Chapter Chapter 1. General Provisions

A. The Office of Preventive and Public Health Services (OPPHS) shall entertain petitions for declaratory orders and rulings as to the applicability of any statutory provision, the enforcement of which is under the jurisdiction of this agency, or any rule or order of this agency, …

A. The purpose and intent of this Chapter is to provide the maximum opportunity for small and emerging businesses to become competitive in a non-preferential modern economy. This purpose shall be accomplished by providing a program of assistance and promotion.

A. Home health services shall be based on an expectation that the care and services are medically reasonable and appropriate for the treatment of an illness or injury, and that the services can be performed adequately by the agency in the recipient's home or place of residence. F…

A. A licensee must file with the assistant secretary a bond written by a surety company authorized to do business in this state for each licensed office in the sum of $5,000. The beneficiary of said bond shall be the assistant secretary. An approved bond form (OOL-2) must be exec…

A. The following definitions shall apply in this Part. Direct Rollover―a payment by the plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee. Distributee―includes an employee or former employee. In addition, the employee's or former employee's surviving spouse and th…

A. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It shall hold its regular meeting on the first Thursday of each month, or, in the case of a state or federal holiday, an alternative day within the 45-day window. Special meetings may be called upon giving three days' adv…

A. The provisions of the Act relating to definitions, words and terms are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof and will therefore apply and govern the interpretation of these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires or unless specifically redefined in…

A. These regulations are promulgated under authority of the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act (R.S. 30:2001 et seq.) by order of the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.

A. A PACE organization shall be licensed as an adult day health care (ADHC) provider. B. If a PACE organization uses their own staff to provide personal care attendant (PCA) services to PACE participants, the PACE organization shall acquire a home and community‒based services (HC…

A. All meetings of the board shall be called by the chairman or by a majority of the board. The chairman shall notify the members of the board of any meeting in writing at least three days in advance, unless such notice is waived by the members. All meetings shall be held at the …

A. The goals of these regulations are: 1. to protect citizens who cannot protect themselves when threatened or endangered by a weather event or disaster; 2. to reduce loss of life due to impediments to self-evacuation from a weather event or disaster; 3. to protect essential work…

A. Voice evaluation or voice therapy coverage is excluded from the Title XIX Medical Assistance Program. This includes instructions in use and hygiene of the voice as treatment for vocal cord nodules or hoarseness, and related conditions, unless it is serious enough to interfere …

A. The purpose of these regulations is: 1. to establish an agreement for providing governmental services and resources in preparation for, response to and recovery from any disaster resulting in a formal declaration of emergency; and 2. to provide an easily accessible source of i…

A. All rules of the board shall be adopted, amended or repealed in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. B. The board, on its own motion or in response to the petition of any interested person, may request the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule pursuant to R.S. …

A. LAFA officers shall be a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary who shall serve terms of one year but may be elected for an indefinite number of terms. B. After the initial election of officers, the officers shall be elected at LAFA's regular meeting during the first quarter o…

A. These regulations are promulgated under authority of the Tanning Facility Regulation Act comprising R.S. 40:2701 through 2719 (Act No. 587 of 1990), as amended by Act No. 193 of 2014.

A. Within a reasonable period of time before making an eligible rollover distribution, the executive director or the assistant executive director of the fund shall provide a written explanation to the recipient of such a distribution explaining the following: 1. the provisions un…

A. These rules are adopted pursuant to R.S. 39:140-143 and R.S. 39:1751-1755.

A. A listing of items of state property alphabetized by their commonly used names will be developed and maintained by the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency director or his designee. A code number representing each item will be designated. These codes and only these codes are m…

A. A schedule of meetings identifying which will be conducted via electronic means and which will be conducted as in-person meetings shall be posted on the agency’s website at wlf.louisiana.gov. B. All members of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, whether participating from t…

A. Number and Qualifications of Board Members. The board shall consist of 20 members, unless R.S. 51:923 is amended to provide for a different number of board members. Fifteen members shall be appointed by the governor from among representatives of the major economic groups withi…

A. The purposes and intent of this program are to provide the maximum opportunity for small entrepreneurships to become so certified as small entrepreneurships and thereby become eligible to participate in a competitive modern business economy, to facilitate their access to state…

A. As provided under R.S. 11:1402(8), actuarial equivalent shall be defined using the following assumptions. 1. Interest shall be compounded annually at the rate of 7 1/2 percent per annum. 2. Annuity rates shall be determined on the basis of RP2000 combined healthy table set bac…

A. The provisions of the Act relating to definitions, words and terms are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof and will therefore apply and govern the interpretation of these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires or unless specifically redefined in…

A. For the purposes of these rules, the following definitions apply. Act—the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law, Chapter 10, R.S. 23. Carrier—unless otherwise indicated, insurance companies, self-insured employers and group self-insured employers. Clerk—the clerks of the distric…

A. In accordance with R.S. 49:953(C)(1), any interested person may petition an agency to adopt a new rule, or to amend or repeal an existing rule. B. To petition an agency within the Division of Administration for changes to the agency’s current rules, or for the adoption of new …

A. The words defined herein shall have the following meanings when used in these Rules and Regulations for this Subpart. All other words used and not defined shall have their usual meanings unless specifically defined in Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. Aquifer―a groun…

A. Any person required to be licensed or permitted by the department by authority of the Louisiana Gaming Control Law, 1996 Acts, First Extraordinary Session, Number 7, enacting R.S. 27:1 et seq., and whose license or permit, or the renewal thereof, has been denied by the departm…

A. All applications for permits to drill wells for oil or gas or core test wells below the fresh water sands shall be made on Form MD-10-R or revisions thereof, and mailed or delivered to the district office. These applications, in duplicate, shall be accompanied by three copies …

A. Effective July 1, 2013 and continuing through June 30, 2015, as provided by R.S. 11:1588(A) actuarial equivalent shall be defined by using the following assumptions. 1. Interest shall be compounded annually at the rate of 7.5 percent per annum. a. For single life option factor…

A. Any interested person may, pursuant to R.S. 49:953(C), request the commission to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule (rule change) that the commission has the authority to make. B. A request for a rule change shall be in writing and shall contain the following information: 1. a dra…

A. General Provision. The administrative authority may, upon written application therefor or upon his or her own initiative, grant such exemptions or exceptions from the requirements of these regulations as he or she determines are authorized by law and which will not result in u…

A. The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 2014, as amended through P.L. 114-95, enacted December 10, 2015, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. B. Code of Federal Regulations. Volume 34, Sections 361, 363, 367, 370, and 397. Volume 45, Section 1329. C. Louisiana Revised Statut…

A. The purposes and intent of this program are to provide the maximum opportunity for Small Entrepreneurships to become so certified as "Veteran-owned small entrepreneurship" or "Service-connected disabled veteran-owned small entrepreneurship" and thereby become eligible to parti…

A. In order to qualify for ABA-based therapy services, a Medicaid recipient must meet the following criteria. The recipient must: 1. be from birth up to 21 years of age; 2. exhibit the presence of excesses and/or deficits of behaviors that significantly interfere with home or com…

A. The chairman is authorized to exercise all powers and authority of the board except that the chairman shall not: 1. enter into contracts in excess of $100,000; 2. adopt rules; 3. enter into the casino operating contract on behalf of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, provided…

A. Each licensee and registrant shall maintain records showing the receipt, storage, transfer, and disposal of all sources of radiation. B. Each licensee shall perform and maintain records of an annual inventory of all sealed sources. Records shall be maintained showing the seale…

A. Unless otherwise provided by the statutes, rules and regulations of the office of conservation, financial security shall be required by the operator of record (operator) pursuant to this Section for each applicable well as further set forth herein in order to ensure that such …

A. The Patient’s Compensation Fund is a special fund established by R.S. 40:1299.44, funded by surcharges paid by private health care providers enrolled with the fund, to provide just compensation to patients suffering loss, damages, or expense as the result of professional malpr…

A. Terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the same meaning given to them in R.S. 39:2171 et seq., unless the context clearly requires otherwise. B. In this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings provided herein, unless the context clearly indicates o…

A. When used in these regulations, the following terms shall have meanings as set forth below. Applicant―an individual, firm or business that seeks to be certified as a small entrepreneurship. Certification―the determination and acknowledgement that a business qualifies for desig…

A. Each licensee and registrant shall afford the department, at all reasonable times, opportunity to inspect sources of radiation and the premises and facilities wherein such sources of radiation are used or stored. B. Each licensee and registrant shall make available to the depa…

A. All provisions of this Subpart are enforced pursuant to Louisiana's Ground Water Management Law, R.S. 38:3097.1, et seq. Violation of any statute, regulation, rule, or order issued or promulgated pursuant to these laws may result in the issuance of an order requiring complianc…

A. All applications for permits to repair (except ordinary maintenance operations), abandon (plug and abandon), acidize, deepen, perforate, perforate and squeeze, plug (plug back), plug and perforate, plug back and side-track, plug and squeeze, pull casing, side-track, squeeze, s…

A. The board shall perform the duties and functions as authorized by the provisions of these regulations and the regulatory authority with respect to the regulation of fantasy sports contests as provided by R.S. 27:15.

A. When used in these regulations, the following terms shall have meanings as set forth below. Certification―the determination that a business qualifies for designation as a small and emerging business. Deputy Secretary―the deputy secretary of Louisiana Economic Development. Depu…

A. The department is authorized to take enforcement action by imposing civil penalties against any entity that has a license, permit or casino contract, for violation of the provisions of the Louisiana Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Control Act, R.S. 27:41 et seq., the…