafood permit fee  A. The department shall charge and collect an annual commercial seafood permit fee to partially support the cost of inspection, monitoring, sampling, and laboratory analysis as mandated by the state Sanitary Code. The fee shall be collected from each seafood distributor and processing plant based on gross revenues of the plant or distributor as follows:  Revenues Annual fee  $1,000,000 and under $ 150.00  $1,000,001 - $2,500,000 250.00  $2,500,001 - $5,000,000 350.00  over $5,000,000 500.00  B. The department shall charge and collect a shellfish transplant permit fee of one hundred dollars.  C. The department shall charge and collect an imported seafood safety fee of one hundred dollars annually from each holder of a commercial seafood permit fee who sells imported seafood. The proceeds of such fee shall be used for the purposes described in R.S. 40:5.10.1.  Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2021, No. 306, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:31.36 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§31.36. Health unit fees

RS 31.36 - Health unit fees  A. The department shall charge and collect a ten-dollar administrative fee in parish health units for each childhood vaccination visit by a patient whose other pediatric services are provided outside of the department's system.  B. The department shall charge and collect an administrative fee of twenty-five dollars in parish health units for administering international immunizations for foreign travel. In addition, the patient shall be responsible for the parish health unit's current cost of yellow fever, cholera, and typhoid vaccines.  C. The department shall charge and collect a clinic service copayment fee of five dollars per clinic service and five dollars per pharmacy service, not to exceed ten dollars per clinic visit, for each service performed at a parish health unit. Such fee shall not apply to visits paid for under Subsection A or B of this Section.  D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to Title XIX recipients, Title XXI recipients, and those documenting financial status at or below one hundred percent of the applicable federal poverty guideline as published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.  E. The fees charged in Subsections A and B of this Section shall be in lieu of those promulgated by the department in the June 20, 1989, Louisiana Register for childhood immunizations and for international immunizations.  Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.