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LA Rev Stat § 46:328 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§328. Effectiveness contingent upon federal approval; termination

RS 328 - Effectiveness contingent upon federal approval; termination  A. Implementation of the pilot initiative shall be contingent upon approval by FNS.  B.(1) Subject to legislative oversight as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., the department may terminate the pilot initiative by emergency rule if the secretary of the department determines that workforce participation outcomes or educational attainment have not improved to a satisfactory degree as a result of the initiative.  (2) The secretary of the department is hereby authorized and directed to collaborate with the secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission in workforce participation outcomes evaluation prior to issuing any emergency rule to terminate the pilot initiative.  Acts 2014, No. 622, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:331 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§331. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 331 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:332 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§332. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 332 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:333 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§333. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 333 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:334 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§334. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 334 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:335 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§335. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 335 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§351. Declaration

RS 351 - Declaration  It is the policy of this state to encourage self-sufficiency so that Louisianians may reduce dependence on public benefits to meet basic needs and become economically self-reliant, and to provide key supports to those persons to help them in achieving their workforce participation goals.  Acts 2018, No. 271, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:352 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§352. Definitions

RS 352 - Definitions  As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:  (1) "Participant" means a person who participates in the pilot initiative provided for in this Part.  (2) "Pilot initiative" means the workforce training and education pilot initiative provided for in this Part.  (3) "Public assistance" means any of the following:  (a) Cash benefits of the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services.  (b) Cash benefits of the Kinship Care Subsidy Program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services.  (c) Nutrition assistance benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services.  (d) Medical assistance pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act through the program commonly known as Medicaid administered by the Louisiana Department of Health.  (e) Child care assistance through the Child Care Assistance Program administered by the Louisiana Department of Education.  (4) "State partners" shall mean the following state entities, collectively:  (a) The Louisiana Workforce Commission.  (b) The Department of Children and Family Services.  (c) The Louisiana Department of Health.  (d) The Louisiana Department of Education.  (e) The Louisiana Community and Technical College System.  Acts 2018, No. 271, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§353. Workforce training and education pilot initiative; creation; functions

RS 353 - Workforce training and education pilot initiative; creation; functions  A.(1) Subject to any applicable requirements and limitations of federal law and regulation, the secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state superintendent of education, and the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System shall collaborate to design and implement a workforce training and education pilot initiative for public assistance recipients for the purpose of improving employment opportunities and promoting workforce advancement. The secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission shall lead coordination of the pilot initiative. The heads of the state partners shall administer the pilot initiative in accordance with the provisions of this Part.  (2) The state partners shall design the pilot initiative's operations and system of services in such a manner as to facilitate replication of the program in all regions of the state.  B.(1) The state partners shall establish the pilot initiative to operate and serve participants in the following regions:  (a) The service area of Local Workforce Development Area No. 40.  (b) The service area of the Franklin Parish Consortium.  (c) The service area of the Ouachita Parish Workforce Investment Board.  (2) If agreed to by the head of each state partner, the partners may expand the geographic service area of the pilot initiative beyond the regions specified in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.  C. Participation in the pilot initiative by public assistance recipients shall be strictly voluntary.  D. Work supports and workforce education services provided by the pilot initiative may include, without limitation, any of the following:  (1) Job referral services.  (2) Job skills development.  (3) Job support services.  (4) Career planning.  (5) Job training.  (6) Workforce readiness.  (7) Apprenticeship programs.  Acts 2018, No. 271, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§354. Administration; interagency agreements; participant forms; program promotion

RS 354 - Administration; interagency agreements; participant forms; program promotion  A. The state partners shall enter into any memoranda of understanding, cooperative endeavors, or other types of agreements between and among the partners as may be necessary to administer the pilot initiative.  B.(1) The state partners shall promulgate and issue such forms as are necessary to inform prospective participants of the pilot initiative's purpose and functions, and to obtain participants' consent to participate in the pilot initiative.  (2) Unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, each state partner shall share with the other partners, on a schedule to be mutually determined by the partners, the names and contact information of persons who have provided consent to participate in the pilot initiative.  C. The state partners shall collaborate to promote the pilot initiative among their respective clients, business groups and organizations, community-based groups and organizations, faith-based groups and organizations, and the public generally.  Acts 2018, No. 271, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:355 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§355. Reporting

RS 355 - Reporting  No later than twelve months after commencement of the pilot initiative, and at least annually thereafter, the state partners, jointly, shall submit a written report providing a summary and evaluation of outcomes of the pilot initiative to the House and Senate committees on labor and industrial relations and to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare.  Acts 2018, No. 271, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:356 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§356. Rulemaking

RS 356 - Rulemaking  The secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state superintendent of education, and the president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System shall promulgate all such rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Part.  Acts 2018, No. 271, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:371 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§371. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 371 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:372 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§372. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 372 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:373 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§373. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.

RS 373 - Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 939, §11, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 46:401 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§401. Reciprocal agreements regarding interstate transportation of poor and indigent

RS 401 - Reciprocal agreements regarding interstate transportation of poor and indigent  The Department of Children and Family Services, subject to the approval of the attorney general, may enter into reciprocal agreements with corresponding state agencies of other states regarding the interstate transportation of poor and indigent persons, and may arrange with the proper officials in this state for the acceptance, transfer, and support of persons receiving public aid in other states in accordance with the terms of the reciprocal agreements; provided that this state shall not, nor shall any parish or other political subdivision of this state, be committed to the support of persons who are not, in the opinion of the department, entitled to public support by the laws of this state. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 46:402 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§402. Construction of Part

RS 402 - Construction of Part  This Part shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.
LA Rev Stat § 46:421 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§421. §§421, 422 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 786, §7, eff. July 17, 1978

RS 421 - §§421, 422 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 786, §7, eff. July 17, 1978
LA Rev Stat § 46:431 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§431. Curator for receipt and administration of welfare benefits

RS 431 - Curator for receipt and administration of welfare benefits  Any mentally incompetent person who is entitled to public assistance or who has the right to apply for public assistance but cannot make application because of his incompetency and who does not have a duly appointed and qualified legal representative, may have a curator appointed for him solely for the purpose of representing his interest in qualifying for, receiving and administering welfare benefits. The appointment shall be made by any court of competent jurisdiction, subject to the proceedings hereinafter outlined.  Added by Acts 1950, No. 166, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 177, §1; Acts 1960, No. 60, §1; Acts 1961, No. 15, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:432 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§432. Necessity for appointment; procedure

RS 432 - Necessity for appointment; procedure  The necessity for the appointment of a curator shall be initiated by any relative or other interested person by petition. Upon filing of such petition, the court shall order the incompetent person to show cause in not less than 10 days nor more than 15 days why the application should not be granted. The incompetent person shall be duly cited and be served with a copy of the petition and order. At the hearing the court shall require whatever proof it deems necessary or desirable; and the incompetent person shall have the right of counsel. If the incompetent person does not have sufficient resources to supply counsel, the court, if it deems it necessary or desirable, may appoint special counsel and the person so appointed shall be entitled to a fee of $10.00 in an uncontested case and $25.00 in a contested case, the fee to be taxed as costs against the person initiating the proceedings. All proceedings, at the discretion of the court, may be conducted in private chambers. The judgment or order naming a curator for an incompetent person hereunder shall not constitute an interdiction.  Added by Acts 1950, No. 166, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 177, §1; Acts 1960, No. 61, §1; Acts 1961, No. 15, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:433 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§433. Bond; account; oath and letters

RS 433 - Bond; account; oath and letters  A. The curator shall be accountable at whatever intervals are specified by the court and the court shall have the right to require a bond or whatever other security is deemed necessary by the court to ensure the faithful performance of the curator's duties; the curator, upon being appointed, shall take an oath; and letters of authority may be issued to him.  B. Failure by the curator to render an account satisfactory to the court shall be sufficient cause for the curator's dismissal and the appointment of another curator.  Added by Acts 1950, No. 166, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 177, §1; Acts 1960, No. 61, §1; Acts 1961, No. 15, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:434 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§434. Final discharge of curator

RS 434 - Final discharge of curator  The curator shall be discharged from his duties upon (a) the interdiction of the incompetent person under existing law; (b) proper proof to the court that the incompetent person has become sufficiently competent to administer his welfare benefits; or (c) the signing of an order by the court that made the original appointment, upon its own motion, or otherwise, terminating the appointment of the curator for any other reason.  Upon being discharged, the curator shall render a full and final accounting to the court of his administration; and upon so doing, the curator shall be relieved from any further responsibility and his bond shall be cancelled and whatever other security may have been given shall be released.  Added by Acts 1950, No. 166, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 177, §1; Acts 1960, No. 61, §1; Acts 1961, No. 15, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:435 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§435. Costs

RS 435 - Costs  The entire cost of the proceedings herein authorized shall not exceed (a) in uncontested cases the sum of $10.00, exclusive of the fee of the special counsel who may be appointed and of the court reporter; (b) and in contested cases shall not exceed $10.00, exclusive of the fee of the special counsel who may be appointed and of the court reporter.  Added by Acts 1950, No. 166, §1. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 177, §1; Acts 1960, No. 61, §1; Acts 1961, No. 15 §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:437.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§437.1. Short title

RS 437.1 - Short title This Part may be cited as the "Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law". Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:437.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§437.2. Legislative intent and purpose

RS 437.2 - Legislative intent and purpose  A. This Part is enacted to combat and prevent fraud and abuse committed by some health care providers participating in the medical assistance programs and by other persons and to negate the adverse effects such activities have on fiscal and programmatic integrity.  B. The legislature intends the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the attorney general, and private citizens of Louisiana to be agents of this state with the ability, authority, and resources to pursue civil monetary penalties, liquidated damages, or other remedies to protect the fiscal and programmatic integrity of the medical assistance programs from health care providers and other persons who engage in fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or other ill practices, as set forth in this Part, to obtain payments to which these health care providers or persons are not entitled.  Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:437.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§437.4. Claims review and administrative sanctions

RS 437.4 - Claims review and administrative sanctions  A.(1) Pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, the secretary shall establish a process to review a claim made by a health care provider to determine if the claim should be or should have been paid as required by federal or state law or by rule.  (2) Claims review may occur prior to or after payment is made to a health care provider.  (3) The secretary may withhold payment to a health care provider during claims review if necessary to protect the fiscal integrity of the medical assistance programs.  (4) The administrative rules promulgated by the department to implement the claim review process established pursuant to this Subsection shall provide for procedures to ensure that providers receive or retain the appropriate reimbursement amount for claims in which the department determines that services delivered have been improperly billed but were reasonable and necessary.  B. The secretary may establish various types of administrative sanctions pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act which may be imposed on a health care provider or other person who violates any provision of this Part or any other applicable federal or state law or rule related to the medical assistance programs.  C.(1) The department shall conduct a hearing in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act at the request of a person who wishes to contest an administrative sanction imposed on him by the secretary.  (2) A party aggrieved of an order may seek judicial review only in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.  (3) Judicial review of the order shall be conducted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  D. All state rules and regulations issued on or before August 15, 1997, shall be deemed to have been issued in compliance with and under the authority of this Section.  Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1; Acts 2016, No. 467, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:437.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§437.5. Settlement

RS 437.5 - Settlement A. The secretary or the attorney general may agree to settle a matter for which recovery may be sought on behalf of the medical assistance programs or for a violation of this Part. The terms of the settlement shall be reduced to writing and signed by the parties to the agreement. The terms of the settlement shall be public record. B. At a minimum, the settlement shall ensure that the recovery agreed to by the parties covers the estimated loss sustained by the medical assistance programs. The settlement shall include the method and means of payment for recovery, including but not limited to adequate security for the full amount of the settlement. Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:437.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§437.6. Injunctive relief; lis pendens; disclosure of property and liabilities

RS 437.6 - Injunctive relief; lis pendens; disclosure of property and liabilities A.(1) Concurrently with a withholding of payment, a sanction being imposed, or the institution of a criminal, civil, or departmental proceeding against a health care provider or other person, the secretary or the attorney general may bring an action for a temporary restraining order or injunction under Code of Civil Procedure Articles 3601 through 3613 to prevent a health care provider or other person from whom recovery may be sought from transferring property or to protect the business. (2) To obtain such relief, the secretary or the attorney general shall demonstrate all necessary requirements for the relief to be granted. (3) If an injunction is granted, the court may appoint a receiver to protect the property and business of the health care provider or other person from whom recovery may be sought. The court shall assess the cost of the receiver to the nonprevailing party. B. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Articles 3751 through 3753, the secretary or the attorney general may place a notice of pendency of action, lis pendens, on the property of a health care provider or other person during the pendency of a criminal, civil, or departmental proceeding. C. When requested by the court, the secretary, or the attorney general, a health care provider or other person from whom recovery may be sought shall have an affirmative duty to fully disclose all property and liabilities to the requester. Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:437.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§437.7. Forfeiture of property for payment of recovery

RS 437.7 - Forfeiture of property for payment of recovery A. In accordance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, the court may order the forfeiture of property to satisfy recovery under the following circumstances: (1) The court may order the health care provider or other person from whom recovery is due to forfeit property which constitutes or was derived directly or indirectly from gross proceeds traceable to the violation which forms the basis for the recovery. (2) If the secretary or the attorney general shows that property was transferred to a third party to avoid paying of recovery, or in an attempt to protect the property from forfeiture, the court may order the third party to forfeit the transferred property. B. Prior to the forfeiture of property, a contradictory hearing shall be held during which the secretary or the attorney general shall prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the property in question is subject to forfeiture pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. No such contradictory hearing shall be required if the owner of the property in question agrees to the forfeiture. C. If property is transferred to another person within six months prior to the occurrence or after the occurrence of the violation for which recovery is due or within six months prior to or after the institution of a criminal, civil, or departmental investigation or proceeding, it shall be prima facie evidence that the transfer was to avoid paying recovery or was an attempt to protect the property from forfeiture. D. The health care provider or other person from whom recovery is due shall have an affirmative duty to fully disclose all property and liabilities, and all transfers of property which meet the criteria of Subsection C of this Section, to the court, the secretary and the attorney general. Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:437.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§437.8. Venue

RS 437.8 - Venue An action instituted pursuant to R.S. 46:437.6 or 437.7 may be brought in any of the following courts: (1) The Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge. (2) A district court in the parish in which a health care provider or other person from whom recovery may be sought has its principal place of business or is domiciled. Acts 1997, No. 1373, §1.