Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The following minimum information required in §3607 shall be submitted with a permit application to construct a new Class VI well or convert any existing well for Class VI service. The applicant shall also refer to the appropriate application form for any additional informatio…

A. Applicability. The rules and regulations of this Section set forth legal conditions for Class VI well permits. Permits for owners or operators of Class VI injection wells shall include conditions meeting applicable requirements of §§3609, 3615, 3617, 3619, 3621, 3623, 3625, 36…

A. Applicability. This Section contains procedures for issuing all Class VI permits. B. Application Submission and Review 1. Any person required to have a UIC permit shall submit an application to the Office of Conservation, UIC Section, as outlined in

c. Public notices may describe more than one permit or permit action. 2. Timing a. Public notice of the preparation of a draft permit required under §3611.E.1 shall allow at least 30 days for public comment. b. Public notice of a public hearing shall be given at least 30 days bef…

A. Minimum Criteria for Siting. Applicants, owners, or operators of Class VI wells must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the wells will be sited in areas with a suitable geologic system. The demonstration must show that the geologic system comprises: 1. an…

A. Injection Well Construction Requirements 1. General. All phases of Class VI well construction shall be supervised by a person knowledgeable and experienced in practical drilling engineering and is familiar with the special conditions and requirements of injection well construc…

A. Pre-Operating Requirements. The owner or operator of the well shall submit the following information to the commissioner. The commissioner shall consider the information before granting final approval for the operation of a Class VI well: 1. the final area of review based on m…

A. Injection Well Operating Requirements 1. Injection Pressure. Except during stimulation, the injection well shall be operated so that the injection-induced pressure in the injection zone(s) does not exceed 90 percent of the fracture pressure of the injection zone(s). This shall…

A. Emergency and Remedial Response. 1. As part of the permit application, the owner or operator must provide the commissioner with an emergency and remedial response plan that describes actions the owner or operator must take to address movement of the injection or formation flui…

b. report, within 30 days or as specified by permit, the results of: i. periodic tests of mechanical integrity; ii. any well workover; and iii. any other test of the injection well conducted by the permittee if required by the commissioner; c. report, within 24 hours: i. any evid…

A. Mechanical Integrity 1. A Class VI well has mechanical integrity if: a. there is no significant leak in the casing, tubing, or packer; and b. there is no significant fluid movement into a USDW through channels adjacent to the injection wellbore. 2. To evaluate the absence of s…

A. Reporting Requirements 1. The owner or operator must provide, at a minimum, the following reports to the commissioner, and the USEPA as specified in §3629.A.3, for each permitted Class VI well: a. quarterly reports containing: i. any changes to the physical, chemical, and othe…

A. Well Plugging and Abandonment. 1. A Class VI permit shall include conditions that meet the requirements set forth in this subsection and shall be incorporated into the permit as a permit condition. For purposes of this subsection, temporary or intermittent cessation of injecti…

A. Post-Injection Site Care and Site Closure. 1. The owner or operator of a Class VI well must prepare, maintain, and comply with a plan for post-injection site care and site closure that meets the requirements of §3633.A.1.b and is acceptable to the commissioner. The requirement…

Exempted Aquifer—an aquifer or its portion that meets the criteria of the definition of underground source of drinking water but which has been exempted according to the procedures set forth in §3603.F. Existing Injection Well or Project—an injection well or project other than a …

A. This Chapter shall be applicable to the utilization of the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) method of source selection authorized by R.S. 39:1600.2. B. To assist the chief procurement officer in making any determinations required under 39:1600.2, the Office of State Procurement (…

A. In addition to the mandatory requirements stated in R.S. 39:1600.2, all Invitation to Negotiate solicitations should: 1. allow for flexibility in the potential vendor's approach and methodology; 2. generally define the problem statement, desired results and timeframe of the pr…

A. Selection of a vendor shall be made in accordance with the selection criteria established in the Invitation to Negotiate. When a final selection has been made, but prior to notice of award, the contract file containing the following shall be sent to the Office of State Procure…

A. The contract shall, at a minimum, contain those provisions from the list below that the chief procurement officer determines to be appropriate or applicable: 1. the unilateral right of the state to order in writing changes in the work within the general scope of the contract i…

A. All jail facilities shall conform to state and local codes and regulations.

A. The institution shall comply with the health and sanitation codes of the state and with all local laws and regulations. B. The institution shall maintain records of all authorized inspections made by regulatory agencies, and of all actions taken as a result of these inspection…

A. Storage shall be provided for all equipment and supplies for the functions of the institutions.

A. Temperature and humidity ranges in the institution shall be checked and approved by the state health officer. B. All equipment used for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning shall comply with state and local codes and regulations. C. Ventilation systems shall be designed f…

A. All electrical wiring shall comply with state and local codes and regulations. B. Facilities shall have two independent sources of power, each sufficient to maintain minimum vital services during an emergency. C. Illumination in housing areas shall be sufficient to permit read…

A. All water supply, sewerage and plumbing installations shall comply with state and local codes and regulations. B. Inmate housing areas shall have hot and cold potable water supplied to each lavatory and shower fixture. C. Water supplies to kitchen and laundry equipment shall m…

A. Effective April, 1991, a case permanency plan shall be filed with the court when a child enters into custody of the department or into foster care, pursuant to or pending a child in need of care proceeding. The case permanency plan shall be filed no later than 60 days after th…

A. This Chapter establishes criteria and standards for the imposition of technology-based treatment requirements in permits under Section 301(b) of the Act and/or the LEQA, including the application of promulgated effluent limitations and case-by-case determinations of effluent l…

A. For the purposes of LAC 33:IX.Chapters 37-63, any reference to "the Act" shall mean the Clean Water Act (CWA) as defined in LAC 33:IX.2313 and the appropriate provisions of the LEQA and regulations. Unless otherwise noted, the definitions in LAC 33:IX.Chapters 23-35, and 40 CF…

A. General. Technology-based treatment requirements under Section 301(b) of the Act represent the minimum level of control that must be imposed in a permit issued under Section 402 of the Act. (See LAC 33:IX.2701, 2703, and 2707 for a discussion of additional or more stringent ef…

A. All persons seen for family planning services at an Office of Preventive and Public Health Services health unit or at a site providing family planning services by contract with Office of Preventive and Public Health Services shall be assessed a fee for each chargeable service.…

A.1. The fee adjustment schedule is designed to provide for proportional payment of each service based on the family's ability to pay. Three variable figures are utilized in calculating the schedule: a. United State Community Services Administration Poverty Guidelines as found in…

A. The patient shall be informed that the fee clerk shall be notified of any change which may later occur in income, employment, or family composition which might result in a change in the adjustment fee, and the patient shall so notify the fee clerk. The fee clerk shall also con…

A. No person shall be denied service because of inability to pay as determined by the foregoing criteria.

A. Any person who is potentially eligible for medical assistance benefits from any federal or state program who refuses to apply for and follow through with application for said benefits shall be presumed to be able to pay the maximum cost of services rendered and shall be billed…

A. An insurance company that the responsible party alleges has issued a policy or contract covering the charges for treatment and services rendered shall be billed the full cost of services rendered. Billings shall be made directly to the insurer by the heath unit after securing …

A. At the end of the clinic visit, outstanding receivable accounts shall be handed a "1st Notice of Payment Due". At the end of 60 days, a "2nd Notice of Payment Due" shall be sent out. B. No services other than contraceptive method related emergency services shall be provided a …

A. The requirements of this Chapter apply to owners and operators of all hazardous waste facilities, except as provided otherwise in this Part. B. The requirements of LAC 33:V.3709 and 3711 apply only to owners and operators of: 1. disposal facilities; 2. piles and surface impoun…

A. General Terms 1. Closure Plan―the plan for closure prepared in accordance with the requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 35. 2. Current Closure Cost Estimate―the most recent of the estimates prepared in accordance with LAC 33:V.3705.A-C. 3. Current Post-Closure Cost Estimate―the mo…

A. The owner or operator must have a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of closing the facility in accordance with the requirements in LAC 33:V.3503-3517 and applicable closure requirements in LAC 33:V.1803, 1915, 2117, 2315, 2521, 2719, 2911, 3121, and 32…

An owner or operator of each facility must establish financial assurance for closure of the facility. Under this Part, the owner or operator must choose from the options as specified in Subsections A-F of this Section, which choice the administrative authority must find acceptabl…

A. The owner or operator of a disposal surface impoundment, disposal miscellaneous unit, land treatment unit, or landfill unit, or of a surface impoundment or waste pile required under LAC 33:V.2315 and 2911 to prepare a contingent closure and post-closure plan, must have a detai…

The owner or operator of a hazardous waste management unit subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.3709 must establish financial assurance for post-closure care in accordance with the approved post-closure plan for the facility 60 days prior to the initial receipt of hazardous wa…

A. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements for financial assurance for both closure and post-closure care for one or more facilities by using a trust fund, surety bond, letter of credit, insurance, financial test, or corporate guarantee that meets the specifications for…

A. Coverage for Sudden Accidental Occurrences. An owner or operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility, or a group of such facilities, must demonstrate financial responsibility for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by sudden acci…

A. An owner or operator must notify the Office of Environmental Services by certified mail of the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding under Title 11 (Bankruptcy), U.S. Code, naming the owner or operator as debtor, within 10 days after commencement of the proceed…

A. A trust agreement for a trust fund as specified in LAC 33:V.3707.A or 3711.A or 4403.A or 4407.A must be worded as follows, except that instructions in brackets are to be replaced with the relevant information and the brackets deleted. 1. The wording of the trust agreement is …

A. These rules are adopted pursuant to R.S. 56:700.10 et seq. to provide for the filing and processing, and the fair and expeditious settlement, of claims pursuant to Part XV of Chapter 1 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. These rules are designed to insure th…