Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Nothing in Subchapter B shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting the use of personal information by an employee of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for official purposes as authorized by the DPPA and state law. B. The department may enter into cooperative e…

A. All items the Department of Transportation and Development (the department) purchases, except road and bridge materials, are subject to the recycling content rules the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Procurement has promulgated.

A. Recycling and Use of Materials Containing Recycled Content for Construction Projects 1. Reclaimed asphalt pavement may be: a. used in new mix, b. blended into base course, c. used as aggregate surface course on shoulders and ramps, d. delivered to a department maintenance yard…

A. Recycling and Use of Materials Containing Recycled Content for Maintenance 1. To the extent possible, materials should be salvaged from construction projects for reuse. 2. Old signs may be made into temporary signs for use until permanent signs are installed, or they may be so…

A. Methods of Recycling 1. Use materials salvaged from construction projects and delivered to maintenance units for reuse. 2. Salvage old signs and strip sheeting from aluminum to reuse to make signs. 3. Sell scrap aluminum, steel and copper wire to salvage companies for recyclin…

A. Refunds of accumulated contributions shall be issued as an electronic payment to the member or as a rollover to a qualified financial institution. B. Refunds may be paid to a checking account, savings account, or debit card, provided the account is in the name of the member re…

A. A refund to a member’s checking account requires a pre-printed voided check or other documentation from the financial institution of the validity of the account. B. A refund to a member’s savings account requires a pre-printed deposit slip or other documentation from the finan…

A. A member who has earned enough service credit to qualify for monthly retirement benefits at their regular retirement age must sign a notarized statement forfeiting their monthly benefits to receive a refund. B. If the member is married, their spouse must also sign the notarize…

2. The applicant pays the annual permit fee as required by R.S. 3:1483(A)(1) or successor statute. 3. The applicant discloses the legal name and ownership interest of each person owning more than a 5 percent interest in the applicant. 4. The applicant submits the online or physic…

A. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the following words and terms used in this Chapter of Title 49, and all other Chapters of Title 49 which are adopted or may be adopted, are defined for the purposes thereof as follows. Accrediting Body—for the purposes of this Cha…

A. In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:627, each manufacturer, packer or proprietor of processed foods, drugs, proprietary or patent medicines, prophylactic devices and cosmetics in packaged form shall register each separate and distinct product annually with the departm…

A. Each firm which is required to register products shall be notified at least 30 days in advance of the expiration date for the current certificate of registration. Notification shall be made in letter form and shall include the appropriate application for registration. Applicat…

A. Products containing new ingredients cannot be registered unless the application for registration is supported by full reports of investigations which have been made to show whether or not such product is safe for use and, if a drug or device, is effective in use. Such informat…

A. In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:627 and 628 and in order to establish revised procedures for the annual registration of products, manufacturers, packers, processors and distributors of all processed foods, drugs, proprietary or patent medicines, prophylactic devic…

A. The late registration penalty fees as established by Act 344 of the 1985 Louisiana Legislature will assess each manufacturer, packer, or proprietor a penalty of $10 for failure to register each separate and distinct product annually. The penalty assessed shall be in addition t…

A. Any person seeking to manufacture or process consumable hemp products in Louisiana must first obtain from the department a separate annual consumable hemp processor permit for each facility in which such manufacturing or processing will occur. No person shall process or manufa…

A. Each separate and distinct consumable hemp product must be registered with the department— annually and initially within 90 days of the effective date of these regulations or prior to marketing the products in the state of Louisiana, whichever comes first. B. The manufacturer …

A. The department may revoke the registration of a consumable hemp product if: 1. any of the enumerated criteria set forth in §517.G. of this Chapter apply to the product; 2. any materials, including product information, specifications, photographs, or renderings, provided to the…

A. Consumable hemp products must bear labeling that includes a scannable bar code, QR code, or a web address linked to a document or website containing the certificate of analysis for that product. B. The certificate of analysis must be from a laboratory that is accredited by the…

A. A consumable hemp processor or manufacturer shall obtain a certificate of analysis (COA) of the distillate or concentrate used to produce any consumable hemp product. The COA shall include the information required by §519.C.5 of this Chapter. B. A manufacturer shall obtain a C…

A. No product labeling or advertising material for any consumable hemp product sold or otherwise distributed in the state of Louisiana may bear any implicit or explicit medical claims.

A. No consumable hemp product may be marketed as a dietary supplement.

A. Labeling must clearly indicate the amount of THC per serving in a product, the serving size, and the number of servings per package. B. Consumable hemp beverages must meet the following requirements: 1. a serving must be 12 fluid ounces or greater; 2. a serving must not includ…

A. Any person who violates the provisions requiring registration of consumable hemp products is subject to the penalties provided for by R.S. 3:1482 and other sanctions as provided for by the State Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law.

A. Consumable hemp products that have been produced in accordance with R.S. 40: 1046 or that are Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved pharmaceuticals are not subject to the requirements of this regulation.

A. The department may, randomly or based upon a complaint, procure a COA on a specimen of any registered consumable hemp product offered for sale in Louisiana to determine compliance with applicable requirements of this Chapter and Part VI of Chapter 10-a of R.S. Title 3. An appr…

A. No pesticide, including pharmaceuticals administered to livestock used for agricultural purposes, shall be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in this state without being registered by the manufacturer annually with the department. This registration shall expire on December…

A. Content of active ingredients on all pesticides should be at the level of guarantee. However, determination of compliance based on assay of a single sample shall be made as follows. 1. A single sample whose assay deviates below the stated guarantee shall be considered in compl…

A. Application for registration shall consist of two types, namely initial registration and renewal registration. Initial registration application may be filed at any time of the year. Renewal registration application shall be filed by the first day of December each year. Applica…

A. The commissioner may issue the following registrations. 1. State Experimental Use Permits (5f, FIFRA). If the EPA authorizes the commissioner to issue state experimental use permits, the following terms and conditions shall apply. a. Each person wishing to accumulate informati…

A. The sale, use, storage, distribution, transportation, or disposal of pesticides registered under this Subchapter shall be subject to the supervision by the department.

A. The purpose of this regulation is: 1. to provide for the reasonable standardization of coverage and simplification of terms and benefits of Medicare supplement policies; 2. to facilitate public understanding and comparison of such policies; 3. to eliminate provisions contained…

A. Except as otherwise specifically provided in §§510, 540, 545, 560 and 585, this regulation shall apply to: 1. all Medicare supplement policies delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after the effective date of this regulation; and 2. all certificates issued under…

A. For purpose of this regulation: 1990 Standardized Medicare Supplement Benefit Plan, 1990 Standardized Benefit Plan or 1990 Plan—a group or individual policy of Medicare supplement insurance issued on or after July 20, 1992 and with an effective date for coverage prior to June …

A. No policy or certificate may be advertised, solicited or issued for delivery in this state as a Medicare supplement policy or certificate unless the policy or certificate contains definitions or terms, which conform to the requirements of this Section. Accident, Accidental Inj…

A. Except for permitted preexisting condition clauses as described in §510.A.1.a, §515.A.1.a, and §516.A.1.a of this regulation, no policy or certificate may be advertised, solicited or issued for delivery in this state as a Medicare supplement policy if the policy or certificate…

A. Every insurer issuing or renewing a Medicare supplement policy shall notify the policyholder and each member of an association in writing at least 45 days before any premium increase. B. Medicare supplement policies and certificates shall have a notice prominently printed on t…

A. No policy or certificate may be advertised, solicited or issued for delivery in this state as a Medicare supplement policy or certificate unless it meets or exceeds the following minimum standards. These are minimum standards and do not preclude the inclusion of other provisio…

A. The following standards are applicable to all Medicare supplement policies or certificates delivered or issued for delivery in this state on or after July 20, 1992 and with an effective date for coverage prior to June 1, 2010. No policy or certificate may be advertised, solici…

A. The following standards are applicable to all Medicare supplement policies or certificates delivered or issued for delivery in this state with an effective date for coverage on or after June 1, 2010. No policy or certificate may be advertised, solicited, delivered, or issued f…

A. An issuer shall make available to each prospective policyholder and certificateholder a policy form or certificate form containing only the basic core benefits, as defined in §515.A.2 of this regulation. B. No groups, packages or combinations of Medicare supplement benefits ot…

A. The following standards are applicable to all Medicare supplement policies or certificates delivered or issued for delivery in this state with an effective date for coverage on or after June 1, 2010. No policy or certificate may be advertised, solicited, delivered or issued fo…

A. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) requires the following standards are applicable to all Medicare supplement policies or certificates delivered or issued for delivery in this state to individuals newly eligible for Medicare on or after January 1,…

A.1. This Section shall apply to Medicare select policies and certificates, as defined in this Section. 2. No policy or certificate may be advertised as a Medicare select policy or certificate unless it meets the requirements of this Section. B. For the purposes of this Section: …

A. An issuer shall not deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness of any Medicare supplement policy or certificate available for sale in this state, nor discriminate in the pricing of a policy or certificate because of the health status, claims experience, receipt of health …

A. Guaranteed Issue 1. Eligible persons are those individuals described in Subsection B who seek to enroll under the policy during the period specified in Subsection C, and who submit evidence of the date of termination disenrollment, or Medicare Part D enrollment with the applic…

A. An issuer shall comply with Section 1882(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (as enacted by Section 4081(b)(2)(C) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-203) by: 1. accepting a notice from a Medicare carrier on dually assigned claims submitt…