Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Failure to comply with any of the permitting requirements specified in §§327-333 shall result in the following administrative actions. 1. The shellfish checking permit and all applicable privileges shall be immediately suspended by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or t…

HARVESTER-DEALER TIME/TEMPERATURE LOG SHEET Harvester Information: BOAT NAME/NUMBER: HARVESTER NAME/ LICENSE NUMBER: HARVESTER SIGNATURE: DATE: Molluscan Shellfish Harvested for Other Than Raw (Half Shell) Consumption: HARVESTING AREA/LEASE NO.: PRODUCT INTENDED FOR OTHER THAN RA…

A. Current FDA Laboratory Evaluation Forms used in on-site inspection in evaluation procedures toward designation as an official laboratory of the Louisiana shellfish sanitation laboratory system.

A. Organization of the Board 1. Election of President and Secretary. The board at a meeting held after the election of members to the board, shall elect from its members a president and secretary-treasurer, for the term of two years, or until a successor is duly elected in a mann…

A. Application 1. All applications for pension and relief benefits must be made in advance of the regular monthly meeting at which the application is to be heard. Application shall only be made on a form provided by the board. 2. Documentary Evidence. Documentary evidence in supp…

A. The board may conduct a hearing to review any completed appeal filed. The claimant may represent himself or may be represented by an attorney or any other person he may designate. B. Depositions may be used at the hearing conducted by the board or committee. C. After hearing a…

A. Judicial review of any final decision by the board shall be reviewable in the District Court of the domicile of the board. No petition for judicial review shall be filed, however, unless and until the claimant shall have first exhausted all internal fund remedies available her…

A. The director shall issue to the Louisiana State Police Retirement System membership a notice of each trustee office to be filled in the following timeframe: 1. between the first Monday in June and the third Monday in June, for a position with term ending December 31, via mail,…

A. The director shall compile a ballot for each office to be filled. Ballots shall be mailed to the membership at their home addresses in the following timeframe: 1. beginning the fourth Monday of July through the second Monday of August, for a position with term ending December …

A. Should a vacancy occur, the board shall hold a special election as soon as reasonably possible to fill this unexpired seat. 1. If the unexpired term of office for this seat is less than two years from the date the election results are expected, the election shall be for the un…

A. The board of directors of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation adopts these policies and rules in order to assure public confidence in the procedures followed by the corporation in procuring the items, products and services necessary to conduct a successful lottery. Public confid…

A. The following italicized terms shall have the meaning set forth herein when used in these policies and rules. Authorized Officers―the president, the vice president, the secretary-treasurer, the procurement officer and all persons designated as division heads in the corporation…

A. These policies and rules are adopted pursuant to the power granted to the corporation under Section 9028 of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law. These policies and rules are supplemental to and not in substitution for all Louisiana laws other than those relating to procureme…

A. These provisions shall apply to all procurements other than minor procurements.

A. The corporation shall initiate procurement by preparation of a procurement authorization which authorizes the procurement. The procurement authorization shall clearly state the goods or services to be procured, the corporation's need for the goods or services, an estimate of t…

A. Upon execution of the procurement authorization, the corporation shall prepare a request for proposals which shall include, at a minimum, the following information: 1. clear and complete specifications of the goods or services required by the corporation, prepared in such a ma…

A. The corporation shall give public notice of the RFP by advertising its issuance in the official journal of Louisiana. The advertisement shall appear at least 20 days before the last day that the corporation will accept proposals by potential contractors. The advertisement shal…

A. The corporation may cancel or amend any outstanding RFP by written notice to all businesses to which the RFP was sent or given. The reasons for cancellation or amendment of an RFP shall be stated on a separate document attached to the version of the notice retained by the corp…

A. The corporation shall consider and evaluate all proposals responding to the RFP, which are submitted in compliance with the deadline and other requirements stated in the RFP. The corporation may waive any deficiency or non-conformity of a proposal or provide the responding bus…

A. Upon completion of the evaluation and mutual acceptance of all terms of the proposal by the corporation and the contractor, the corporation shall prepare the contract. The contract shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 1. the name and address of the contractor; 2. the go…

A. The corporation shall not execute a contract for a major procurement or a non-statutory major procurement unless the board reviews and approves the contract and authorizes execution of it by an authorized officer. The board may authorize execution of the contract in a form sub…

A. In order to preserve the honesty, fairness and competitiveness of the procurement process, the following restrictions on dissemination of information shall apply. 1. Prior to execution of a final contract, directors, officers and employees of the corporation shall not disclose…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of these policies and rules to the contrary, the corporation may make procurements, including major procurements, without complying strictly with the procedures stated in this Part, if any of the following special circumstances then exist an…

A. The provisions of §329 and §331 shall apply to all minor procurements.

A. The procurement officer shall supervise, manage and bear responsibility for all minor procurements. The procurement officer shall promulgate written procedures for making competitive minor procurements to the maximum degree possible and will assure the corporation's compliance…

A. Procedures promulgated by the procurement officer pursuant to this Part shall, at a minimum, require: 1. that no minor procurement shall be structured as such in order to avoid the policies and rules applicable to procurements stated in §301; 2. that, in instances where a sole…

A. The procedures stated in this Part apply to an appeal of a corporation determination by a vendor, contractor, or a person seeking to become a vendor or contractor under Section 9017 of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation Law. B. Prior to making an appeal, an appellant must send …

A. These policies and rules may be amended according to Part D of the bylaws and rules of procedure of the corporation.

A. All voting systems or system components for use in connection with voting or elections in Louisiana must be procured by the Secretary of State in accordance with R.S. 18:1362(A). B. Voting systems or system components offered for bid in Louisiana must be certified in accordanc…

A. In accordance with R.S. 18:1361(A) of the Louisiana Election Code, the secretary of state will examine voting systems or system components for certification and use in the state as to usability, accessibility, durability, accuracy, efficiency, and capacity, and for the control…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2009, all providers seeking Medicaid reimbursement for prostheses, orthoses, prosthetic services and orthotic services must be accredited by the American Board of Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, or b…

A. Providers may not deliver more than one month’s approval of supplies initially and all subsequently approved supplies must be delivered in increments not to exceed one month’s rations. B. The recipient must be Medicaid eligible on the date of service for payment to be made. Th…

A. Provider participation is limited to those dentists who are duly licensed and authorized to practice dentistry in the state of Louisiana and who are enrolled in the Medicaid Program as a dental provider.

A. Medicaid recipients who are 21 years of age and older and whose Medicaid coverage includes the full range of Medicaid services are eligible for denture services. Recipients who are not eligible for adult denture services include, but are not limited to, recipients who are cert…

A. The Louisiana Administrative Code shall contain all effective rules adopted by each agency subject to the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act and all boards, commissions, agencies, and departments of the executive branch. The Louisiana Administrative Code will also contain …

A. At least once each year all rules and Executive Orders required to be codified in the Louisiana Administrative Code by §301 of this Title which have been filed with the Office of the State Register will be published and distributed as an integral part of this Code, or the affe…

A. Without prejudice to any other mode of citation, the Louisiana Register may be cited by volume and page number. The approved short form of citation to the Louisiana Register is "LR." Thus, "LR 3:801" refers to material beginning on page 801 of Volume 3 of the Louisiana Registe…

A. Each issue of the Louisiana Register will contain a table of contents arranged alphabetically by agency within the following categories: Committee Reports, Emergency Rules, Executive Orders, Notices of Intent, Potpourri, and Rules.

A. If an agency proposes or adopts federal rules or portions thereof, the requirement that the full text thereof be filed with the Office of the State Register and published in the Louisiana Register shall be satisfied by including in the text of the proposed or adopted rules a s…

A. The Louisiana Register shall be published at least once a month and shall contain all previously unpublished items required to be published and which are duly filed by the department prior to the closing date of each issue.

A. Each issue of the Louisiana Register will contain a numerical list of the Sections of the Louisiana Administrative Code expressly affected by the documents published in the issue. Beginning with the second issue of each quarter, each issue will also carry a cumulative list of …

A. All information published in the Louisiana Administrative Code or the Louisiana Register which includes, but is not limited to, cross references, tables of cases, notes of decisions, tables of contents, indices, source notes, authority notes, numerical lists, and codification …

A. The Office of the State Register or an agency shall provide a copy of any rule to the public upon request in writing or in person. The public will be charged statutory or other reasonable fees for photocopies of rules.

A. Commodities purchased by the DOTD procurement section fall into two categories, either exempt commodities or non-exempt commodities. 1. Exempt Commodities. Exempt commodities are defined in R.S. 39:1572 as materials and supplies that will become component parts of any road, hi…

A. R.S. 39:1566 authorizes the director of state purchasing to delegate authority to any governmental body as deemed appropriate within the limitations of state law and the state procurement regulations. The director of state purchasing has set the delegated purchasing authority …

A. R.S. 39:1572 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the purchase of materials and supplies that will become a component part of any road, highway, bridge, or appurtenance thereto. The secretary…

A. Purchases of less than $500 (or the amount set in the latest governor's executive order, whichever is higher) do not require competitive bids.

A. Purchases of non-exempt commodities having an estimated cost which exceeds the non-competitive dollar limit but which do not exceed the delegated purchasing authority of the department are referred to as "requests for quotations." B. All requests for quotations covering non-ex…

A. Purchases of exempt commodities having an estimated cost which exceeds the non-competitive dollar limit but which do not exceed $25,000 (or the latest revision to R.S. 48:205, whichever is higher) are also referred to as "requests for quotations." B. All requests for quotation…

A. Purchases of exempt commodities having an estimated cost which exceeds $25,000 (or the latest revision to R.S. 48:205, whichever is higher) are referred to as sealed bids. B. All sealed bids shall be advertised in the Official Journal of the State. Advertisements shall be publ…