Louisiana Administrative Code

A. General Provisions 1. Reservations may be made for all OSP facilities that are subject to reservation by calling the currently contracted reservation center customer service line. Overnight and day-use facilities, including cabins, lodges, group camps, camping sites, rally she…

A. Refunds will not be issued to visitors evicted for enforcement or disciplinary reasons. B. Facility rental fees paid on-site may be refunded on-site upon approval of the site manager or his designee for the following reasons: 1. in emergency situations where the site must be c…

A. Special Uses 1. Any function requiring special or restricted use of any facility or area within an OSP site must be approved by the assistant secretary and the fee for such will be computed on a negotiated rate unless otherwise established. Special use for an organized group e…

A. It is the purpose and intent of this memorandum to establish procedures in handling reimbursement for losses, including automobile physical damages losses, incurred under property insurance policies.

A. Funds for all property claims payable to state agencies under property policies, commercially insured or self-insured by the Office of Risk Management, shall be held in the Self-Insurance Fund by the Office of Risk Management, Division of Administration, until the damaged prop…

A. Except for state-owned vehicles provided for in Paragraph B, infra, if repair or replacement of damaged, destroyed, or stolen state-owned property, to include buildings and improvements, boiler and machinery equipment, contents, inventories (including mobile equipment and excl…

A. All GUMBO applications shall be publicly available on the office’s website for a period of at least 60 days prior to award. During the 60-day period, any interested party may submit comments to the director concerning any pending application. B. The protest process, official d…

A. ABA-based therapy services must be provided by or under the supervision of a behavior analyst who is currently licensed by the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board, or a licensed psychologist, or a licensed medical psychologist. B. Licensed behavior analysts that render ABA-based …

A. The regulations in this Chapter establish radiation safety requirements for persons utilizing sources of radiation for industrial radiography. The requirements of this Chapter are in addition to, and not in substitution for, applicable requirements of LAC 33:XV.Chapters 1, 2, …

A. The regulations in this Chapter apply to all licensees or registrants who use sources of radiation for industrial radiography. Radiation machines and sealed radioactive sources are both covered by this Chapter, except for sections applicable only to sealed radioactive sources.

A. As used in this Chapter, the following definitions apply. Annual Refresher Safety Training―a review conducted or provided by the licensee for its employees on radiation safety aspects of industrial radiography. The review may include, as appropriate, the results of internal in…

A. Except for the requirements of LAC 33:XV.589.B and C, certified cabinet X-ray systems designed to exclude individuals from the interior of the cabinet are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter. B. Industrial uses of lixiscopes are exempt from the requirements of this Ch…

A. Each record required by this Chapter must be legible throughout the specified retention period. The record may be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform provided that the copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel and that the microform is capable of …

A. The maximum exposure rate limits for storage containers and source changers are 2 millisieverts (200 millirem) per hour at any exterior surface and 0.1 millisieverts (10 millirem) per hour at 1 meter from any exterior surface with the sealed source in the shielded position.

A. Each radiographic exposure device must have a lock or outer locked container designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source from its shielded position. The exposure device and/or its container must be kept locked, with the key removed at all times …

A. Locked radiographic exposure devices, source changers, storage containers, and radiation machines shall be physically secured to prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel. The licensee shall store radioactive material in a manner that will minimize danger from exp…

A. The licensee or registrant shall maintain sufficient calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments at each location where radioactive material is present to make physical radiation surveys as required by this Chapter and LAC 33:XV.430. Instrumentation required by this S…

A. The replacement of any sealed source fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device and leak testing, repair, tagging, opening, or any other modification of any sealed source shall be performed only by persons specifically authorized to do so by the administrative …

A. Each licensee and registrant shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account for all sealed sources and licensed or registered devices received or possessed under his or her license or registration, including devices containing depleted uranium. The records of the inve…

A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain current logs, which shall be kept available for inspection by the department for three consecutive years from the date of the recorded event, showing for each source of radiation the following information: 1. a unique identification d…

A. The licensee or registrant shall perform visual and operability checks on survey meters, radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, source changers, and associated equipment prior to each day's use, or work shift, to ensure that: 1. th…

A. Permanent radiographic installations having high-radiation area entrance controls of the type described in LAC 33:XV.436.A and B shall also meet the following requirements: 1. each entrance that is used for personnel access to the high radiation area shall have both visible an…

A. The name of the licensee or registrant and the city or town where the licensee's or registrant's main business office is located shall be displayed with durable, clearly visible, and legible label on the sides of all vehicles used at temporary job sites.

A. Equipment serviced, maintained, or repaired by a licensee or registrant or used in industrial radiographic operations shall meet the following minimum criteria: 1. each radiographic exposure device, source assembly, or sealed source, and all associated equipment shall meet the…

A. Each licensee or registrant shall provide a written report to the Office of Environmental Compliance within 30 days of the occurrence of any of the following incidents involving radiographic equipment: 1. unintentional disconnection of the source assembly from the control cabl…

A. Whenever radiography is performed at a location other than a permanent radiographic installation, the radiographer must be accompanied by at least one other qualified radiographer or, if the radiographer is a qualified instructor, a qualified radiographer trainee, as required …

A. No licensee or registrant shall permit any individual to act as a radiographer, as defined in this Chapter, until such individual completes the following requirements. 1. The individual shall receive training in the subjects outlined in LAC 33:XV.599.Appendix A, in addition to…

A. The licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency procedures shall include instructions in at least the following: 1. the handling and use of licensed sealed sources and radiographic exposure devices to be employed such that no individual is likely to be exposed to radiat…

A. No licensee or registrant shall permit an individual to act as a radiographer, instructor, or radiographer trainee unless, at all times during radiographic operations, each such individual wears, on the trunk of the body, a direct-reading pocket dosimeter, an operating alarm r…

A. Reciprocal recognition by the department of an individual radiographer certification will be granted provided that: 1. the individual holds a valid certification in the appropriate category and class issued by another state or jurisdiction; 2. the requirements and procedures f…

A. Issuance 1. An industrial radiographer or industrial radiographer trainee certification card shall be issued to each person who successfully completes the requirements of LAC 33:XV.575.A or B, respectively. 2. An industrial radiographer certification card shall contain the rad…

A. During each radiographic operation, a radiographer or instructor shall maintain continuous direct, visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a radiation area or high radiation area, as defined in LAC 33:XV.Chapter 1, except: 1. where the h…

A. Notwithstanding any provisions in LAC 33:XV.452, areas in which radiography is being performed shall be conspicuously posted as required by LAC 33:XV.451.A and B.

A. No radiographic operation shall be conducted unless calibrated and operable radiation survey instrumentation, as described in LAC 33:XV.543, is available and used at each site where radiographic exposures are made. B. A physical radiation survey shall be made after each radiog…

A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain copies of records required by this Chapter at the location specified in LAC 33:XV.326.E.1.k. Also, each licensee or registrant conducting industrial radiography at a temporary job site or applicable field station shall have the follow…

A. Systems for enclosed radiography designed to allow admittance of individuals shall: 1. comply with all applicable requirements of this Chapter and LAC 33:XV.421, and if such system is a certified cabinet X-ray system, it shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Ch…

A. At a job site, the following shall be supplied by the licensee or registrant: 1. at least one operable, calibrated survey instrument; 2. a current whole body personnel monitor (TLD or film badge) for each individual; 3. an operable, calibrated pocket dosimeter with a range of …

A. Industrial radiography performed with a sealed source which is not fastened to or contained in a radiographic exposure device, known as fishpole radiography, is prohibited unless specifically authorized in a license issued by the department. B. Exposure of a personnel monitori…

Appendix A Subjects to be Covered during the Instruction of Radiographers A. Training provided to qualify individuals as radiographers in compliance with LAC 33:XV.575.A shall be presented on a formal basis. Subjects to be covered during instruction shall include the following to…

A. In order to be eligible for services from a PACE site an applicant must: 1. be 55 years of age or older; 2. be determined by the state administering agency to meet nursing facility level of care, as established by the Department of Health; 3. reside in the service area of the …

A. Enrollment Period 1. A participant’s enrollment in the program is effective on the first day of the calendar month following the date the PACE organization receives the signed enrollment agreement. 2. Enrollment continues until the participant’s death, regardless of changes in…

A. A PACE organization shall submit proposed denial of enrollment determinations of applicants for health and safety reasons and all involuntary disenrollments of participants to LDH for review prior to notifying applicants/participants of such adverse decisions. The Department s…

A. Pricing and conditions for computerized database information are as follows: all initial inquiries will be directed to Rex McDonald at 925-6031. Rates will be updated each fiscal year or as statutes change. For one time requests, a minimum deposit of one half the estimated cos…

A. The purpose of Subchapter B is to implement the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA) (Title XXX of P.L. 103-322) and to substantially comply with the DPPA.

A. As used in Subchapter B, the following terms have the meanings described below. Assistant Secretary―the assistant secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, Office of Motor Vehicles. Authorized Recipient―a person, corporation, partner…

A. Pursuant to the DPPA, no records of the department containing personal information, nor the personal information contained in those records shall be disclosed by the department or any officer, employee, agent or contractor to any person except as provided in Subchapter B. B. A…

A. All requests seeking disclosure of personal information shall be in writing, except electronic requests submitted to the department pursuant to a contract authorized by Subchapter B. 1. All written requests shall be mailed to the assistant secretary or his designee at: Box 648…