Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Each notice of benefit determination which the administrator is required to furnish the claimant shall, in addition to stating the decision and its reason, include a notice specifying the claimant's appeal rights. The notice of appeal rights shall state clearly the place and m…

A. R.S. 23:905 governs the agency's sharing Louisiana workers' employer and wage information (hereinafter shared information) with third-party vendors that facilitate the obtaining of such information by third parties under circumstances where such sharing is permitted by 20 CFR …

A. Claims personnel will give each claimant such assistance as is appropriate and practicable in finding suitable work and at their discretion determine when more complete placement and employment services by employment service personnel are necessary and appropriate.

A. Section 1600(4) of the Louisiana Employment Security Law, pertaining to a waiting period of one week, is not applicable to claims for extended compensation. B. All disqualifications for regular benefits apply to extended benefits in the same manner and to the same extent as to…

Approved Training⎯training to which an individual has been referred by the administrator of the Louisiana Workforce Commission or his duly authorized representative. 1. Referral to training will be made to vocational training, basic education or other short term vocationally dire…

A. For purposes of R.S. 23:1601(1): Full-Time Employment―employment which requires the individual's presence for the major portion of the normal work-day, week, or month. Full-time employment is that employment which normally provides an individual with the major portion of his e…

A. For the purpose of R.S. 23:1472(19) an individual who was the principal officer or controlling stockholder of a corporation, partnership or proprietorship or related to him in any degree as set forth in Paragraph (a) thereof, shall be deemed to be "unemployed" if: 1. the corpo…

A. An appeal of a determination to offset unemployment benefits under R.S. 23:1665.2 shall be limited to the authority of the administrator of the Louisiana Workforce Commission to offset against benefits payable to the claimant and shall be conducted in accordance with R.S. 23:1…

A. If the administrator grants an employer the right to be recognized as a corporate group, the rate will be assigned as follows. B. A new number will be assigned to the parent corporation. The rate for the then current year will be based on the combined experience rating records…

A. The agency will notify the claimant by mail or other delivery method if the administrator has received information that the claimant has earned unreported wages for the weeks claimed. 1. The claimant shall have seven days from the date of the mailing to respond. a. The claiman…

A. Requirements for Waiver of Recovery of Overpayments 1. A waiver of the overpayment may be granted only if: a. the claimant was without fault in causing the overpayment; b. repayment would be against equity and good conscience; and c. the claimant provided supporting documentat…

A. This Rule prescribes an acceptable repayment schedule for the purpose of collecting overpaid benefits pursuant to R.S. 23:1713. 1. The amount of overpayment is immediately due and payable on demand upon exhaustion of the right to appeal: a. a determination of overpayment; and/…

A. For the purpose of exclusion of medical services rendered by a physician or professional corporation on behalf of a hospital or other medical facility or institution under R.S. 23:1472(12)(H)(XIX), written certification from the Internal Revenue Service of exemption as an inde…

A. The totality of the circumstances will be considered in determining whether workers are properly classified as employees or independent contractors, including the following factors regarding control and direction of each individual worker’s position under R.S. 23:1472(12)(E)(I…

A. All employers must file quarterly, annual, and amended wage reports electronically for any reports due after January 31, 2014. B. All employer’s agents and professional employer organizations, as defined in R.S. 23:1761, must file quarterly, annual, and amended wage reports el…

A. Definitions Criminal History Background Checks—a review of an individual’s criminal history on the national level through the use of fingerprints sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the state level, through the use of fingerprints sent to the Louisiana Bureau of…

A. Pursuant to R.S. 23:1621, employers are required to provide notification of the availability of unemployment insurance benefits (UI). This Section prescribes an additional requirement that employers shall notify each individual employee at the time of separation from employmen…

A. The following acts shall be considered as violations under the Seed Law or this Part: 1. selling, distributing, or offering or handling for sale any agricultural or vegetable seed without registering with the commissioner as a seed dealer or maintaining a seed dealer’s license…

A. The name of this board is the "Louisiana Engineers Selection Board," hereinafter referred to as "board," and its domicile shall be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

B. Any member desiring to resign from the board shall submit his/her resignation, in writing by registered mail, to the American Council of Engineering Companies of Louisiana (formerly Consulting Engineers Council of Louisiana, Inc.) and the Louisiana Engineering Society, with a …

A. The objective of this board is to provide a system for the selection of professional services rendered by engineers, licensed to practice in the state of Louisiana, that is impartial, equitable, and in the best public interest of the citizens of Louisiana.

A. The board shall be composed of six members, appointed or elected, serving terms in accordance with the provisions of the authority set forth in

A. The officers of this board shall be a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed in §303 and by these rules. B. The chairperson shall: 1. be the presiding officer at meetings of the board; 2. have the authority to order a special mee…

A. The office of secretary shall be furnished to the board by the Office of Facility Planning and Control, subject to approval by the board. B. The secretary shall: 1. be under the general supervision of the board; 2. give notice of all meetings of the board and its committees to…

A. A regular meeting of the board shall be held on the second Wednesday in the months of January, April, July, and October of each year unless such meeting is waived by the chairperson as unnecessary. B. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or shall be called upon th…

A. Committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the chairperson of the board, as he/she shall deem necessary to carry on the work of the board.

A. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the board in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these rules of organization and any special rules of order that the board may adopt…

A. Only the votes of members present at the meeting shall be counted in the board's official actions. Proxy votes on behalf of elected members are not allowed.

A. These rules of organization may be amended at any regular or special called meeting of the board by an affirmative vote of a simple majority of the attending board, provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted, in writing, at the previous regular or special meeting,…

A. Upon being advised by the Office of Facility Planning and Control, that an agency intends to contract for professional services, the chairperson shall request the official advertisement to be published by the Office of Facility Planning and Control. There shall be a minimum se…

A. No member of the board shall communicate in any manner concerning a project application with any representative of an applicant firm or anyone communicating on behalf of an applicant firm. This restriction shall apply from the time advertisement of a project begins until the o…

A. Any applicant (proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or joint venture of any of these) meeting the requirements of R.S. 38:2310 et seq., may submit an application for selection consideration for a particular project upon which official advertisement has been published. The…

A. After the deadline for applications, the Office of Facility Planning and Control shall forward copies of the applications, together with any available description of the job, to the board members. B. The selection procedure shall be as follows. 1. The user agency shall present…

A. The interview procedures of the board are as follows: 1. The user agency notifies the Office of Facility Planning and Control, or the Office of Facility Planning and Control may determine on its own that the proposed project is of a special nature and should be considered unde…

A. The emergency procedures of the board are as follows: 1. The Office of Facility Planning and Control receives the notification of emergency from the user agency. 2. The Office of Facility Planning and Control may, after a review of the user agency’s notification of emergency, …

A. Any person may obtain information concerning the board, its rules, regulations, and procedures from the board's secretary at the Office of Facility Planning and Control, P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804. Requests for information shall be made in writing. There may be a no…

A. If any provision or item of these rules or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items, or applications of these rules that can be given effect without the invalidated provision, item, or application, and to this end, the i…

A. Louisiana Medicaid does not cover any Federal Drug Administration (FDA) designated experimental or investigational medical procedures or devices until those procedures or devices have received final FDA approval or when a procedure or device is specifically approved for covera…

A. The Medicaid program shall cover routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in a qualifying clinical trial in accordance with section 1905(gg) of the Social Security Act.

A. The Farm and Agribusiness Recovery and Loan Program is hereby established. B. The Farm and Agribusiness Recovery and Loan Program provides loans, grants, or a combination thereof to agricultural producers or agribusinesses for the purpose of aiding in the recovery from the 200…

A. An agricultural producer experiencing a 2008 storm related loss shall be eligible to receive money from the Farm and Agribusiness Recovery and Loan Program upon meeting the following requirements: 1. the farm upon which a loss occurred must be located in Louisiana; 2. active a…

A. The application period shall be publicly announced or published in a manner that will fairly put agricultural producers and agribusinesses on notice of the Farm and Agribusiness Recovery and Loan Program and the start and end of the application period. B. Only application form…

A. The applicant must provide all required information at least 10 working days prior to the meeting of the agricultural loan committee where the application will be considered, unless partial submission is allowed by LAFA’s staff or the agricultural loan committee. B. The agricu…

A. The agricultural loan committee is hereby established to consider and act on applications for loans or grants, or a combination of both made pursuant to this Part. B. The agricultural loan committee shall consist of the following seven members: 1. the Commissioner of Agricultu…

A. After the agricultural loan committee has approved an application the proceeds of the loan/grant shall be disbursed by LAFA’s staff upon the signing of the loan or grant documents by the applicant and LAFA’s director. B. If the total amount of proceeds to be disbursed under th…

A. Loan and grant proceeds may be used to: 1. pay current year expenses that are related to the preparation, planting, management and harvesting the current year crop as specified; 2. pay down or pay off existing crop production loans, if a financial institution has committed its…

A. A loan shall become delinquent if the full monthly or periodic payment is not received within 10 calendar days following the due date or the loan is otherwise in default for non-compliance with any other provision of the loan. 1. Written notification of a delinquency shall be …

A. Copies of public records furnished to a person so requesting shall be provided at fees according to the following schedule. B.1. Charges for the first copy of any public records shall be at a minimum $0.25 per page for microfiche reproductions or paper copies up to 8 1/2 by 14…

A. The Depository Institutions Section of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions ("OFI") is funded entirely through assessments and fees levied on state-chartered banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks and credit unions for services rendered. All fees detaile…

Description Fee A. Application for a de novo state bank, savings and loan association or savings bank charter, or the merger or consolidation of two banks, savings and loan associations, or savings banks. The fee for a merger or consolidation may be reduced based on certain facto…