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LA Rev Stat § 40:1119.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1119.1. Tuberculosis testing for admission to nursing homes

RS 1119.1 - Tuberculosis testing for admission to nursing homes  Any person applying for admission to a nursing home, as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2(1), shall be screened, according to guidelines established by the Louisiana Department of Health, for tuberculosis prior to admission. If the results of the screening are positive, the person shall consult with his treating physician and the nursing home administrator of the nursing home that he is applying to to determine if admission to such nursing home is in the best interest of the applicant as well as other patients residing in such nursing home.  Acts 1992, No. 423, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.31 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1279.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.

RS 1121 - Redesignated to R.S. 40:1279.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.1. Definition

RS 1121.1 - Definition  In this Subpart, "venereal disease" means syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, or any other infectious disease primarily transmitted from one person to another by means of a sexual act.  Acts 2007, No. 153, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1061 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.2. Infection of others prohibited

RS 1121.2 - Infection of others prohibited  It is unlawful for any person to inoculate or infect another person in any manner with a venereal disease or to do any act which will expose another to inoculation or infection with a venereal disease.  Redesignated from R.S. 40:1062 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.3. Testing of donors of semen specimens; use of specimens; penalties

RS 1121.3 - Testing of donors of semen specimens; use of specimens; penalties   A. No public or private health facility, agency, or physician which provides human artificial insemination services on an anonymous basis shall use fresh semen specimens. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed or interpreted in any way to prohibit the use of a wife's spouse's semen for artificial insemination purposes.   B. A health facility, agency, or physician which provides human artificial insemination services on an anonymous basis using frozen semen shall test each semen donor for the presence in the donor of HIV-1 antibodies, which have been associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The donated semen shall be stored and quarantined until the HIV-1 antibodies test and a second test six months from the date of donation are completed. A regular donor may be tested for the presence of HIV-1 antibodies on a regular basis, but shall be tested at least once every six months. A health facility, agency, or physician shall not accept or use for artificial insemination purposes:   (1) Any semen specimen, except that of a wife's spouse, from a donor who has not been subjected to an initial HIV-1 antibodies test which produced a negative result and subjected to a second test six months later which produced a negative result; or   (2) Any semen specimen from a donor whose first or subsequent HIV-1 antibodies test result is positive, unless a corroborative HIV-1 test provides evidence that the positive HIV-1 test result was a false positive reaction.  C. The results of the tests performed pursuant to this Section shall be released only to the subject of the test; the subject's treating physician; or the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health for the limited purpose of statistical summary and analysis.  D. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this Section.  E. A health facility, agency, or physician which violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, and shall be liable for damages in a civil action.  Acts 1988, No. 680, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1062.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.4. Examination of persons suspected of being infected

RS 1121.4 - Examination of persons suspected of being infected  The Louisiana Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as the "department," through an authorized medical representative appointed for that purpose, may give a physical examination to any person suspected of being infected with a venereal disease. The examination shall be given under conditions thought reasonable by the department. No person shall fail or refuse to submit to this examination.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1063 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.5. Isolation, quarantine, or internment of persons affected

RS 1121.5 - Isolation, quarantine, or internment of persons affected  Any person affected with a venereal disease is subject to isolation, quarantine, or internment, on the order of the department, and shall submit to any treatment for such a time and under such restrictions as seems reasonable and proper to the department.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1064 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.6. Expedited partner therapy

RS 1121.6 - Expedited partner therapy  A. The purpose of this Section is to allow for the provision of medications or prescriptions by any physician licensed to practice medicine in this state or any advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed to practice nursing in this state, or any physician assistant, who is licensed to practice in this state, provided such physician or nurse or physician assistant has the authority to write prescriptions in this state, to individuals who may have been exposed to gonorrhea or chlamydia. Expedited partner therapy is hereby authorized absent a doctor-patient relationship and absent clinical assessment.  B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any physician or any advanced practice registered nurse who diagnoses or does a nurse clinical assessment or any physician assistant who performs an examination of a case of chlamydia or gonorrhea in an individual patient may prescribe, furnish, or otherwise provide prescription antibiotic drugs to that patient's sexual partner or partners absent a doctor-patient relationship or absent an advanced practice registered nurse-patient relationship and without examination or nurse clinical assessment or physician assistant examination of that patient's sexual partner or partners.  C. If expedited partner therapy is chosen as an alternative, the patient with a case of chlamydia or gonorrhea will be given a written document that he agrees to give to his sexual contact. The document will contain, but will not be limited to, the following information:  (1) The sexual contact should be examined and treated by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant, if at all possible.  (2) The medicine or prescription for medicine given to the sexual contact by the patient should not be taken by the contact if the contact has a history of allergy to the antibiotic or to the pharmaceutical class of antibiotic in which case the sexual contact should be examined and treated by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant and offered another type of antibiotic treatment.  (3) The medicine or prescription for medicine given to the sexual contact by the patient should not be taken by the contact if the contact is pregnant, in which case the sexual contact should be examined by the prenatal care health care provider.  D. Any pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in this state may recognize a prescription authorized by this Section as valid notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule to the contrary.  E. The provisions of this Section which relate to expedited partner therapy shall be implemented according to rules promulgated by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  Acts 2008, No. 449, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1064.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.7. Report of cases

RS 1121.7 - Report of cases  A. Every licensed physician in this state and every superintendent or manager of a hospital or dispensary in this state shall report to the department every case of venereal disease which he attends or examines or for which he prescribes or gives treatment in accordance with the requirements of the Louisiana Sanitary Code. This report shall be made within the time period prescribed in the Louisiana Sanitary Code. The report shall be made on, or in substantial conformity with, a form provided for that purpose by the office. The report shall contain the identifying information required by the Louisiana Sanitary Code.  B. If the person affected with the venereal disease fails or refuses, for a period of ten days or more after the diagnosis as a venereal disease, to submit to proper treatment or if he exposes any other person to infection with the venereal disease, the attending physician shall make a supplementary report regarding these facts to the department.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2007, No. 153, §1, eff. August 15, 2007; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1065 by HCR 84 of 2015 RS.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.8. Minor's consent for treatment of venereal diseases

RS 1121.8 - Minor's consent for treatment of venereal diseases   A. Consent to the provision of medical or surgical care or services by a hospital or public clinic, or to the performance of medical or surgical care or services by a physician, licensed to practice medicine in this state, when executed by a minor who is or believes himself to be afflicted with a venereal disease, shall be valid and binding as if the minor had achieved his majority. Any such consent shall not be subject to a later disaffirmance by reason of his minority.  B. The consent of a spouse, parent, guardian or any other person standing in a fiduciary capacity to the minor shall not be necessary in order to authorize such hospital care or services or medical or surgical care or services to be provided by a physician licensed to practice medicine to such a minor.  C. Upon the advice and direction of a treating physician, or, in the case of a medical staff, any one of them, a physician or member of a medical staff may, but shall not be obligated to, inform the spouse, parent or guardian of any such minor as to the treatment given or needed, and such information may be given to, or withheld from the spouse, parent or guardian without the consent and over the express objection of the minor.  D. No physician licensed to practice medicine in this state shall incur civil or criminal liability in connection with any examination, diagnosis and treatment authorized by this Section except for negligence.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 41, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1065.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.9. Sale of drug as cure or treatment

RS 1121.9 - Sale of drug as cure or treatment  No person shall sell any drug, medicine, or preparation advertised, called for, or labeled as a cure or treatment of a venereal disease, except on written prescription of a licensed physician.  Redesignated from R.S. 40:1066 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.10. Rules and regulations

RS 1121.10 - Rules and regulations  The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall make all necessary rules and regulations for the carrying out of the purposes of this Subpart. These rules and regulations shall be printed in pamphlet or folder form in sufficient numbers for free distribution among physicians, sanitariums, and the general public.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1067 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.11. Penalty

§1121.11 Penalty  Whoever violates any provision of this Subpart or any rule or regulation made hereunder shall, for the first offense, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars. For the second offense, he shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than four hundred dollars. For each subsequent offense, he shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.  Redesignated from R.S. 40:1068 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.21. Blood samples; standard test

RS 1121.21 - Blood samples; standard test  A. Every physician who attends any pregnant woman for conditions relating to pregnancy during the period of gestation shall offer to take or to have taken a sample of her blood at the time of first examination or as soon as possible thereafter. Additionally, every physician who attends any pregnant woman for conditions relating to pregnancy during the third trimester of gestation shall offer to take or to have taken a sample of her blood at the time of first examination during such trimester or as soon as possible thereafter, regardless of whether such a sample was taken or offered during the first two trimesters of her pregnancy. Every physician who attends any pregnant woman during labor or delivery shall offer to take or to have taken a sample of her blood at such time or as soon as possible thereafter. If available documentation indicates that a sample of her blood was already screened in accordance with this Section during the third trimester of her pregnancy, and she does not disclose when questioned any activities posing a risk for infection with HIV or syphilis occurring more recently than would have been detected by such screening, the attending physician during labor or delivery is not required to offer to take or to take a blood sample. If no objection is made by the woman, a blood sample shall be taken and submitted to any approved laboratory for a standard test for syphilis as approved by the American Board of Pathology and for a standard diagnostic HIV test approved by the Food and Drug Administration.  B. All other persons permitted by law to attend pregnant women but not permitted to take blood samples shall have a sample of the blood of every pregnant woman attended by them taken by a duly licensed physician, if no objection to the taking of the sample is made by the woman, and submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard test for syphilis and a standard diagnostic HIV test.  Acts 2007, No. 153, §1; Acts 2014, No. 459, §1, eff. June 4, 2014; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1091 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.22. Nature of standard test

RS 1121.22 - Nature of standard test  For the purpose of this Subpart, a standard test for syphilis is a test approved by the American Board of Pathology and shall be made at a laboratory operated by a duly licensed physician and pathologist as recognized by the American Board of Pathology or in a laboratory in a hospital approved by the American College of Surgeons as unconditionally meeting its minimum standards. A standard diagnostic HIV test is a test approved by the Food and Drug Administration and may include tests performed by a duly licensed physician or by other approved staff.  Acts 2007, No. 153, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1092 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.23. Reports on birth and stillbirth certificates

RS 1121.23 - Reports on birth and stillbirth certificates  In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians and others required to make the reports shall state on the certificate whether a standard test for syphilis has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the child for which a birth or stillbirth certificate is filed.  Redesignated from R.S. 40:1093 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1121.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1121.24. Use of controlled dangerous substances while pregnant; multidisciplinary team

RS 1121.24 - Use of controlled dangerous substances while pregnant; multidisciplinary team  A. A district attorney in a parish with a population of not less than twenty-seven thousand and not more than thirty thousand, a parish with a population of not less than one hundred fifty thousand and not more than one hundred sixty thousand, and a parish with a population of not less than three hundred thousand and not more than four hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census may convene a multidisciplinary team to assist in making a determination of the appropriate disposition of a case where a pregnant woman under arrest tests positive for controlled dangerous substances for which she does not have a valid, legal prescription, as provided for in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law. Each member of the multidisciplinary team shall serve a term of two years.  B. The multidisciplinary team may include but is not limited to the following persons:  (1) A Louisiana board-certified physician trained in obstetrics and gynecology.  (2) A licensed nurse with experience in caring for drug- or alcohol-exposed newborn infants.  (3) A law enforcement officer employed by a local or state law enforcement agency.  (4) An employee of the Department of Children and Family Services with a background and experience with federal and state benefits, such as Medicaid.  (5) An individual associated with a nonprofit organization with a background and experience in charitable and faith-based resources for treatment of alcohol and drug abuse or addiction.  (6) A licensed social worker or counselor with training and experience in the treatment of drug or alcohol addiction.  C. As used in this Section, "appropriate disposition" may include but shall not be limited to filing a petition for involuntary commitment as provided for in R.S. 28:53 and 53.2 to a public facility or a private facility willing to accept the pregnant woman for treatment.  D. The authority provided by the provisions of this Section shall exist from the time of arrest to the time of dismissal, acquittal, or conviction.  Acts 2012, No. 579, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1094 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1122 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1122. Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 299, §1

RS 1122 - Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 299, §1
LA Rev Stat § 40:1123.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1123.1. Short title

RS 1123.1 - Short title  This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Restroom Access Act".  Acts 2021, No. 444, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1123.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1123.2. Definitions

RS 1123.2 - Definitions  As used in this Part, the following terms have the following meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Eligible medical condition" means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel disease, or any other medical condition that requires the use of an ostomy device or immediate access to a restroom.  (2) "Ostomy device" means a medical device that creates an artificial passage for elimination of body waste.  (3) "Retail establishment" means any business whether a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or otherwise that holds or stores articles, products, commodities, items, or components for sale to the public or to other retail establishments.  Acts 2021, No. 444, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1123.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1123.3. Restroom access

RS 1123.3 - Restroom access  A. Any retail establishment that has a restroom for employee use, which does not permit individuals to access the employee restroom, shall allow an individual to use the restroom during normal business hours if the restroom is maintained in a reasonably safe manner and all of the following conditions are met:  (1) The individual requesting access to the employee restroom presents a copy of a written statement, signed, and issued by a healthcare provider on the healthcare provider's letterhead or of a facility with which the healthcare provider is associated, stating that the individual suffers from an eligible medical condition as provided in R.S. 40:1123.2 or utilizes an ostomy device.  (2) A public restroom is not immediately accessible to the individual.  (3) The employee restroom is located in an area of the retail establishment where access would not create an obvious risk to the health or safety of the individual or create an obvious security risk to the retail establishment.  B. This Section shall not apply to any retail establishment that meets either of the following criteria:  (1) It sells prescription drugs, if the employee restroom is located in an area where the individual may gain access to any prescription drugs.  (2) It maintains records or information that is subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, if the employee restroom is located in an area where the records or information may be accessed.  Acts 2021, No. 444, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:1123.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§1123.4. Liability

RS 1123.4 - Liability  A. A retail establishment or an employee of a retail establishment shall not be liable for any act or omission when an individual is allowed access to an employee restroom pursuant to the provisions of this Part, if such act or omission meets all of the following requirements:  (1) It does not constitute gross, willful, or wanton negligence on the part of the retail establishment or an employee of the retail establishment.  (2) It occurs in an area of the retail establishment that is not otherwise accessible to the public.  (3) It results in injury or death of the individual other than an employee accompanying the individual to the employee restroom.  B. No retail establishment shall be required to make any physical change to an employee restroom to effectuate the purposes of this Part.  Acts 2021, No. 444, §1.