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LA Rev Stat § 44:11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§11. Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptions

RS 11 - Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptions A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, the following items in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential: (1) The home telephone number of the public employee where such employee has chosen to have a private or unlisted home telephone number because of the nature of his occupation with such body. (2) The home telephone number of the public employee where such employee has requested that the number be confidential. (3) The home address of the public employee where such employee has requested that the address be confidential. (4) The name and account number of any financial institution to which the public employee's wages or salary are directly deposited by an electronic direct deposit payroll system or other direct deposit payroll system. B. The provisions of R.S. 44:11(A)(3) shall not apply to the personnel records of a city or parish school board to the extent that the home address of any employee of a city or parish school board shall be made available to recognized educational groups. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the social security number and financial institution direct deposit information as contained in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential. However, when the employee's social security number or financial institution direct deposit information is required to be disclosed pursuant to any other provision of law, including such purposes as child support enforcement, health insurance, and retirement reporting, the social security number or financial institution direct deposit information of the employee shall be disclosed pursuant to such provision of law. D. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, all medical records, claim forms, insurance applications, requests for the payment of benefits, and all other health records of public employees, public officials, and their dependents in the personnel records of any public body shall be confidential. However, nothing in this Chapter shall be intended to limit access to employee records under the Code of Civil Procedure or Code of Evidence. E. The provisions of Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section shall not apply to the home address of a member of the Firefighters' Retirement System if that information is requested by a member of the Louisiana Legislature, an agency or employer reporting information to the system, or a recognized association of system members. Added by Acts 1982, No. 24, §1, eff. July 9, 1982; Acts 1987, No. 371, §1; Acts 1988, No. 591, §1; Acts 1999, No. 371, §1; Acts 2003, No. 326, §1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 342, §1; Acts 2013, No. 182, §1, eff. June 10, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 44:12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§12. Medical records of persons covered by the Office of Group Benefits programs

RS 12 - Medical records of persons covered by the Office of Group Benefits programs A. All medical records, claim forms, life insurance applications, requests for the payment of benefits, and all other health records of employees and dependents enrolled in the Office of Group Benefits programs pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 42:821 or R.S. 42:851, or an employee benefit plan or program of a political subdivision, which are in the custody or control of the Office of Group Benefits, the board of trustees of a program of a political subdivision, a plan administrator, or any duly appointed representative are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. B. All other records pertaining to such programs in the custody or control of the Office of Group Benefits, the board of trustees of a program of a political subdivision, a plan administrator, or a duly appointed representative of the Office of Group Benefits or a program of a political subdivision are subject to the provisions of this Chapter. C. All books and records of the Office of Group Benefits shall be subject to audit and review by the legislative auditor to the same extent as all other state departments or agencies. Added by Acts 1982, No. 102, §1. Acts 1986, No. 866, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1178, §6, eff. June 29, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 44:12.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§12.1. Records of applicants for public positions; prohibitions

RS 12.1 - Records of applicants for public positions; prohibitions A. The name of each applicant for a public position of authority or a public position with policymaking duties, the qualifications of such an applicant related to such position, and any relevant employment history or experience of such an applicant shall be available for public inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction as provided in Part II of this Chapter. B.(1) No public body or agent acting on behalf of such a public body shall utilize only oral contacts and interviews of applicants considered when filling vacancies in public positions of authority or public positions with policymaking duties or use any other means to circumvent the provisions of this Section. (2)(a) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit oral contact prior to a person becoming an applicant or shall prohibit oral contact which may result in written documents. (b) Nothing in this Paragraph shall require a particular method or procedure for filling vacancies as long as not exclusively by use of oral contact. (3) Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be subject to all applicable penalties for violations of this Chapter. Acts 2006, No. 746, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 44:13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§13. Registration records and other records of use maintained by libraries

RS 13 - Registration records and other records of use maintained by libraries A. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds, including the records of public, academic, school, and special libraries, and the State Library of Louisiana, indicating which of its documents or other materials, regardless of format, have been loaned to or used by an identifiable individual or group of individuals may not be disclosed except to a parent or custodian of a minor child seeking access to that child's records, to persons acting within the scope of their duties in the administration of the library, to persons authorized in writing by the individual or group of individuals to inspect such records, or by order of a court of law. B. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, records of any such library which are maintained for purposes of registration or for determining eligibility for the use of library services may not be disclosed except as provided in Subsection A of this Section. C. No provision of this Section shall be so construed as to prohibit or hinder any library or any business office operating jointly with a library from collecting overdue books, documents, films, or other items and/or materials owned or otherwise belonging to such library, nor shall any provision of this Section be so construed as to prohibit or hinder any such library or business office from collecting fines on such overdue books, documents, films, or other items and/or materials. D. No provision of this Section shall be so construed as to prohibit or hinder any library or librarian from providing information to appropriate law enforcement officers investigating criminal activity in the library witnessed by an employee or patron of the library and reported by the administrative librarian to the appropriate law enforcement officials. (1) The term "criminal activity in the library", as used in this Subsection, shall mean an activity which constitutes a crime, or otherwise constitutes an offense or violation of any law or ordinance, occurring: (a) Within any library building, (b) Upon any library property, or (c) Near a library and the proximity of such activity to a library or library property constitutes an element of the offense. (2) The term "information", as used in this Subsection shall include but not be limited to electronic data files, security surveillance video tapes, or other records or materials which may constitute evidence which would assist law enforcement officers in identifying the individual or group of individuals who may have committed criminal activity in the library. Added by Acts 1983, No. 523, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §4; Acts 2001, No. 528, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 44:14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§14. Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to department

RS 14 - Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to department  A. Every person authorized to issue a hospital or medical expense policy, a hospital or medical service contract, an employee welfare benefit plan, a health and accident insurance policy, or any other insurance contract of this type in this state, including a group insurance plan, a self insurance plan, and the Louisiana State Employees Uniform Group Benefits Program, shall provide to the Louisiana Department of Health information on their insureds, either in the form of a printed list, a computer printout, or electronic or data processing tapes, pursuant to rules and regulations established by the secretary, so that the department can determine if any of the insureds are persons who have received services from the department and on whose behalf the department may be entitled to receive insurance benefits. This information shall be provided monthly and once received by the department shall be confidential information in the same manner as other confidential information of the department.   B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any insured whose indemnity policy benefits pay less than twenty-five dollars a day in hospital or medical benefits.   Acts 1986, No. 866, §2; HCR No. 211, 1988 R.S., eff. July 8, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 44:15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§15. Medical records of persons applying for disability retirement through any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund

RS 15 - Medical records of persons applying for disability retirement through any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund A. All medical records, application forms, doctor's reports and evaluations, agency certifications, and all other health records of persons applying for disability retirement from any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund pursuant to the provisions of the applicable laws governing disability retirement for these systems, plans, or funds, and all regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, which are in the custody or control of the board of trustees of any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund or any duly appointed representative thereof, are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter.  B. All other records pertaining to membership in or retirement under any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund which are in the custody or control of the board of trustees of any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund or any duly appointed representative thereof, are subject to the provisions of this Chapter.  Added by Acts 1988, No. 295, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 44:16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§16. Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds

RS 16 - Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds A. All records of retired members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds or of members who are participating in or who have participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter except for the amount of the retired member's retirement allowance, final average compensation, and years of creditable service, and the names of the agencies with which he was employed and the dates of such employment. B. The exemption for records of retired members of the public retirement systems, plans, or funds or members who are participating in or who have participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan provided in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to requests for such records by members of the Louisiana Legislature, by any state agency or employer reporting information to the public retirement systems, plans, or funds, or by any association of individuals receiving a retirement allowance or benefit from the public retirement systems, plans, or funds. Acts 1991, No. 365, §1; Acts 1992, No. 945, §1; Acts 1995, No. 271, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 44:17 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§17. Immunization records; definitions; disclosure; liability; procedures

RS 17 - Immunization records; definitions; disclosure; liability; procedures  A. Definitions  As used in this Section:  (1) "Minor" means a person who is seventeen years old or younger or who is not legally emancipated.  (2) "Patient" means a natural person who receives health care from a licensed health care provider under a contract, expressed or implied.  (3) "Private health care provider" means:  (a) A physician, surgeon, licensed registered or licensed practical nurse, and any employee of a physician or surgeon acting within the course and scope of employment and who is not providing health care services by or on behalf of the state.  (b) A resident, intern, or student of, or any person who is otherwise qualified in a discipline listed in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph when the person is acting within the course and scope of the training or staff appointment in and under the supervision of the health care providers listed in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.  (4) "Representative of a patient" means a person who is a parent, tutor, curator, spouse, trustee, attorney, or other legal agent of the patient and who is authorized, by and on behalf of the patient, to exercise any of the patient's rights or privileges.  (5) "State health care provider" means a state health care provider as defined in R.S. 40:1299.39.  B. Information and records pertaining to the immunization status of persons against childhood diseases as required by R.S. 17:170 and R.S. 40:4(A)(2), may be disclosed and exchanged with verbal consent of the patient or his representative and without a patient's, or his representative's, written release authorizing such disclosure, to any of the following:  (1) State health care provider.  (2) Private health care provider.  (3) Representative of a patient.  (4) A patient who is not a minor.  C. If any person authorized in Subsection B discloses such information for any purpose other than for administering or receiving vaccinations, such disclosure shall be considered as an unauthorized release of confidential information, and such person shall be liable for civil damages.  D. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to establish procedures whereby immunization information may be released from one health care provider to another.  Acts 1995, No. 521, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 44:18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§18. Geophysical survey information

RS 18 - Geophysical survey information All information and records of geophysical or geological surveys furnished to the State Mineral and Energy Board or the office of mineral resources pursuant to R.S. 30:213 shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 8, §2; Acts 2009, No. 196, §8, eff. July 1, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 44:20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§20. Records of discharge from armed forces

RS 20 - Records of discharge from armed forces A. Upon the presentation of the discharge certificate or other evidence, the clerks of court of the several parishes and the register of conveyances of the parish of Orleans shall record in their records without charge, each discharge certificate or other evidence of honorable separation from the armed forces of the United States of men and women who have served in the forces. It shall not be necessary to retain original discharge papers in the archives of the office. B. Any discharge certificate or other evidence of honorable separation from the armed forces of the United States filed on or after July 1, 2000, shall be confidential, shall not be considered as public record under R.S. 44:1 et seq., and shall not be released or shown to any person except: (1) To the veteran or his designee. (2) If the veteran is deceased, to the executor of his estate or to the surviving spouse or any family member of the veteran, upon furnishing a death certificate, affidavit of death, or other satisfactory evidence of the death of the veteran. C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:31 and R.S. 44:32, the clerks of court of the several parishes and the register of conveyances of the parish of Orleans shall make available to the public any discharge certificate or other evidence of honorable separation from the armed forces of the United States filed prior to July 1, 2000. The clerks of court and the register shall not make copies of such record for a person who requests such record, unless the person who requests such record appears in person in the office of the appropriate clerk of court or the register and provides his full name and address to the clerk or register. The clerks of court and the register shall not make such record available to the public on any website. Acts 2003, No. 316, §1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 758, §1, eff. July 1, 2004. NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 316, §3, relative to remedial nature and applicability.
LA Rev Stat § 44:21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§21. Municipal fire and police civil service; test materials confidential

RS 21 - Municipal fire and police civil service; test materials confidential Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all tests and all records, the content of which includes or indicates actual content or answers for tests which are prepared, administered, or scored by the office of state examiner, municipal fire and police civil service, shall be confidential and shall not be released by any person except for: (1) The production and exhibition by the state examiner of test questions, answers, and papers to a local civil service board as required by R.S. 33:2492 or 2552, provided that such production and exhibition and any discussion of such materials shall occur in executive session as authorized by R.S. 42:17. (2) As necessary for the actual administration of the test. Acts 2003, No. 336, §2, eff. June 13, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 44:21.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§21.1. Jefferson Parish civil service; test materials confidential

RS 21.1 - Jefferson Parish civil service; test materials confidential Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all tests and records, the content of which includes or indicates actual content or answers for tests that are prepared, administered, or scored by the Jefferson Parish Personnel Department shall be confidential and shall not be released by any person except for: (1) The production and exhibition of test questions, answers, and papers to the Jefferson Parish Personnel Board, provided that such production and exhibition and any discussion of such materials shall occur in executive session as authorized by R.S. 42:17. (2) As necessary for the actual administration of the test. Acts 2011, No. 36, §1, eff. June 14, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 44:23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§23. Department of Transportation and Development; preconstruction estimates

RS 23 - Department of Transportation and Development; preconstruction estimates Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:31, 32, or 33, a preconstruction estimate for a project advertised and let or for a project to be advertised and let by the Department of Transportation and Development shall not be available for examination, inspection, copying, or reproduction until the date that the bids for such project are opened. If the custodian of such a record receives a request for a preconstruction estimate prior to the date the bids for such project are opened, the custodian shall notify the requestor that the record is not available and shall specify the date that the record will be available. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the estimated cost range for a department project shall be available, upon request. Acts 2006, No. 321, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 44:23.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders|§23.1. Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information

RS 23.1 - Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of records of the Department of Transportation and Development or the Sabine River Authority, state of Louisiana, containing sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information. B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not be construed, interpreted, or enforced in any manner to prohibit a member of the legislature in the performance of his official duties from inspecting or examining any record in the custody of the Department of Transportation and Development. C. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Critical infrastructure" shall mean a transportation facility or asset that is so vital to the state of Louisiana that the incapacity or destruction of the facility or asset would have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health, or public safety of the state. (2) "Sensitive security information" shall mean security procedures, criminal intelligence information pertaining to terrorist-related activity, or threat or vulnerability assessments created, collected, or obtained in the prevention of terrorist-related activity, including but not limited to physical security information or critical infrastructure information, proprietary information, operational plans, and the analysis of such information, or internal security information. Acts 2008, No. 693, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 762, §2, eff. June 30, 2010.