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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:460.84. Costs

RS 46:460.84 - Costs
A. The fee for conducting an independent review shall be paid to the independent reviewer by the managed care organization; except that for reviews conducted in accordance with R.S. 46:460.90, a dental coordinated care network shall pay the fee for an independent review to the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry. A provider shall, within ten days of the date of the decision of the independent reviewer, reimburse a managed care organization for the fee associated with conducting an independent review when the decision of the managed care organization is upheld. If the provider fails to submit payment for the independent review within ten days from the date of the decision, the managed care organization may withhold future payments to the provider in an amount equal to the cost of the independent review; however, the managed care organization shall ensure that such a withholding is clearly delineated on the remittance advice. If a provider fails to properly reimburse the managed care organization, the department may prohibit that provider from future participation in the independent review process.
B. The managed care organization shall compensate the independent reviewer within thirty calendar days of receipt by the managed care organization of the reviewer's bill for services rendered. If the managed care organization fails to pay the bill for the independent reviewer's services, then the reviewer may request payment directly from the department from any funds held by the state that are payable to the managed care organization.
C. The fee for an independent review of a dental claim conducted in accordance with R.S. 46:460.90 shall be paid in an amount established in a contract or memorandum of understanding between the department and the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry.
Acts 2017, No. 349, §2; Acts 2018, No. 284, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:460.85. Independent reviewer selection panel; procedure

RS 46:460.85 - Independent reviewer selection panel; procedure
A. The Independent Reviewer Selection Panel is hereby created within the department. The duties of the panel shall pertain to the independent review of claims except those reviewed in accordance with R.S. 46:460.90. The panel shall consist of the secretary or his duly designated representative and the following members appointed by the secretary:
(1) Two provider representatives.
(2) Two managed care organization representatives.
B. All decisions of the panel shall be made by a majority vote. The panel shall meet at least twice per year. Panel members shall serve without compensation.
C. The panel shall:
(1) Select a chairperson.
(2) Select and identify an appropriate number of independent reviewers and determine a uniform rate of compensation per review to be paid to each reviewer.
(3) Continually review the number and outcome of requests for reconsideration and independent reviews on an aggregated basis. The panel shall not be provided any patient-identifying information for any reason.
D. The secretary shall report to the panel the name of any provider who submits ten or more requests for independent review along with the percentage of adverse determinations that are overturned.
Acts 2017, No. 349, §2; Acts 2018, No. 284, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:460.86. Independent reviewers

RS 46:460.86 - Independent reviewers
Each managed care organization shall utilize only independent reviewers who are selected in accordance with R.S. 46:460.85, and shall comply with the provisions of this Subpart in the resolution of disputed adverse determinations.
Acts 2017, No. 349, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:460.87. Penalties

RS 46:460.87 - Penalties
A managed care organization found by the secretary to be in violation of any provision of this Subpart may be subject to a penalty of up to twenty-five thousand dollars per violation. In addition, if a managed care organization is subject to more than one hundred independent reviews annually and the percentage of adverse determinations overturned in favor of the healthcare provider as a result of an independent review is greater than twenty-five percent, the managed care organization may be subject to a penalty of up to twenty-five thousand dollars.
Acts 2017, No. 349, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:461. Infirm, sick and disabled paupers

RS 46:461 - Infirm, sick and disabled paupers
Parish governing authorities shall provide for the support of all infirm, sick and disabled paupers residing within the limits of their respective parishes except those who may reside in municipal corporations either exempt or partially exempt from parish taxation. Parish governing authorities shall adopt such measures as they deem just and necessary to ascertain the names, situation and condition of all infirm, sick and disabled paupers in order that they may provide for the entire support of the utterly destitute and helpless and for the partial support or assistance of others, according to their circumstances and condition.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:462. Farm or home may be provided

RS 46:462 - Farm or home may be provided
Parish governing authorities may buy or lease a farm or other home for the infirm, sick and disabled paupers residing within their respective parishes, and may make such arrangements and appoint such officials and agents, with such compensation as they may deem necessary for the proper management thereof and to make the farm or home wholly or in part self-sustaining.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:463. Farms or manufactories recognized as public works

RS 46:463 - Farms or manufactories recognized as public works
If parish governing authorities shall establish any farms or manufactories, or embark in any farming or manufacturing enterprises, to carry out the object of this Part, they shall be regarded and recognized as public works within the meaning of the law.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:465. Pauper fund appropriations

RS 46:465 - Pauper fund appropriations
A. The amount to be appropriated as a pauper fund to carry out any and all purposes of this Part, or under any and all other laws on the subject, shall be included in the estimate required to be made by parishes in estimating the taxes and expenditures for the purpose of fixing the amount of taxes to be assessed for the current year, as provided by law.
B. No debt shall be created against the parish beyond the amount appropriated and collected for the purpose with other current parish taxes.
Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:501. Alms fund in certain parishes and cities

RS 46:501 - Alms fund in certain parishes and cities
For the creation of an "alms fund" to care and provide for the poor, indigent and destitute persons of the parishes and cities, the governing authorities of those parishes of the state which contain a city of not less than twenty-five thousand nor more than one hundred thousand inhabitants, shall set aside ten percent of all fines and forfeitures of bonds in criminal cases collected by the district court for violations of the laws of the state and parish, while holding sessions in the parish. The cities having a population of not less than twenty-five thousand nor more than one hundred thousand inhabitants shall likewise set aside ten percent of all fines and forfeitures of bonds given in criminal cases, collected in and by the municipal court, which fines have been assessed for the infractions of municipal ordinances.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:504. Investment of funds

RS 46:504 - Investment of funds
The governing authority of the parish or city councils of the cities may draw from its treasury the sum to invest it for the account of the "alms fund", in interest bearing bonds of the United States, of the State of Louisiana, and of the bonds paving certificates or approved obligations of the parish or cities having control of the funds.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:505. Fund not to exceed twenty five thousand dollars; yearly revenue to be expended

RS 46:505 - Fund not to exceed twenty five thousand dollars; yearly revenue to be expended
After the fund set apart by the parish reaches twenty-five thousand dollars, and the fund set apart by the cities reaches twenty-five thousand dollars, the parish and cities shall thereafter no longer continue to set aside the pro rata part of the fines provided for in this Part, but the funds of twenty-five thousand dollars respectively shall be invested as set forth in this Part, and only the yearly interest or revenue shall be expended in carrying out the purpose of this Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:506. Receipt of funds for benefit of alms fund; twenty five thousand dollars to be permanent fund

RS 46:506 - Receipt of funds for benefit of alms fund; twenty five thousand dollars to be permanent fund
The governing authority or the city council of the respective parish or city may at any time receive funds or property of any character for the benefit of the alms fund; provided that the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, which may be received and accumulated, from whatever sources, shall be retained as a permanent fund, the annual income alone being available for the use and purposes set forth in this Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:507. Surplus revenue, transfers between parish and city

RS 46:507 - Surplus revenue, transfers between parish and city
The governing authority of the parish, and the city council of the city, may first use or expend the income from the fund so provided for the poor, indigent and destitute of its particular jurisdiction, but in the event all of the annual revenue of the parish arising from the alms fund provided by this Part is not needed in the parish outside of the city, then, if the surplus is needed by the city for its poor, indigent and destitute, the parish shall pay over to the alms fund of the city that portion of its yearly revenue not needed by it during that year, and likewise if the city does not expend all of the revenues during any one year arising from its alms fund provided by this Part, it shall pay over the surplus left over from the year to the alms fund of the parish, if the poor, indigent and destitute of the parish stand in need thereof.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:508. Parish and city may combine funds

RS 46:508 - Parish and city may combine funds
The governing body of the parish and the city council of the city may combine their respective alms fund as a joint affair, and manage and control it in such manner and upon such conditions as the governing body of the parish, and the city council of the city, may agree upon.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:509. Selection of charitable association for disbursement of funds

RS 46:509 - Selection of charitable association for disbursement of funds
The governing body of the parish or the city council of the city, acting separately or together, may in their discretion, select one or more duly incorporated and well recognized charitable associations, which must be non-sectarian, to disburse the revenues arising from the respective alms funds of the parish and city.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:541. Destitute persons over fifty with disabilities

RS 46:541 - Destitute persons over fifty with disabilities
Parish governing authorities may provide annually in their budget for residents of their respective parishes, who are over fifty years of age, who have had a physical disability from birth, who have never been convicted of any offense in the courts of this state, and who are in destitute and necessitous circumstances.
Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:571. Parish governing authority may pay funeral and burial expenses

RS 46:571 - Parish governing authority may pay funeral and burial expenses
The parish governing authorities may, when called upon by the proper authorities to do so, pay the actual burial expenses, not to exceed the cost of the service, of all paupers carried on the parochial list of paupers and whose deaths have been caused by natural causes. The state or any municipality or parish may establish a maximum amount which it shall pay for individual burial expenses.
Acts 1987, No. 55, §2, eff. June 8, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:651. §§651 to 663 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 32, §2; Acts 1958, No. 35, §2; Acts 1958, No. 38, §2

RS 46:651 - §§651 to 663 Repealed by Acts 1958, No. 32, §2; Acts 1958, No. 35, §2; Acts 1958, No. 38, §2
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:921. Report on patient by hospital to doctor

RS 46:921 - Report on patient by hospital to doctor
The superintendents of all charity hospitals and other hospitals having contracts with the State of Louisiana for the care and treatment of indigents, are hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the doctor who refers the patient to such institution, a report on such patient, showing the diagnosis, laboratory and X-ray findings, and treatment prescribed, when such patient is discharged from such institution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:922. Stipends received by interns and residents

RS 46:922 - Stipends received by interns and residents
Any funds paid to any graduate of a recognized medical school or college who is serving as an intern or resident at any charity hospital of this state shall be deemed to be stipends granted for the purpose of furthering the education and training of the recipient; provided, however, that no funds in excess of three hundred dollars per month multiplied by the number of months in a taxable year shall be deemed to be a stipend.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 581, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:923. Rape crisis treatment services

RS 46:923 - Rape crisis treatment services
A. Each state-owned and -operated medical acute care hospital in the state shall establish, operate, and maintain a rape crisis treatment services program. The director of the bureau of family health within the Louisiana Department of Health shall be responsible for the coordination of the rape crisis treatment services program in each hospital, including the training of personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section.
B. Each state-owned and -operated medical acute care hospital shall have a rape counselor or a system of rape counseling designed to ensure that the needs of rape victims are met.
C. There shall be assigned to each rape crisis treatment services program a sufficient number of registered staff nurses to assure that a nurse is designated to be on call at all times.
D. A physician on the staff of each hospital shall be designated to be on call to provide rape treatment services on a twenty-four hour basis.
E. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations for the provision of rape treatment services in accordance with generally accepted rape treatment practices and the Administrative Procedure Act.
F. Each rape services treatment program shall develop links with other providers of services to rape victims in the community.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 784, §1. Acts 1984, No. 217, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:924. AIDS treatment services

RS 46:924 - AIDS treatment services
A. Each state-owned and -operated medical acute care hospital in the state shall establish, operate, and maintain an AIDS testing and treatment services program to the extent and level provided by funds appropriated by the legislature.
B. Each state-owned and -operated medical acute care hospital shall have an AIDS counselor or a system of AIDS counseling designed to ensure that the needs of the patient are met.
C. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations for the provision of AIDS testing and treatment services in accordance with generally accepted AIDS testing and treatment practices and the Administrative Procedure Act.
D. Each AIDS testing and treatment services program shall develop links with other providers of services to AIDS patients in the community.
Acts 1991, No. 634, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:925. Scholarships to listed nursing schools

RS 46:925 - Scholarships to listed nursing schools
A. The office of Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans in the Louisiana Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as the office, shall establish and administer a nursing scholarship program for the purpose of increasing the educational opportunities available to nursing students who will practice nursing at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans. The office shall award a scholarship to each nursing student studying nursing at the Charity Hospital School of Nursing or at the Louisiana State University School of Nursing, the Southeastern State University School of Nursing, Northwestern State University School of Nursing, Northeast Louisiana University School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Alexandria School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Eunice School of Nursing, University of Southwestern Louisiana School of Nursing, or McNeese State University School of Nursing, who contracts to practice nursing as provided in this Part. Each scholarship shall be awarded for the purpose of defraying the costs of tuition and other related expenses and costs for attendance at any of the nursing schools.
B. The program established under the provisions of this Part shall be funded with funds specifically appropriated therefor to the office.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 931, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:926. Scholarships; amount

RS 46:926 - Scholarships; amount
The amount of each scholarship granted pursuant to this Part shall not exceed three hundred dollars per month for every month of attendance at Charity Hospital School of Nursing or the Louisiana State University School of Nursing, the Southeastern State University School of Nursing, Northwestern State University School of Nursing, Northeast Louisiana University School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Alexandria School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Eunice School of Nursing, University of Southwestern Louisiana School of Nursing, or McNeese State University School of Nursing commencing with the junior year of study for a period not to exceed twenty-four months.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 931, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:927. Eligibility; applications

RS 46:927 - Eligibility; applications
A. Any person who is engaged in the study of nursing at Charity Hospital School of Nursing or the Louisiana State University School of Nursing, the Southeastern State University School of Nursing, Northwestern State University School of Nursing, Northeast Louisiana University School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Alexandria School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Eunice School of Nursing, University of Southwestern Louisiana School of Nursing, or McNeese State University School of Nursing and who intends to practice nursing at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans shall be eligible to apply to the office for a scholarship in accordance with the provisions of this Part prior to the beginning of his junior year.
B. Each application shall be in writing and in such form as the office may require. It shall contain a written statement of the applicant that he intends to practice nursing at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans if he receives a scholarship.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 931, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:928. Application consideration; notification; issuance of warrant

RS 46:928 - Application consideration; notification; issuance of warrant
A. The office shall receive, consider, evaluate, and allow or disallow each application for a scholarship authorized by this Part. The office shall notify each applicant selected to receive a scholarship of his selection and shall also notify the dean of the Charity Hospital School of Nursing or the Louisiana State University School of Nursing, the Southeastern State University School of Nursing, Northwestern State University School of Nursing, Northeast Louisiana University School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Alexandria School of Nursing, Louisiana State University at Eunice School of Nursing, University of Southwestern Louisiana School of Nursing, or McNeese State University School of Nursing.
B. Funds for the scholarships awarded as herein provided shall be issued by the office to the dean of the Charity Hospital School of Nursing upon the warrant of the assistant secretary of the office of Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans for the amount fixed in the warrant and shall be payable to the scholarship recipient designated thereon. Said warrant, upon presentation, shall be paid by the appropriate office out of funds appropriated for the purpose.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 931, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:929. Contract for scholarship; contingent

RS 46:929 - Contract for scholarship; contingent
Any applicant selected by the office to receive a scholarship shall enter into a contract with the office, which shall be deemed a contract formed within the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the scholarship shall be granted to the applicant. The contract shall include such terms and provisions as will execute the full purpose and intent of this nursing scholarship program, including the purpose of providing nurses who will practice nursing at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans. The form of the contract shall be prepared and approved by the attorney general of this state. The assistant secretary shall sign the contract, and the applicant shall likewise sign it. The office shall preserve and maintain the contract until such time as the terms thereof are met or satisfied; a duplicate copy shall be transmitted to the applicant and to the nursing school.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 931, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:930. Return to practice; failure to comply; remittance; death cancellation; disability; waivers

RS 46:930 - Return to practice; failure to comply; remittance; death cancellation; disability; waivers
A. Within such time after the applicant has completed nursing school, as the office shall provide by regulation, the scholarship recipient shall return to Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans to practice nursing. The recipient shall remain for a period of two years as consideration for the nursing scholarship awarded.
B. If the recipient fails to comply fully with any condition as provided in this Part, the recipient shall remit to the office that amount which bears the same ratio to the aggregate of the amount of the scholarship awarded as the number of months that the recipient failed to comply with this condition bears to the number of months he was obligated to comply. Said amount shall be computed together with interest at ten percent per annum; such interest to be computed from the date on which the recipient completed nursing training and active military service, if any. Such repayment shall be completed within seven years from the date at which the scholarship began to draw interest. The Louisiana Department of Health shall be authorized to develop a mandatory periodic repayment schedule of not longer than seven years to begin on the date the scholarship was awarded for a recipient who fails to comply fully with any condition as provided in this Part.
C. The permanent withdrawal or dismissal of a recipient from nursing school shall forfeit immediately the right of the recipient to retain the scholarship, the scholarship shall begin to bear interest at that time, and repayment in full shall be made to the office within seven years.
D. Any recipient of a scholarship who fails to return to Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans upon completion of nursing training shall begin repayment of the scholarship, with interest, within one year after completion of nursing training. Repayment in full shall be made to the appropriate office within seven years.
E. Any obligation to comply with such contract shall be cancelled upon the death of the recipient, upon receipt of a certified copy of the death certificate by the office, or upon the permanent and total disability of the recipient.
F. The appropriate office shall provide by regulation for waiver or suspension of any financial obligation where compliance would involve extreme or unusual hardship.
G. No payment on the principal of the scholarship, or the interest thereon, shall be required while the recipient is enrolled in nursing school.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 931, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:930.1. Suit for default; audit by legislative auditor

RS 46:930.1 - Suit for default; audit by legislative auditor
A. Upon default of payment of the scholarship as provided herein, the office shall turn the matter over to the attorney general or any parish or district attorney acting for the office for prosecution and suit for the amount due, in the parish of the domicile of the recipient, the parish in which the nursing school is located, or the parish of East Baton Rouge.
B. All transactions pursuant to this Part shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 931, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:931. Creation; personnel

RS 46:931 - Creation; personnel
An agency of the state to be known as the office of elderly affairs is hereby created and established in the office of the governor. Said office shall exercise the powers and duties hereinafter set forth or otherwise provided by law. The office shall be administered by an executive director, who shall be recommended for appointment by the Louisiana Executive Board on Aging to the governor to serve at his pleasure, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The executive director shall employ necessary staff to carry out the duties and functions of the office as otherwise provided in this Chapter, or as otherwise provided by law.
NOTE: §931 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
CHAPTER 7. DEPARTMENT OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS
RS 46:931 - Creation; personnel
The Department of Elderly Affairs is hereby created. The department shall exercise the powers and duties set forth in this Chapter or otherwise provided by law. The department shall be administered by a secretary, who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation, from recommendations for appointment by the Louisiana Executive Board on Aging. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The secretary shall employ necessary staff to carry out the duties and functions of the department as otherwise provided in this Chapter, or as otherwise provided by law.
Acts 1979, No. 206, §1, eff. July 6, 1979; Acts 1992, No. 648, §2, eff. July 2, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
NOTE: Acts 2013, No. 384, §8, eff. July 1, 2013, provides that funds allocated for any purpose under the authority of the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor, the Dept. of Elderly Affairs, are allocated only to the Office of Elderly Affairs or its successor and are not to be appropriated, allocated, or transferred to any other state department, office, or programs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:936. Statement of intent

RS 46:936 - Statement of intent
NOTE: §936 eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.
A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, shall eventually be consolidated within the office of elderly affairs, to be administered at the local level by the sixty-four parish voluntary councils on aging.
B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the Office of Elderly Affairs administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995. The office of elderly affairs shall distribute such funds in accordance with appropriate state and federal requirements and consistent with this Section.
NOTE: §936 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
A. It is the intention of the legislature that, insofar as is practical and consistent with the efficient administration of state government, programs and services for the elderly population of Louisiana, with the exception of any program administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995, shall eventually be consolidated within the Department of Elderly Affairs, to be administered at the local level by the sixty-four parish voluntary councils on aging.
B. It is further the intention of the legislature that the office of elderly affairs administer all federal funds appropriated, allocated, or otherwise made available to the state for services to the elderly, whether by block grant or in any other form, with the exception of funds for programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health on August 15, 1995. The Department of Elderly Affairs shall distribute such funds in accordance with appropriate state and federal requirements and consistent with this Section.
Acts 1995, No. 1222, §1; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:937. Frail elderly program; administration

RS 46:937 - Frail elderly program; administration
NOTE: §937 eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.
A. The office of elderly affairs shall create the frail elderly program which shall provide home and community services to persons sixty years of age or older who have some degree of functional impairment in areas serviced by a participating voluntary council on aging. Such impairment shall be determined by the comprehensive assessment conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the office.
B. In areas serviced by a voluntary council on aging which agrees to participate, the program shall be administered by the council, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the office.
NOTE: §937 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
A. The Department of Elderly Affairs shall create the frail elderly program which shall provide home and community services to persons sixty years of age or older who have some degree of functional impairment in areas serviced by a participating voluntary council on aging. Such impairment shall be determined by the comprehensive assessment conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
B. In areas serviced by a voluntary council on aging which agrees to participate, the program shall be administered by the council, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
Acts 1992, No. 358, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:937.2. Funding

RS 46:937.2 - Funding
NOTE: §937.2 eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.
Funding for this program shall be provided by:
(1) That portion of appropriations from the state general fund to the parish voluntary councils on aging not needed to match the federal Older Americans Act or other matching fund programs. In January of each year, the office shall certify to the legislature and to the councils on aging the amount of funds available under this program.
(2) Persons eligible for the program shall be assessed an appropriate fee on a sliding scale based upon the person's ability to pay. The fee scale shall be established by the office by regulation and shall provide a minimum income level below which no fee shall be assessed. Fees collected pursuant to this program shall be maintained separate from other funds and shall be used only for the purposes of increasing the provision of any of the services allowed under this program to eligible persons.
NOTE: §937.2 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
Funding for the frail elderly program shall be provided by:
(1) That portion of appropriations from the state general fund to the parish voluntary councils on aging not needed to match the federal Older Americans Act or other matching fund programs. In January of each year, the department shall certify to the legislature and to the councils on aging the amount of funds available under this program.
(2) Persons eligible for the program shall be assessed an appropriate fee on a sliding scale based upon the person's ability to pay. The fee scale shall be established by the department by regulation and shall provide a minimum income level below which no fee shall be assessed. Fees collected pursuant to this program shall be maintained separate from other funds and shall be used only for the purposes of increasing the provision of any of the services allowed under this program to eligible persons.
Acts 1992, No. 358, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:937.3. Duties of the office; reimbursement

RS 46:937.3 - Duties of the office; reimbursement
NOTE: §937.3 eff. until one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier. See Acts 2013, No. 384, §§5 and 9.
A. The office shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer this program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in order to allow for the program to begin operation no later than July, 1993.
B. The office shall establish reimbursement rates for each service provided under this program.
C. The office shall report annually to the legislature on the implementation of the program. The first report shall be delivered to the legislature no later than thirty days prior to the 1994 Regular Session and shall include the office's assessment of the feasibility of the program and any recommendations as to whether the program should be continued, expanded, or discontinued.
NOTE: §937.3 as amended by Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one or more of the 20 depts. of the executive branch is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing the creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
RS 46:937.3 - Duties of the department; reimbursement
A. The department shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer the frail elderly program in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in order to allow for the program to begin operation no later than July, 1993.
B. The department shall establish reimbursement rates for each service provided under this program.
C. The department shall report annually to the legislature on the implementation of the program. The first report shall be delivered to the legislature no later than thirty days prior to the 1994 Regular Session and shall include the office's assessment of the feasibility of the program and any recommendations as to whether the program should be continued, expanded, or discontinued.
Acts 1992, No. 358, §1, eff. June 17, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 384, §5, eff. when one of the 20 executive branch depts. is abolished or a const. amend. authorizing creation of an additional dept. becomes effective, whichever is earlier.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:971. Administration of maternal and child health services

RS 46:971 - Administration of maternal and child health services
In order to extend and improve services for promoting the health of mothers and children in this state, the Louisiana Department of Health shall be the agency of the state of Louisiana to administer those parts of the federal Social Security Act or any amendments thereto, relating to maternal and child health services, and to receive and expend federal moneys for those services.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2007, No. 407, §2, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:972. State plan; rules and regulations

RS 46:972 - State plan; rules and regulations
A. The Louisiana Department of Health may establish a state plan for maternal and child health services and enter any orders and make any rules and regulations which are necessary to carry the plan into effect.
B. The plan shall:
(1) Provide for financial participation by the state.
(2) Provide for the administration of the plan or the supervision of the administration of the plan by the department.
(3) Provide the methods of administration which are necessary for the efficient operation of the plan.
(4) Provide that the department will make such reports in the form and containing the information which the secretary of labor of the United States requires, and that the department will comply with the provisions which the secretary of labor finds necessary to assure the correctness and verification of the reports.
(5) Provide for the extension and improvement of local maternal and child health services administered by local health units.
(6) Provide for cooperation with medical, nursing, and welfare groups and organizations.
(7) Provide for the development of demonstration services in needy areas and among groups in special need.
C. This plan may contain any other provisions necessary to carry out the purpose of this Chapter.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:973. Adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention program

RS 46:973 - Adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention program
The office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall provide a special program of preventive, health, and medical care and health education services for adolescents that concentrates on adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention. The program required by this Section shall include services necessary to prevent or reduce the occurrence of maternal, fetal, and infant deaths, low birth-weight infants, handicapping conditions, unplanned adolescent pregnancies, and births without appropriate intrapartum care.
Acts 1990, No. 731, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:974. Louisiana Prenatal Counseling system

RS 46:974 - Louisiana Prenatal Counseling system
A. The Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, shall coordinate and utilize where practicable the educational, health, and supportive services adopted by the adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention program, pursuant to R.S. 46:973.
B. The department shall maintain a toll free telephone number accessible throughout the state and publish information as to its availability, to advise pregnant women on the existence and availability of counseling services under this program.
C. The department is authorized to adopt all regulations deemed necessary in order to effectuate the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1990, No. 731, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:975. Women's cancer prevention program

RS 46:975 - Women's cancer prevention program
A. The office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall provide a special program of preventive, health, and medical care for women, who otherwise qualify by law, that concentrates on cancer prevention in women. The program required by this Section shall include services necessary to prevent or reduce the occurrence of female cancer by providing minimum mammogram examination and minimum pap smear examination under the following circumstances, subject to available funding derived from any available source.
B. In this Section, "minimum mammography examination" means mammographic examinations, including but not limited to digital breast tomosynthesis, performed no less frequently than the following schedule provides:
(1) One baseline mammogram for any person who is thirty-five through thirty-nine years of age.
(2) One mammogram every twenty-four months for any person who is forty through forty-nine years of age, or more frequently if recommended by her physician.
(3) One mammogram every twelve months for any person who is fifty years of age or older.
C.(1) In this Section, "minimum mammography examination" means an examination, including but not limited to digital breast tomosynthesis, performed routinely according to age requirements as set forth by department regulations, or performed no less frequently than required by the treating physician.
(2) A healthcare facility may advertise and be recognized as accredited if the facility has successfully completed the established dose and image criteria, has been accredited for a three-year period by the American College of Radiology, and maintains current accreditation. Upon receiving accreditation from the American College of Radiology, the identifying certificate issued shall be displayed in a prominent place at the facility.
D. In this Section, "digital breast tomosynthesis" means a radiologic procedure that involves the acquisition of projection images over the stationary breast to produce cross-sectional digital three-dimensional images of the breast.
E. The department shall adopt all regulations deemed necessary in order to effectuate the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1991, No. 969, §1; Acts 1992, No. 359, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5; Acts 2018, No. 494, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:975.1. Preventive cancer screening following a bilateral mastectomy; medical assistance program

RS 46:975.1 - Preventive cancer screening following a bilateral mastectomy; medical assistance program
A. The annual preventive cancer screening provided for in R.S. 22:1077.1 shall be a covered service in the medical assistance program.
B. For the purposes of this Section, "medical assistance program" means the medical assistance program provided for in Title XIX of the Social Security Act as administered by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Acts 2018, No. 461, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:975.2. Mammography; medical assistance program

RS 46:975.2 - Mammography; medical assistance program
A. The minimum mammography examination for women age forty or older as provided for in R.S. 22:1028 shall be a covered service in the medical assistance program.
B. For the purposes of this Section, "medical assistance program" means the medical assistance program provided for in Title XIX of the Social Security Act as administered by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Acts 2018, No. 494, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:977. Vaccinations for certain juveniles in state custody

RS 46:977 - Vaccinations for certain juveniles in state custody
The office of public health shall be responsible for providing and dispensing the hepatitis B vaccine, through the Vaccines for Children Program, to children between the ages of twelve and nineteen who have been placed in the custody of the division of youth services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 2004, No. 624, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance › §46:977.1. Short title

RS 46:977.1 - Short title
This Part may be cited as the "Louisiana Children and Youth Health Insurance Act" and may be referred to as the "Louisiana Children and Youth Health Insurance Program".
Acts 2007, No. 407, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.