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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 73 - Child Placing Agencies-General Provisions › Section V-7331 - Examinations in Conjunction with Training Courses

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A. Applicants for approved training courses
				  may request that certification exams be conducted following the completion of
				  the course. In order to obtain approval from the committee of certification,
				  the applicant (sponsoring individual or organization) must comply with the
				  following requirements and rules.
B. The applications must be submitted to:
				  Administrator, Operator Certification Program, Louisiana Department of Health
				  and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, 6867 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge,
				  LA 70810.
C. Applications must be
				  submitted 30 days prior to the beginning of the course.
D. No exam shall be conducted without prior
				  written approval.
E. Blanket
				  approval for training courses and exams will not be given by the committee of
				  certification, i.e., each training course and each exam period must be approved
				  according to these Rules.
F. No
				  exam shall be approved to follow a training course consisting of less than 32
				  hours. An exception to this Rule may be granted to the Louisiana Conference on
				  Water Supply, Sewerage and Industrial Waste as this organization and its
				  sub-organizations comprise the official training arm of the committee of
				  certification.
G. Approval will be
				  given to conduct exams only for the classes and categories covered by the
				  training course, i.e., for training in Class I, II, III or IV in production,
				  treatment or distribution, or wastewater collection or treatment.
H. The classes and categories for which the
				  course is designed must be stated in the application.
I. The applicant must submit a detailed
				  course outline to include:
1. the goal of the
				  training course;
2. which operators
				  in water and/or wastewater would benefit from taking the course;
3. each subject to be covered;
4. a formal lesson plan for each subject area
				  to be covered;
5. the number of
				  hours covered in each subject;
6.
				  what references will be supplied in the course;
7. what references and materials the student
				  should bring to the course.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 73 - Child Placing Agencies-General Provisions › Section V-7333 - Examination Fees

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A. All fees for
				  examinations shall be paid to the committee of certification.
B. Examination Fees shall be established as
				  authorized by the Legislature, but in no case shall be less than $5 per
				  exam.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
					 40:1141-1151.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 73 - Child Placing Agencies-General Provisions › Section V-7335 - Certification Fees

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A. Certificate
				  fees, in addition to the examination fee, shall be:
1. collected for issuance, renewal and/or
				  reciprocation of all classes of certificates. The amount of the certificate fee
				  shall be as established by the legislature, but in no case shall be less than
				  $10 for certification in the first category in water and/or sewerage and an
				  additional $5 for each added category;
2. communities, municipalities, utilities
				  and/or corporations may elect to utilize a flat fee system regarding their
				  employees' certification. For a fee of $50 per year for either field of water
				  or sewerage or $100 per year for both, all eligible operators may be certified,
				  either initially or renewed. In addition to the flat fee, there will be a $5
				  per certificate charge for each certificate issued. In the instance of the flat
				  fee, the individual operators at each facility will be the responsibility of
				  the principal of the organization and shall be submitted with each renewal
				  (flat fee) payment;
3. duplicate
				  certificates will be issued for a fee of not less than $5 per
				  certificate.
4. water and
				  wastewater operator certificates will be renewed on a two-year basis, with the
				  fees remaining at the same annual rates as are currently in effect but
				  collected every two years.
5. fees
				  are to be paid in the form of a check or money order payable to the Committee
				  of Certification, 6867 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Failure to
				  attend the required training or failure to furnish the required information
				  shall constitute grounds for refusal to renew the certificate.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 73 - Child Placing Agencies-General Provisions › Section V-7337 - Reciprocity

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A. Reciprocity
				  shall be granted at the discretion of the committee of certification, without
				  examination, to holders of comparable certificates issued by other states,
				  territories, or possessions of the United States. The applicant for a
				  certificate under the reciprocity clause must submit his application on an
				  official application blank, obtainable from the administrator. The application
				  must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. The applicant must submit a copy of
				  his certificate or other proof, satisfactory to the committee of certification
				  that he holds a certificate issued by a governmental agency of another state,
				  territory or possession of the United States. Such certificates must have been
				  received after passage of an examination at least equivalent to that given by
				  the Louisiana committee of certification for the level of competency for which
				  application is made.
B. The burden
				  of proof to submit sufficient information for the committee of certification's
				  consideration shall be upon the applicant. If, after receiving such an
				  application, the committee of certification is satisfied that the applicant
				  qualifies for a certificate, it may, at its discretion award him a certificate
				  in the appropriate grade. A reciprocal certificate will not ordinarily be
				  issued unless the applicant is employed, or has accepted employment, in a
				  Louisiana water or wastewater facility.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
					 40:1141-1151.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 73 - Child Placing Agencies-General Provisions › Section V-7339 - Notification

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A. Failure to
				  receive any notices previously mentioned does not relieve the certificate
				  holder or applicant from complying with the rules of the committee of
				  certification. The burden is upon the certificate holder or applicant to
				  provide the committee of certification with a current mailing
				  address.
B. Any request for
				  applications, training course approvals, reciprocity, etc., and/or questions on
				  operator certification should be addressed to: Administrator, Operator
				  Certification Program, DHH-OPH, 6867 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA
				  70810.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
					 40:1141-1151.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 75 - Sewerage Program › Section V-7501 - Purpose

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A. The Sewerage
				  Program of the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is administered
				  by the Office of Preventive and Public Health Services (OPPHS). Program related
				  activities are authorized, delineated and/or mandated by R.S. Title 40 and
				  other related statutes, the Louisiana State Sanitary Code, and Memorandums of
				  Understanding. The purpose of the Sewerage Program is to regulate sewage
				  treatment, sanitary sewerage disposal and other water and wastewater matters in
				  order to safeguard the general public health.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1141-1148, and R. S.
					 2321-2323.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 75 - Sewerage Program › Section V-7503 - Administration

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A. Services
				  rendered by OPPHS in response to Sewerage Program responsibilities are public
				  health-oriented in nature. Program services are offered upon request and are
				  governed by program priorities. Program regulations, as are detailed in Chapter
				  1, 13, and 16 of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code, generally constitute the
				  basis for the majority of the activities attributable to the Sewerage
				  Program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1141-1148, and R.S.
					 40:2321-2323.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 75 - Sewerage Program › Section V-7505 - Services

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A. Among these
				  activities are responsibilities for plans review, permitting, approvals,
				  facilities and premises inspections, surveillance, sample collections,
				  laboratory and field testing, complaint investigations, code compliance
				  assurance and related enforcement. OPPHS may respond to requests from other
				  state and federal agencies, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
				  Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, for comments and/or letters of
				  objection or no objection pertaining to proposed developments or activities
				  which require the approval of such agencies prior to their initiation. Comments
				  or letters of objection or no objection shall be based upon the substantive
				  criteria contained in the Sanitary Code and in any other applicable DHHR
				  regulations. Pursuant to R. S. 48:385 and other state or federal statutory
				  requirements, DHHR may respond to petitions or other opportunities for review
				  or consideration in matters requiring consent or denial of consent, as
				  appropriate. Such considerations shall be based upon the substantive criteria
				  contained in the Sanitary Code and other applicable DHHR regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1141-1148, and R.S.
					 40:2321-2323.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 21 - Residential Licensing › Chapter 75 - Sewerage Program › Section V-7507 - Charges

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A. Sewerage Program
				  services are free of charge. While verbal requests for services may be honored,
				  written requests may be required. Requests shall be conveyed to the chief
				  sanitarian of the parish health unit having jurisdiction over the parish in
				  which the service is to be rendered. Final disposition with respect to service
				  request shall be made by the DHHR secretary or designee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1141-1148, and R.S.
					 40:2321-2323.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 77 - Drinking Water Program › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-7701 - Purpose and Scope

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A. Acting under the
					 authority derived from RS. 40:4, 40:5, and 40:11411151 in addition to an
					 assumption of primacy for the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act granted in 1977
					 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the Office of Preventive and
					 Public Health Services (OPPHS) conducts a program for the regulation of public
					 water supplies in order to protect the public against disease transmitted
					 through water supplied for drinking, cooking and washing purposes. OPPHS staff
					 provides technical assistance and guidance to managers of water systems which
					 must function in compliance with federal program requirements and to persons
					 with individual private water supplies. OPPHS regulations pertaining to the
					 certification of public water supply operators pursuant to R.S.40:1141-1151 are
					 published separately.
B. Procedures
					 used to enforce OPPHS regulations embodied in Chapter 12 of the Louisiana State
					 Sanitary Code are described in Chapter 1 of that code. Chapter 12 of the State
					 Sanitary Code, entitled "Water Supplies" includes requirements pertaining to
					 permits to construct and operate public water supplies, approval of plans for
					 new supplies or modifications to existing supplies, the operation of supplies,
					 water quality monitoring, standards of water quality; record keeping; reporting
					 requirements; and public notification requirements.
C. Drinking Water Program activities include:
					 plans review; both routine and investigative monitoring/inspection of water
					 quality for bacteriological, chemical and radiological contaminants; technical
					 and emergency advisory assistance to public water supplies. Although public
					 water supplies are not charged for these services, these activities are limited
					 by budgetary restraints, staff workload, and similar factors affecting the
					 prioritization of program activities.
D. Public water supplies seeking information
					 about the foregoing activities or persons wishing additional information or
					 desiring to make a complaint may contact their parish health unit or regional
					 office of OPPHS.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						40:4,
						R.S.
						40:5, R.S. 40:1141-1151, and  41 CFR 142
						(B) .
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 77 - Drinking Water Program › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-7703 - Services

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A. Services
					 available upon request to the owners of individual private water supplies
					 include technical advice, inspection of construction, water sampling
					 (bacteriological), and evaluation of wells/springs/cisterns. These services are
					 provided free of charge when program resources are available. In addition,
					 sampling and analysis in the OPPHS laboratories for chemical or radiological
					 contamination is available when in the determination of the OPPHS district
					 engineer, a need exists. Such need may be evidenced by a physician's request or
					 by the proximity of the water supply to a pollution source. Sampling and
					 analysis in the OPPHS laboratories for biological contamination (including the
					 coliform test) is available on request except when, in the judgement of the
					 parish health unit's chief sanitarian repeat sampling would be redundant.
					 Request for services by owners of individual private water supplies should be
					 made to the local parish health unit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40;4,
						R.S.
						40:5, R.S. 40:1141-1151, and  41 CFR 142
						(B) .
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 77 - Drinking Water Program › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-7705 - Other Regulatory Programs

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A.
					 Several other regulatory programs have an impact on drinking water, including
					 pollution control programs of the Louisiana Department of Environmental
					 Quality, the Office of Conservation in the Louisiana Department of Natural
					 Resources, and the Office of Public Works in the Louisiana Department of
					 Transportation and Development.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						40:4,
						R.S.
						40:5, R.S. 40:1141-1151, and  41 CFR 142
						(B) .
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 77 - Drinking Water Program › Subchapter B - Public Water System Capacity Development › Section V-7707 - Introduction

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A. The Department
					 of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health (OPH) is the state agency
					 within Louisiana granted primary enforcement responsibility from the United
					 States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to ensure that public water
					 systems (PWSs) within the state are in dompliance with state drinking water
					 regulations which are as stringent or more stringent thatn federal drinking
					 warer regulations adopted inaccordance with the Safe Water Act (SDWA) (42 U.S.C.
					 300 f et seq.). The SDWA Amendments of 1996
					 authorized the state to develop and implement a capacity development
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 77 - Drinking Water Program › Subchapter B - Public Water System Capacity Development › Section V-7711 - Definitions

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A. The following
					 terms used in these regulations shall have the following meanings
Business Plan
-includes, but not limited
						to, an explanation of the assets of the system, the service area's basic needs,
						how these needs are to be addressed, and how the system is goin to operate and
						sustain itself over time.
Committee of Certification
-the
						committee created by
						R.S.
						40:1141 through 1151, responsible for
						certification of public water system operators.
Community Water System
-a public water
						system that serves year-round residents within a residential setting.
Department
-the Office of Public Health
						(OPH) of the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH).
Financial Capacity
-relates to, but not
						limited to, ownership accountability, staffing and organization, and effective
						external linkages.
Managerial Capacity
-relates to, but not
						limited to, ownership accountability, staffing and organization, and effective
						external linkages.
Non-Transient Non-Community Water
						System
-a public water system that is not a community system and
						regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons (non-residents) over six
						months per year.
Operator
-the individual(s), as
						determined by the state, who is in attendance, onsite at a public water system
						and whose performance, judgment and direction affects either the safety,
						sanitary quality or quantity of water treated or delivered.
Public Water System
-a system for the
						provision to the public of water for potable purposes, through pipes or other
						constructed conveyances, if the system has at least 15 service connections or
						regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily for at least 60
						days out of the year. The term includes:
a. any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution
						facilities under the control of the operator of the system and used primarily
						in connection with the system; and
b. any collection or pre-treatment storage facilities not
						under such control which are used primarily in connection with the
						system.
State
-the state of Louisiana or any
						agency or instrumentality thereof.
State Health Officer
-the assistant
						secretary of the Department of health and Hospitals and/or his authorized
						representative.
Technical Capacity
-related to, but not
						limited to, source water adequacy, infrastructure adequacy, and technical
						knowledge and implementation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						40:4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 77 - Drinking Water Program › Subchapter B - Public Water System Capacity Development › Section V-7719 - Miscellaneous

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A. Evaluations.
					 Evaluations to determine technical, managerial, and financial capacity will be
					 conducted in accordance with a developed strategy prepared by the department in
					 partnership with concerned parties and for which approval has been given by
					 USEPA.
B. Coordination.
					 Implementation of the strategy will be coordinated between the Department staff
					 and contracting parties.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						40:4.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 78 - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund › Section V-7801 - Introduction

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A. The Department
				  of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health (OPH) is the state agency
				  within Louisiana granted primary enforcement responsibility from the United
				  States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that Public Water
				  Systems (PWSs) within the state are in compliance with state drinking water
				  regulations which equal or exceed federal drinking water regulations adopted in
				  accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (42U.S.C.
				  300 f et seq.). The SDWA Amendments of 1996
				  authorized a state revolving loan fund program to assist water systems in
				  financing the costs of infrastructure improvements to facilitate compliance
				  with and further the health protection objectives of the SDWA.
B. In accordance with the Louisiana
				  Constitution and authorizing legislation, the Department of Environmental
				  Quality (DEQ) is assisting OPH in the financial administration of the Drinking
				  Water Revolving Loan Fund (the fund). Regulations governing the revolving loan
				  fund program are promulgated by both OPH and DEQ.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:2821 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 78 - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund › Section V-7803 - Authority

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A. Act 480 of the
				  1997 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature amended and reenacted
				  R.S.
				  30:2011(A)(3) and (D)(23),
				  2073(8), 2074(A)(4), 2078(A), and (B)(1), the introductory paragraph of (B)(2),
				  (B)(2)(a) and (I), (B)(3), and (C), 2079(A), 2080, 2081, 2083, 2087 and 2088,
				  and enacted
				  R.S.
				  30:2074(B)(8) and Chapter 32
				  of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprising
				  R.S.40:2821-2826, relative to state funds; creates the fund; provides for
				  administration of the fund program by OPH, including the authority to establish
				  assistance priorities and perform oversight and other related activities;
				  authorizes the secretary of DEQ to administer the financial and environmental
				  review aspects of the fund; requires that certain monies received be deposited
				  into the fund; authorizes imposition of administrative fees; provides for
				  rulemaking authority; provides for an exemption to certain public bond trust
				  restrictions; and provides for related matters.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:2821 et
					 seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 78 - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund › Section V-7807 - Pre-Application and Eligibility for Participation

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A. Pre-Application. To be considered for
				  financial assistance, a completed pre-application must be submitted to the
				  department by the applicant, using the form(s) provided by the
				  department.
B. Letter of Intent. An
				  applicant shall include a letter of intent to the department as part of the
				  pre-application package.
C.
				  Eligible Projects. Financial assistance may be provided only for the
				  construction of drinking water facilities as described in a system improvement
				  plan approved by the department. The department may consider only applications
				  for projects by community water systems, both publicly and privately owned, and
				  nonprofit noncommunity water systems.
D. Project Priority Rating. All eligible
				  projects for which a pre-application is submitted will be assigned a priority
				  rating annually by the department based upon the priority criteria described in
				  the Intended Use Plan submitted to the EPA each year as part of the federal
				  capitalization grant application.
E. Allowable/Eligible Costs
1. Allowable cost determinations, based on
				  applicable federal law and guidance, will be made by the department on a
				  project-by-project basis.
2.
				  Pre-Application Conference. Applicants whose pre-application project falls in
				  the fundable portion of the annual priority list, and who have demonstrated a
				  commitment to proceed with the application process, shall be invited to an
				  application conference with the department and the DEQ in order to insure the
				  applicant is acquainted with program requirements and to assist the applicant
				  in preparing an application.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 78 - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund › Section V-7809 - Application Requirements and Loan Conditions

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A. Limitation on Applications. An application
				  shall only be funded after authorization from both the department and the DEQ.
				  Completed application packages shall be provided to both the department and the
				  DEQ simultaneously.
B. Application
				  Package. The contents of the application package must contain all applicable
				  information required by the department including, but not limited to, the
				  following:
1. System Improvement Plan. The
				  applicant will submit a System Improvement Plan (SIP) consisting of those
				  necessary plans, specifications and studies that directly relate to
				  construction of drinking water facilities. The SIP must contain enough
				  information to allow the department to perform an engineering review of the
				  proposed project to determine compliance with the State Sanitary Code, and to
				  allow for the appropriate environmental review as required by the
				  DEQ.
2. Financial Information. The
				  applicant is required to submit sufficient information to demonstrate its
				  legal, institutional, managerial, and financial capability to ensure the
				  construction, operation, and maintenance of the drinking water facilities and
				  repayment of the loan, interest, and administrative fees.
3. Site Certificate. he applicant must submit
				  a certificate executed by an attorney certifying that the applicanthas acquired
				  all property sites, easements, rights-of-way, or specific use permits necessary
				  for construction, operation, and maintenance of the project described in the
				  approved SIP.
4. Engineering
				  Review. The department will perform a technical review of the SIP to insure
				  that the proposed improvements are necessary and eligible for program funding,
				  and that the completed project will result in compliance with the SDWA and any
				  applicable state drinking water regulations. This review shall include the
				  review of bidding documents to verify that the proposed contractor has complied
				  with all applicable federal cross-cutting authorities and has or will have all
				  required bonds and insurance certificates.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 25 - Drinking Water › Chapter 78 - Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund › Section V-7811 - Miscellaneous

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A. Coordination.
				  Coordination of project review and approval for funding shall be conducted in
				  accord with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be executed by the
				  department and the DEQ.
B.
				  Inspection During Construction. By making application for financial assistance
				  to the department, applicants consent and agree to allow the department and/or
				  the DEQ the right of reasonable access and opportunity for inspection as
				  follows.
1. From the time a completed
				  application for financial assistance is received by the department, throughout
				  all stages of construction, and at any other time while financial assistance
				  from the department to the applicant is outstanding, the department shall have
				  the right to inspect any and all projects, and any and all incidental works,
				  areas, facilities and premises otherwise pertaining to the project for which
				  application is made.
2. The
				  department and the DEQ shall further have the same right of inspection to
				  examine any and all books, accounts, records, contracts, or other instruments,
				  documents, or information in the possession of the applicant or its
				  contractors, agents, employees, or representatives which relate in any respect
				  to the receipt, deposit, or expenditure of project-related financial assistance
				  funds.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 27 - Plans Review › Chapter 79 - General Provisions › Section V-7901 - Plans Reviewed by the Parish Sanitarian

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A. The builder/owner/developer responsible
				  for the following entities shall submit plans and specifications to the parish
				  health unit for review and approval. The review and approval of plans and
				  specifications are the responsibility of the parish sanitarian. This
				  responsibility does not preclude district or regional engineer assistance if
				  requested by the parish sanitarian. Plans and specifications must be submitted
				  to the parish health unit for the following entities:
1. Food service establishments, including but
				  not limited to: restaurants, bars, groceries, school cafeterias departments of
				  institutions and mobile food processors or vendors.
2. Water supplies of less than 3,000 gallons
				  per day. 3. Sewerage facilities which handle less than 3,000 gallons per
				  day.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 27 - Plans Review › Chapter 79 - General Provisions › Section V-7903 - Plans Reviewed by the District Engineer

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A. There shall be four OPPHS district areas.
				  District 1 consists of State Planning Regions I and III. District 2 consists of
				  State Planning Regions II and IV. District 3 consists of State Planning Regions
				  IV and V, and District 4 consists of State Planning Regions VI and
				  III.
B. The following plans shall
				  be submitted by the builder/owner/developer to the district engineers (or to
				  parish health unit who in turn will forward them to the district engineer) for
				  review.
1. State projects
2. Jails
3. Schools
4. Institutions
5. Hospitals
6. Nursing homes
7. Public swimming pools
8. Public water facilities greater than 3,000
				  per day
9. Public sewerage
				  facilities greater than 3,000 per day
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-8001 - Scope and Authority

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A. This
					 Chapter, adopted pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 36:254(B)(7), the federal
					 Safe Drinking Water Act (42
					 USC 300f et seq.) and its implementing
					 regulations (40 CFR Parts 141 and 143), and the State Sanitary Code (LAC 51)
					 constitutes the Department of Health, Office of Public Health (hereinafter
					 referred to as "department") regulations governing the certification of
					 laboratories performing drinking water analyses required to be performed by
					 regulations or orders issued pursuant to those acts and regulations. The
					 authority of the department to grant, maintain or revoke a laboratory's State
					 Certification shall not be delegated to an outside person or body. Portions of
					 the certification process may be contracted out by the department but the
					 authority to grant, maintain, suspend or revoke certification remains with the
					 department. This Chapter establishes the procedures for obtaining and
					 maintaining certification, and the criteria and procedures laboratories shall
					 follow in analyzing drinking water samples.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254(B)(7).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-8003 - Construction

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A. These rules
					 shall be liberally construed to permit the department to discharge its
					 statutory functions, and to effectuate the purposes of the laboratory
					 certification program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254(B)(7).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-8005 - Purpose of the Regulations

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A. This
					 Chapter is promulgated for the following purposes:
1. to establish a certification program for
					 laboratories performing analyses of drinking water samples;
2. to establish the administrative procedures
					 to be followed by laboratories seeking certification and by laboratories
					 maintaining certification;
3. to
					 establish the categories and parameters for which laboratories may be
					 certified;
4. to require that the
					 certification status of a laboratory be contingent upon that laboratory's
					 continued compliance with the standards set forth herein; and
5. to establish the enforcement procedures
					 the department shall follow to ensure that all certified laboratories or
					 laboratories seeking certification are in compliance with this
					 Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-8007 - Certification Program Requirements

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A.
					 The laboratory certification program is voluntary and open to any laboratory to
					 apply for certification. However, any laboratory wishing to analyze drinking
					 water samples for compliance with regulations adopted or orders issued pursuant
					 to the Safe Drinking Water Act, or
					 R.S.
					 36:254(B)(7),
					 R.S.
					 36:254(B)(8),
					 R.S.40:4(A)(8),
					 R.S.40:5(6),
					 R.S.40:5.9,
					 or Part XII of the department's Sanitary Code (LAC 51) shall follow the
					 procedures set forth herein in order to obtain and maintain
					 certification.
B. Certified
					 laboratories and laboratories seeking certification shall analyze all drinking
					 water samples in accordance with the procedures and methods required by this
					 Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254(B)(7).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-8009 - Incorporation by Reference

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A. The
					 department hereby adopts and incorporates into these regulations:
1. the "National Primary Drinking Water
					 Regulations,"  40 CFR 141, July 1, 2019 edition;
2. the "National Secondary Drinking Water
					 Regulations,"  40 CFR 143, July 1, 2019 edition; and
3. the Manual for the Certification of
					 Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water, Criteria and Procedures Quality
					 Assurance Fifth Edition (EPA 815-R-05-04) January 2005 including Supplement
					 1(EPA 815-F-08-006), June 2008, both published by the United States
					 Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA or EPA).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-8011 - Program Information

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A. Unless
					 otherwise specified, any questions concerning the requirements of this program
					 as detailed in this Chapter should be directed to:
Laboratory Certification Program
Department of Health
Office of Public Health
1209 Leesville Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-219-5200
www.ldh.la.gov/lab
1. All requests for information and
					 performance testing data shall be submitted to the entity above.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section V-8013 - Severability

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A. If any Section,
					 Subsection, Paragraph, Clause, Subclause, Division, or other portion of this
					 Chapter is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the remainder of this Chapter shall not be affected
					 thereby.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254(B)(7).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter B - Program Procedures and Requirements › Section V-8015 - Scope

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A. This Subchapter
					 establishes the following:
1. requirements of
					 certification;
2. categories for
					 which certification is available;
3. procedures for becoming a certified
					 drinking water laboratory;
4.
					 procedures for a certified drinking water laboratory to renew or modify its
					 certification;
5. procedures for
					 cancellation, suspension, and revocation of certification; and,
6. fees for certification.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter B - Program Procedures and Requirements › Section V-8017 - Requirements of Certification

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A. All
					 water sample analyses performed for the purpose of determining compliance with
					 the chemical, physical, or radiological requirements of the State's primary and
					 secondary drinking water regulations, or when required by order issued by the
					 department pursuant to the authority of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or
					 any other regulations adopted pursuant to those acts, shall be performed in
					 laboratories certified for this purpose pursuant to this Chapter. Analyses
					 performed in laboratories not so certified shall not be accepted by the
					 department as being in compliance with the requirements, regulations or orders
					 of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
B. To be clear, the requirements of LAC
					 48:V.8009.A.l and 8009. A.2 shall apply to all laboratories regardless of the
					 number of categories specified in
					 §8019 for which
					 the laboratory is seeking certification. The requirements of Paragraphs
					 8019.A.1, 8019.A.2 and 8019.A.3 shall apply dependent upon the particular
					 category or categories for which the laboratory is seeking
					 certification.
C. Primary
					 certification shall only be granted to laboratories located in the state of
					 Louisiana. The department shall, in accord with the provisions of this Section,
					 grant reciprocity to a laboratory located outside of the state of Louisiana if
					 the laboratory requesting certification also meets each of the following
					 requirements:
1. the laboratory is accredited
					 by a The NELAC Institute (TNI), the National Environmental Laboratory
					 Accreditation Program (NELAP) recognized primary accreditation body;
2. the laboratory submits an acceptable
					 application for certification to the State; and
3. the laboratory pays all applicable
					 fees;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter B - Program Procedures and Requirements › Section V-8021 - Application Procedures for Laboratories Located in Louisiana

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A. The owner or
					 director of a laboratory who wishes an in-state laboratory to be certified in
					 any or all of the certification categories and fields of
					 certification/parameters thereof, described in the federal Safe Drinking Water
					 Act regulations or
					 §8019 of this
					 Chapter, shall apply for certification to the department in writing on forms
					 provided by the department. Laboratories applying for certification may be
					 fixed-base or mobile. The department shall determine what constitutes an
					 individual fixed-base laboratory when noncontiguous laboratory facilities
					 operate under the same ownership, technical directorship, and quality system as
					 the parent laboratory. A separate certification is not required for a mobile
					 laboratory that is owned by a certified fixed-base laboratory, operates under
					 the same quality system as the fixed-based laboratory, performs a subset of the
					 analyses for which the fixed-base laboratory is certified, and analyzes samples
					 exclusively from within the state. Separate certification is required for a
					 mobile laboratory that is owned by a fixed-base laboratory but operates under a
					 different quality system or performs analyses for which the parent fixed-base
					 laboratory is not certified.
B. If
					 the applicant fails to submit all the information requested or fails to submit
					 the appropriate fees, the department shall reject the application without
					 prejudice and the applicant notified. The application fee is
					 nonrefundable.
C. If the applicant
					 submits a complete, signed application, the appropriate fee, proficiency data
					 (if required), quality manual (if required), and the information submitted
					 meets the minimum requirements of this Chapter for the category or categories
					 for which certification is requested, the application shall be accepted.
					 Acceptance of the application does not authorize the laboratory to perform
					 water analyses regulated by this Chapter. The applicant shall be notified of
					 the acceptance and shall be subject to an evaluation including but not limited
					 to the following:
1. personnel;
2. proficiency testing;
3. on-site assessment; and
4. quality assurance/quality control
					 procedures.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter B - Program Procedures and Requirements › Section V-8023 - Application Procedures for Laboratories Not Located in Louisiana

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A. Laboratories
					 located outside of Louisiana, possessing LNI NELAP accreditation from an
					 approved NELAP accreditation body, and desiring to perform water analyses in
					 any or all of the categories described in
					 §8019 for public
					 water systems (PWSs) and for other potable water supplies located in Louisiana,
					 or as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act regulations or Part XII
					 of the Louisiana Sanitary Code (LAC 51), shall apply for reciprocal
					 certification in accordance with the procedures set forth in
					 §8017 and
					 §8021 and shall
					 submit the standard fee amount(s) specified under
					 §8027 for the
					 category or categories being applied for.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254(B)(7).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter B - Program Procedures and Requirements › Section V-8025 - Renewal of Certification

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A.
					 Applications for renewals of certification will be accepted by the department
					 from October 15 through December 1 of each year and shall be submitted at least
					 30 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the current certificate on
					 forms provided by the department. The appropriate application fee must
					 accompany the application in accordance with
					 §8027
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254(B)(7).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter B - Program Procedures and Requirements › Section V-8027 - Fees

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A. Owners of
					 laboratories applying for certification or renewal of certification shall
					 submit the appropriate fee obtained from the annual fee schedule below along
					 with the required application materials. Fees are nonrefundable.
Annual Laboratory Certification Fee
								  Schedule
Chemistry Category/Categories
Fee
Inorganic
$750
Organic
$800
Both Inorganic and Organic
$1000
Radiological Testing
$800
B. The annual fees shall not be prorated and
					 shall apply in full to any portion of the calendar year which remains prior to
					 the annual renewal date.
C. Lhis
					 Section is also applicable to laboratories approved for interim
					 certification.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254(B)(7) [the same fee
						schedule amounts initially adopted in LR 15:968 (November 20, 1989) under this
						statute's authority].