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LA Rev Stat § 46:18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§18. Health care records; copies

RS 18 - Health care records; copies A. The provider of health care shall furnish to the claimant, the person appointed to represent the claimant in his dealings with the Social Security Administration, or an agent with written authorization made pursuant to 45 CFR 164.508, upon request, a copy of any records that are necessary to support his filing for social security disability benefits or supplemental security income benefits under any provision of the Social Security Act. Cost of each photocopy shall not exceed fifty cents per page for the first five pages and twenty-five cents for each additional page except that the amount due shall not be less than the amount paid by the Department of Children and Family Services for such copies. Payment for any copies made in connection with disability determinations shall be made to the health care provider's agent instead of the health care provider when the agent makes the copies. B. If a copy of the record is not provided within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed fifteen days following the receipt of the request and written authorization, and production of the record is obtained through a court order or subpoena duces tecum, the health care provider shall be liable for reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred in obtaining the court order or subpoena duces tecum. Such sanctions shall not be imposed unless the person requesting the copy of the record has by certified mail notified the health care provider of his failure to comply with the original request, by referring to the sanctions available, and the health care provider fails to furnish the requested copies within five days from receipt of such notice. Except for their own gross negligence, such health care providers shall not otherwise be held liable in damages by reason of their compliance with such request or their inability to fulfill the request. Acts 2003, No. 1241, §1; Acts 2007, No. 476, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:51.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§51.1. Contribution to cost of foster care by parent

RS 51.1 - Contribution to cost of foster care by parent  A. When making a recommendation for parental contribution to the costs of care and treatment in accordance with Children's Code Article 685, the department shall calculate an amount in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 67, Part V, Subpart 5, Chapter 35, §3501.  B. Assistance from the natural or adoptive parent or tutor will only be made to aid in defraying the cost of such contracts, plus amounts and benefits available to the foster child or through his natural or adoptive parent or tutor from other sources, including such sources as social security, veterans administration, private insurance, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Education, including special education and vocational rehabilitation.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 508, §1; Acts 2008, No. 392, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 46:51.1.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§51.1.1. Child support programs; foster care; rights; responsibilities

RS 51.1.1 - Child support programs; foster care; rights; responsibilities  A.(1) If a child is removed from a parent's or another individual's custody or voluntarily placed into foster care by the parent or the individual, the parent or individual shall be deemed to have made an assignment to the department of his entire right, title, and interest to any support obligation the parent or individual may have in his own behalf or on behalf of any family member receiving foster care services which has accrued at the time of the placement of the child in foster care and which accrues during the time the child is in foster care without necessity of signing any documents.  (2) Voluntary child support payments made to the parent or individual at the time of placement of the child in foster care or during the time the child is in foster care shall be deemed to have been assigned to the department, unless the assignment is contrary to a valid court order. The department may thereafter collect the support payments by appropriate process.  B.(1) The parent or individual shall also be deemed to have consented to all of the following:  (a) The designation of the department as payee in an initial or amended order of support.  (b) The appointment of the child support enforcement administrator as the parent's or individual's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to act in the parent's or individual's name, place, and stead to perform the specific act of endorsing any and all drafts, checks, money orders, or other negotiable instruments representing support payments which are received on behalf of the parent or individual.  (2) The department shall be an indispensable party to any proceeding involving a support obligation or arrearage owed pursuant to this Section.  C. No parent or individual who has had a child removed from the parents' custody or voluntarily placed in foster care shall be permitted to enter into a contract for the collection of support pursuant to R.S. 51:1441 et seq. Any such contract shall be considered a violation of public policy and shall be void.  D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the child support enforcement program to violate 45 CFR 302.51 or 45 CFR 302.52.  E. The provisions of this Section shall apply retroactively to all support rights assigned, whether by written assignment or by operation of law, prior and subsequent to June 11, 2019.  Acts 2019, No. 241, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:51.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§51.3. Criminal history information; access to federal tax information

RS 51.3 - Criminal history information; access to federal tax information  The Department of Children and Family Services, office of child support enforcement and family support, is authorized to perform criminal history records checks of current and prospective employees, contractors, and subcontractors in accordance with the procedures provided in R.S. 15:587.5. Pursuant to this authorization and to implement the requirements of R.S. 15:587.5, the secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations with regard to this matter.  Acts 2017, No. 147, §5, eff. June 12, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 46:52 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§52. Duties of the secretary

RS 52 - Duties of the secretary  The secretary, as the executive and administrative officer of the department, shall faithfully conduct and discharge all administrative and executive functions in the carrying out of this Chapter.  The secretary shall submit to the legislature an annual financial statement accounting for all funds appropriated for the department, for the purposes of this Chapter and for public welfare purposes, for the specific purposes for which they are appropriated and also a financial statement accounting for all federal funds allotted to the state by the federal government for the purposes of the department. He shall publish annually a full report of the operations and administration of the department under the provisions of this Chapter and for other public welfare purposes together with recommendations and suggestions, and these reports shall be submitted to the governor.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:52.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§52.2. Service integration delivery model; pilot

RS 52.2 - Service integration delivery model; pilot A. In cooperation with local governmental and community organizations, the state leadership group as identified in R.S. 46:52.1(E) shall establish a Neighborhood Place implementing the service integration delivery model developed under R.S. 46:52.1 in one of the nine regional service areas defined in R.S. 46:2600 by the end of Fiscal Year 2008-2009. Local governmental and community organizations shall be engaged with the state to expand the Neighborhood Place model to additional sites in multiple regional service areas. B.(1) Working with local governmental and community organizations, a management model for each Neighborhood Place shall be established by the state leadership group in accordance with R.S. 46:52.1(C). (2) Each Neighborhood Place shall operate with shared accountability that citizens realize faster, lasting results of safety, educational security, independence, and self sufficiency. (3) The goals of this human services integration model shall include the following: (a) To provide economic self-sufficiency among families who receive services. (b) To provide citizens with timely access to an array of health care, education, employment, and human services. (c) To improve the level of student participation and achievement in the school among children who receive services. (d) To prevent fraud and abuse to ensure funds are appropriately utilized. (4) Each Neighborhood Place shall demonstrate better results for citizens through collaboration, coordination, and co-location of multiple human service systems. Services delivered shall, at a minimum, address the following: (a) Student achievement. (b) Truancy intervention and dropout prevention. (c) Family safety and stability. (d) Foster care and adoption. (e) Prenatal and early childhood care. (f) Preventative health care. (g) Behavioral health. (h) Adult education and job training. (i) Vocational rehabilitation. C. Targeted and measurable outcomes at the baseline of implementation shall be identified and tracked during quarterly periods throughout the life of integrated human service delivery operations. Acts 2008, No. 775, §1, eff. July 6, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 46:53 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§53. Transfer of appropriations to department by other state agencies, public or private entities, including any health care provider; procedure; purpose; expenditures

RS 53 - Transfer of appropriations to department by other state agencies, public or private entities, including any health care provider; procedure; purpose; expenditures A. Any state agency may, with the approval of the Division of Administration, transfer to the department any portion of its appropriation that may be available for federal matching funds in accordance with any program established by the department for public welfare purposes. B.(1) The funds collected or collectible during each fiscal year by the department under the authority of this Section from a state agency and the United States of America shall be deposited in a special account in the state treasury to the credit of the state agency that transferred a portion of its appropriation to the department for the purpose of seeking matching funds from the United States of America. The funds thus credited shall be available for use by the state agency for the purposes of: (a) Employing necessary personnel and for other expenses incurred in connection with the proper administration of the collection or acquisition of such funds by the state agency from the federal government or any agency thereof. (b) Purchasing new equipment for use by the state agency. (c) Making major repairs at any facility owned by the state agency. (d) Operating expenses and maintenance of any facility owned by the state agency. (e) Providing day care services for persons with intellectual disabilities. (f) Any purpose authorized by law. (2) Any funds remaining unexpended and unencumbered in any such special account at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in such special account. C. Expenditures to be made under the authority of this Section shall be made only upon approval of the secretary of the other state department, the secretary of the department, and the Division of Administration, and otherwise shall be subject to the laws and regulations relating to budgeting by state agencies and the budgetary controls provided for by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, insofar as said laws and regulations are not inconsistent with the purposes of this Section. D-F. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 491, §2, eff. June 21, 2001. Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1991, No. 617, §1; Acts 1992, No. 793, §1; Acts 2001, No. 491, §2, eff. June 21, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 46:54 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§54. Parish offices

RS 54 - Parish offices   There shall be in each parish of the state a parish office of the department; provided that the department may unite two or more parishes and form a district office. All duties and responsibilities set forth in this Chapter for parish offices shall also apply to the district offices.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:55 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§55. Duties of the parish office

RS 55 - Duties of the parish office  Under rules and regulations of the department, the parish offices shall administer all forms of public assistance in the parish and such other welfare activities as are required by R.S. 36:258(C) and as may be delegated to it by the department.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:56.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§56.1. Reporting of certain case records; confidentiality waiver

RS 56.1 - Reporting of certain case records; confidentiality waiver  A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Louisiana Department of Health or the office of elderly affairs, for the purpose of adult protective services, shall report upon request to the Louisiana Supreme Court for reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System database the name and any other identifying information contained in case records of any adult that may be prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to the laws of this state or 18 U.S.C. 922(d)(4) and (g)(4).  (2)(a) The department shall provide the Louisiana Supreme Court with the name of the court which issued the commitment order and the docket number of the proceeding if that information is in the possession of the department.  (b) In addition, the department shall provide the following available information regarding the client:  (i) Name.  (ii) Date of birth.  (iii) Alias names, if any.  (iv) Social security number.  (v) Sex.  (vi) Race.  B. The department shall provide all documents in its possession as authorized by the provisions of this Section upon request of the court and within a reasonable time period regardless of when the court proceedings occurred.  C. The providing of the information as required by the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to violate the confidentiality provisions of R.S. 46:56 or any other law regarding client confidentiality.  D. For the purposes of this Section, "department" means the Louisiana Department of Health and the office of elderly affairs, for the purposes of adult protection services as provided in R.S. 15:1503.  Acts 2016, No. 426, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:57 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§57. Other records to be public records

RS 57 - Other records to be public records  The financial and all other records of the state department and the parish and district offices, except those pertaining to individual recipients of assistance, as provided for in R.S. 46:56, are specifically made subject to the provisions of Title 44.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 491, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:58 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§58. Preservation of records

RS 58 - Preservation of records  A. Fiscal records of the department relating to public welfare shall not be destroyed until the proper state and federal agencies have completed their audits and have approved the destruction of the records.  B. The department shall preserve all such departmental records for three years or until all useful purposes have been served thereby, whichever is longer.  C. To reduce the space required for retaining obsolete files, the secretary may destroy or order destroyed all files of documents as provided for in R.S. 44:39, when, in his opinion, the requirements of the department will be served thereby.  D. Public assistance recipient cancelled checks may be destroyed upon complying with the following conditions:  (1) Completion of audit by the state and federal auditors;  (2) Microfilming of these cancelled checks and preservation of the microfilmed copy for a period of at least six years; and  (3) Approval by the secretary of the department.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:59 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§59. Welfare demonstration, experimental and other projects

RS 59 - Welfare demonstration, experimental and other projects  The Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health are authorized to make use of staff and equipment to carry out experimental and demonstration projects whose costs are otherwise totally financed by the federal government under the provisions of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) or any other programs totally financed from federal funds.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:60 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§60. Educational leaves with pay; federal funds

RS 60 - Educational leaves with pay; federal funds   The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health may grant educational leave with pay to an employee of the department in compliance with federal administrative rules and federal laws that allow federal matching funds to be used in further educating employees of the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana Department of Health in the various states.   Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 46:61 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§61. Elderly abuse; release of information

RS 61 - Elderly abuse; release of information  A.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall, following an investigation by the department, the office of elderly affairs, the office of the attorney general, or a local law enforcement agency, of any report of elderly abuse and the conviction of any person investigated for such abuse or the entering of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by any person so investigated who is accused of such abuse, make available to any healthcare facility licensed by the department, upon request, the name and a photograph of any such person who has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving elderly abuse.  (2) The department shall maintain a record of the information required in this Section and shall periodically seek information from law enforcement officials and district attorneys from around the state to update such records, including the name and a photograph of any persons investigated as provided in this Section who has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving elderly abuse. Law enforcement officials and district attorneys shall cooperate with the department and shall provide the information requested in a timely manner.  (3) For purposes of this Section, "elderly abuse" shall mean abuse of any person sixty years of age or older and shall include the abuse of any person with an infirmity residing in a state-licensed facility.  B. The information released by the department shall constitute an authorized disclosure under the provisions of R.S. 15:1507.  C. The department, in consultation with the office of elderly affairs, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section, including provisions which establish procedures under which the department shall request information from law enforcement officials and district attorneys and which establish procedures under which healthcare facilities may request information concerning whether or not a person has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 14:403.2.  Acts 1997, No. 621, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §20; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§62. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 352, §4, eff. June 17, 2021.

RS 62 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 352, §4, eff. June 17, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 46:65 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§65. Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 769, §15

RS 65 - Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 769, §15
LA Rev Stat § 46:66 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§66. §§66 to 70 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 786, §7, eff. July 17, 1978

RS 66 - §§66 to 70 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 786, §7, eff. July 17, 1978
LA Rev Stat § 46:101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§101. State public assistance fund

RS 101 - State public assistance fund  There is established in the state treasury a state public assistance fund which shall consist of all funds made available for the purposes of this Chapter by the state or any of the parishes of this state or from any other source.
LA Rev Stat § 46:102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§102. Powers of the Department of Children and Family Services

RS 102 - Powers of the Department of Children and Family Services  The department shall:  (1) Have full and complete authority to make and promulgate all rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions of the public welfare laws; these rules and regulations shall be binding upon all parish offices and governing authorities of the various parishes, and shall be complied with so that the spirit and purposes of the public welfare laws may be achieved and the assistance provided for therein may be administered efficiently throughout the state. (2) Establish adequate standards for personnel employed in the parish or regional offices in the administration of the public welfare laws and make the necessary rules and regulations to maintain such standards, and  (3) Prescribe the form of and print and supply to the parish offices blanks for applications, reports, affidavits, and such other forms as it may deem necessary and advisable. (4) Employ such additional personnel as may be necessary to establish audit teams in sufficient numbers to make an intensive investigation of any public assistance applicant or recipient whose initial eligibility or whose continued eligibility is difficult to determine. These audit teams shall work the number of hours per week specified by the Department of State Civil Service, but their working days and hours shall be arranged to obtain the greatest efficiency in accomplishing the purpose described above. Added by Acts 1960, No. 314, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.