Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Temporary Absence of the Client. A client's temporary absence from an ICF/ID will not interrupt the monthly vendor payment to the ICF/ID, provided the following conditions are met: 1. the ICF/ID keeps a bed available for the client's return; and 2. the absence is for one of th…

A. Intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities required to participate in an evacuation, as directed by the appropriate parish or state official, or which act as a host shelter site may be entitled to reimbursement of its documented and allowable evacu…

A. The provisions of this Chapter are to establish the training, registration and certification requirements for fire-resistant material applicators. The requirements for the enforcement of these provisions are established by this chapter in the interest of protecting and preserv…

A. The Office of State Fire Marshal, which administers the provisions of R.S. 40:1603, relating to fire-resistant material applicators, is located at 8181 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

A. These rules shall apply to all persons engaged in the activity of fire-resistant material application.

A. These rules shall not apply to firms that employ persons engaging in the activity of fire-resistant material application. The requirements only apply to the individual fire-resistant material applicators. B. These rules do not apply to any persons or firms engaged in the appli…

A. Any notice required to be given by the Office of State Fire Marshal by any provision of law or these rules shall be provided as follows: 1. personal or domiciliary service or mailed, postage prepaid, to the person's residence and/or firm address as it appears on the records in…

A. The following words and terms, when used in these rules, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Certificate of Registration—that document issued by the Office of State Fire Marshal to a person authorizing him or her to engage in fire…

A. Any person engaged in fire-resistant material activity shall be registered in accordance with these rules prior to conducting any such activity in this state. Each person who is registered with the office shall receive a certificate of registration and a pocket registration ca…

A. Required Certification 1. Applicants for fire-resistant material applicator registration are required to meet the certification requirements pursuant to R.S. 40:1603 and these rules. B. Training and certification(s) acceptable to the Office shall include: 1. training provided …

A. Applicants for individual initial registration are required to meet the initial registration requirements. As such, applications shall provide the following information: 1. name; 2. address; 3. phone number; 4. email address; 5. firm name (if any); 6. firm address; 7. firm pho…

A. Every person must obtain from the Office a certificate of registration as provided for by R.S. 40:1603, before engaging in fire-resistant material activity. B. The following shall apply to certificates of registration. 1. Duplicates. A duplicate certificate or pocket registrat…

A. Any alteration of a certificate of registration or pocket registration card renders both invalid and such alteration shall be the basis for administrative action in accordance with penalties set forth in R.S. 40:1603 and these rules.

A. The state fire marshal or his/her designated representative shall investigate all complaints of alleged violations of R.S. 40:1603 and these rules. Complaints of alleged violations shall be made in writing to the Office of State Fire Marshal. The Office shall make available a …

A. The State Fire Marshal may refuse the issuance or renewal of, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration and impose administrative penalties, if, after notice and hearing, as provided for by the Administrative Procedures Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., it is found that a perso…

A. If any provision of these rules or the application thereof to a person is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or any other application of these rules which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application. To this …

A. Nothing in these rules shall prevent an appropriately-registered person from conducting the activity of fire-resistant material application. B. Service Invoices. All service invoices shall reflect all fire-resistant material application activity, date the work was performed, t…

A. An applicant for a license shall submit to the division a security plan no later than 90 days prior to the commencement of gaming operations. The security plan shall include, at a minimum, the following: 1. a detailed description by position of each security officer or employe…

A. The licensee and casino operator shall maintain a security log of all unusual incidents. Each incident without regard to materiality, shall be assigned a sequential number and an entry made in the log containing, at a minimum, the following information: 1. the assignment numbe…

A. Closure and post-closure procedures ensure protection of the public and ecology against leakage of hazardous wastes to the environment from closed facilities which formerly stored, treated, and/or disposed of such wastes. B. Except as LAC 33:V.1501 provides otherwise, LAC 33:V…

A. At least 180 days prior to closure, the operator must notify the Office of Environmental Services of intention to close and supply the following information: 1. date of planned closure; 2. requested changes, if any, in the closure plan submitted with the permit application, wh…

A. If closure methods are unchanged from the plan approved with the permit, the administrative authority will acknowledge receipt of the notification to close and prepare appropriate documents which will be executed upon completion and acceptance of each phase of the closure plan…

A. In accordance with LAC 33:V.3509, the owner or operator must close his facility in a manner that: 1. minimizes the need for further maintenance; and 2. controls, minimizes, or eliminates, to the extent necessary to prevent threats to human health and the environment, post-clos…

A. The operator shall submit, with the permit application, a closure plan which provides the estimated cost of closure, and post-closure monitoring including long-term monitoring devices, and the number of years of estimated operation before closure, and which is designed to mini…

A. Written Plan 1. The owner or operator of a hazardous waste management facility must have a written closure plan. In addition, certain surface impoundments and waste piles from which the owner or operator intends to remove or decontaminate the hazardous waste at partial or fina…

A. Within 90 days after receiving the final volume of hazardous wastes, or the final volume of non-hazardous wastes if the owner or operator receives administrative authority allowance pursuant to LAC 33:V.3513.D and complies with all applicable requirements in LAC 33:V.3513.D an…

A. During the partial and final closure periods, all contaminated equipment, structures, and soils must be properly disposed of or decontaminated, unless otherwise specified in LAC 33:V.1803, 1915, 2315, 2521, 2719, 2809, and 2911, or under the authority of LAC 33:V.3203 and 3207…

A. Within 60 days of completion of closure of each hazardous waste surface impoundment, waste pile, land treatment, and landfill unit, and within 60 days of the completion of final closure, the owner or operator must submit to the Office of Environmental Services, by registered m…

A. Any proposed transfer of ownership of the property shall be reported to the administrative authority at least 60 days prior to execution of such sale. B. The administrative authority must approve any new owner. Criteria for approval includes agreement to land use restrictions …

A. Length of Post-Closure 1. Post-closure care for each hazardous waste management unit subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.3519-3527 must continue for at least 30 years after the date of completing closure of that unit and must consist of at least the following: a. monitorin…

A. Written Plan. The owner or operator of a hazardous waste disposal unit must have a written post-closure plan. In addition, certain surface impoundments and waste piles from which the owner or operator intends to remove or decontaminate the hazardous wastes at partial or final …

A. No later than 60 days after certification of closure of each hazardous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must submit to the local zoning authority, or the authority with jurisdiction over local land use, and to the Office of Environmental Services a record of the type…

A. No later than 60 days after completion of the established post-closure care period for each hazardous waste disposal unit, the owner or operator must submit to the Office of Environmental Services, by registered mail, a certification that the post-closure care period for the h…

A. The Office of Hospitals, Emergency Medical Services will begin to charge fees for the following services performed. Certification Fees First Responder EMT Basic EMT Intermediate EMT Paramedic In State Certification $10 $15 $20 $25 Reciprocity Certification N/A $50 $75 $100 Rec…

A. The following definitions apply to this Subpart. [49 CFR 192.1001] Excavation Damage―any impact that results in the need to repair or replace an underground facility due to a weakening, or the partial or complete destruction, of the facility, including, but not limited to, the…

A. General. Unless exempted in Subsection B of this Section this Chapter prescribes minimum requirements for an IM program for any gas distribution pipeline covered under this Subpart, including liquefied petroleum gas systems. A gas distribution operator must follow the requirem…

A. No later than August 2, 2011 a gas distribution operator must develop and implement an integrity management program that includes a written integrity management plan as specified in

A. A written integrity management plan must contain procedures for developing and implementing the following elements. [49 CFR 192.1007] 1. Knowledge. An operator must demonstrate an understanding of its gas distribution system developed from reasonably available information.[49 …

A. An operator must maintain records demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this chapter for at least 10 years. The records must include copies of superseded integrity management plans developed under this chapter. [49 CFR 192.1011]

A. An operator may propose to reduce the frequency of periodic inspections and tests required in this Subpart on the basis of the engineering analysis and risk assessment required by this Chapter. [49 CFR 192.1013(a)] B. An operator must submit its proposal to the PHMSA Associate…

A. General. No later than August 2, 2011 a small LPG operator must develop and implement an IM program that includes a written IM plan as specified in Subsection B of this Section. The IM program for these pipelines should reflect the relative simplicity of these types of pipelin…

A. This Statewide Order provides special rules and regulations governing gas/oil ratios, allowables, and the venting of natural gas.

A. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this Section shall have the following meaning when found in this Statewide Order. Base Gas/Oil Ratio―amount of natural gas, in cubic feet, which may be produced with one barrel of oil from a well recognized by the Off…

A. The base gas/oil ratio for a well recognized by the Office of Conservation as an oil well is hereby fixed at 2,000 cubic feet of natural gas per barrel of oil (2000/1). Any well recognized by the Office of Conservation as an oil well which has a gas/oil ratio of 2000/1 or belo…

A. The venting of natural gas from any well producing in the state of Louisiana is hereby expressly prohibited except in those instances where routine flaring as specified in §3507.B is not an economical or safe alternative, or those instances which are included as exceptions und…

A. These rules and regulations shall govern the production of oil and gas or both in the state of Louisiana, except: 1. where the production of oil and gas or both is regulated by special field orders; or 2. in the recognized stripper areas; or 3. venting or flaring during drilli…

A. Any venting or flaring which contradicts this Statewide Order shall be a violation hereof, and subject the operator to appropriate regulatory sanctions.