Louisiana Administrative Code

A. No official of the Social Security Administration shall be subject to subpoena under these rules except for good cause shown. B. An independent medical examiner shall be subject to subpoena only as provided in R.S. 23:1317.1.

A. Depositions in advance of hearing shall be governed by R.S. 23:1319. B. Any party seeking to offer the testimony of a witness at trial by deposition may take a deposition to perpetuate the trial testimony of such witness at any time prior to trial. Such deposition may be offer…

A. In general, the production of documents shall be governed by Code of Civil Procedure Articles 1461, et seq. and R.S. 23:1127. B. Objection to medical evidence shall be as provided in R.S. 23:1122. When a timely objection is received, the judge may set a hearing on the motion, …

A. Before filing any motion to compel discovery, the moving party or attorney shall confer in person or by telephone with the opposing party or counsel for the purpose of amicably resolving the discovery dispute. The moving party or attorney shall attempt to arrange a suitable co…

A. When a person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to obey a subpoena, the judge may proceed with contempt proceedings as provided in R.S. 23:1310.7.

A. Failure to comply with an order compelling discovery can result in dismissal without prejudice. In addition, the judge may proceed with contempt proceedings as provided in R.S. 23:1310.7.

A. In order to participate in the Medicaid Program as a provider of Supports Waiver services, a provider must meet all qualifications outlined in LAC 50.XXI, Subpart 1, Chapter 1 and all applicable amendments. B. If the transportation component for supported employment, day habil…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after August 1, 2015, Supports Waiver providers shall use the electronic visit verification (EVV) system designated by the department for automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking, and billing for certain home and community-based s…

A. Payment for outpatient hospital rehabilitation services is a flat rate in accordance with the published fee schedule. There shall be no cost settlement for outpatient rehabilitation services except for the specific hospital types identified in Subchapter B of this Chapter.

A. Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2008, the reimbursement amount paid to small rural hospitals for rehabilitation services shall be as follows. 1. Small rural hospitals shall receive an interim payment for claims which shall be the Medicaid fee schedule paymen…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after February 20, 2009, the reimbursement paid to non-rural, non-state hospitals for outpatient rehabilitation services provided to recipients over the age of three years shall be reduced by 3.5 percent of the fee schedule on file as of Fe…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2013, quarterly supplemental payments may be issued to qualifying non-rural, non-state public hospitals for rehabilitation services rendered during the quarter. Payment amounts may be reimbursed up to the Medicare outpatient u…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2009, the reimbursement amount paid to children’s specialty hospitals for rehabilitation services shall be as follows. 1. Qualifying hospitals shall receive an interim payment equal to the Medicaid fee schedule amount on …

A. Effective for dates of service on or after February 10, 2012, medical education payments for outpatient rehabilitation services which are reimbursed by a prepaid risk-bearing managed care organization (MCO) shall be reimbursed by Medicaid annually through the Medicaid cost rep…

A. The following are reimbursement rates for rehabilitation services provided to Medicaid recipients up to the age of 3, regardless of the type of provider performing the services: 1. initial speech/language evaluation—$70; 2. initial hearing evaluation—$70; 3. initial occupation…

Chapter 61. Other Outpatient Hospital Services Subchapter A. General Provisions

A. This Chapter provides information on the level of effluent quality attainable through the application of secondary or equivalent treatment.

A. Terms used in this Chapter are defined as follows. 7-Day Average―the arithmetic mean of pollutant parameter values for samples collected in a period of seven consecutive days. 30-Day Average―the arithmetic mean of pollutant parameter values of samples collected in a period of …

The following paragraphs describe the minimum level of effluent quality attainable by secondary treatment in terms of the parameters BOD5, TSS, and pH. All requirements for each parameter shall be achieved except as provided in LAC 33:IX.5907 and 5911. A. BOD5 1. The 30-day avera…

A. Combined Sewers. Treatment works subject to this Chapter may not be capable of meeting the percentage removal requirements established under LAC 33:IX.5905.A.3 and B.3, or 5911.A.3 and B.3 during wet weather where the treatment works receive flows from combined sewers (i.e., s…

A. Sampling and test procedures for pollutants listed in this Chapter shall be in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the administrator in 40 CFR Part 136 (see LAC 33:IX.4503). B. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) or total organic carbon (TOC) may be substituted for BOD5 when a …

This Section describes the minimum level of effluent quality attainable by facilities eligible for treatment equivalent to secondary treatment (LAC 33:IX.5903.Facilities Eligible for Treatment Equivalent to Secondary Treatment) in terms of the parameters BOD5, TSS, and pH. All re…

2. Roads, transport and associated structures shall be constructed, maintained and reclaimed in accordance with §§5433-5435. 3. Any stream or channel realignment shall comply with

4. If required by the office, any disturbed area related to the coal processing plant or associated facilities shall have sediment control structures, in compliance with §§5325 and 5327, and all discharges from these areas shall meet the requirements of §§5319-5321 and any other …

9. Air pollution control measures associated with fugitive dust emissions shall comply with §5397. 10. Fish, wildlife and related environmental values shall be protected in accordance with

7. Disposal of coal processing waste, solid waste and any excavated material shall comply with §§5375-5387, 5389, and 5365-5371, respectively. 8. Discharge structures for diversions and sediment control structures shall comply with

11. Slide areas and other surface areas shall comply with §5401. 12. Reclamation shall include proper topsoil handling procedures, revegetation and abandonment in accordance with §§5309-5317, 5347, 5403-5415, 5417-5423, and 5427-5431. 13. Conveyors, buildings, storage bins or sto…

A. Each person who conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations, which includes the operation of a coal processing plant or support facility which is not located within the permit area for a specific mine, shall obtain a permit in accordance with §2909 to conduct those…

A. Construction, operation, maintenance, modification, reclamation and removal activities at operations covered by this Chapter shall comply with the following. 1. Signs and markers for the coal processing plant, coal processing waste disposal area and water treatment facilities …

A. All referrals shall be made from the Federal Supplemental Security Income through the Louisiana Data Exchange to the Children’ Special Health Services (CSHS) Central Office on a quarterly basis. The information is then subdivided into regional packets for distribution to the a…

A. Table I CSHS Medical Category CSHS Medical Category Treatment Phase Number 1 = High Cost - Active treatment/Medically Fragile/Surgery 5 = Moderate Cost-Routine treatment/ Medically stable 10 = Least Cost-Follow-up/Observation 1. Arthritis Active treatment/Medically fragile/sur…

A. The purpose of the section is to establish a policy to allow limited types of advertising and sponsorship on assets owned or controlled by OSP to raise revenue for increased self-sufficiency and for the implementation of new opportunities and amenities for the public’s benefit…

A. The board shall receive requests for advisory opinions filed with it by affected persons. Requests for advisory opinions shall be in writing, state the name and address of the person requesting the advisory opinion, disclose his interest in the question presented, state the go…

A. The ethics administrator shall cause the date of receipt to be noted on each request for an advisory opinion. A docket shall be maintained upon which each request shall be given an appropriate caption and number.

A. All requests for advisory opinions shall be placed for consideration on the general or consent agenda as soon as practicable.

A. The staff shall research and prepare a consent agenda of proposed advisory opinions consisting only of those advisory opinions which are based on and consistent with prior opinions and decisions of the board or its predecessors. B. The board may review and revise any opinion p…

A. Where the ethics administrator, upon receipt of a request for an advisory opinion, determines that an emergency exists and that said opinion must be rendered prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board, the ethics administrator may, after consultation with the c…

A. All requests for advisory opinions shall be presented to the board by the staff at a public meeting. Following the presentation, the board shall decline the request, defer action thereon pending further fact-finding, declare its opinion, or take the request under advisement.

A. The board may allow a request for an advisory opinion to be withdrawn if the person who submitted the request provides written reasons for withdrawal which the board deems sufficient.

A. The staff of the board shall provide the person requesting an advisory opinion written notification of the board's action within 30 days after such action.

A. Any affected person may file a request for reconsideration of an advisory opinion rendered by the board. No such request shall be considered by the board unless it is received by the staff within 30 days from the date of mailing of the advisory opinion which is the subject of …

A. An advisory opinion rendered by the board shall be final on the date of mailing of the advisory opinion, if there has been no timely request for reconsideration of the advisory opinion in accordance with §609, or thereafter upon order of the board.

A. At any time during the board's general agenda, opportunity to appear before the board shall be provided to persons who would like to comment on an item of the board’s general agenda, excluding those items scheduled as adversarial public hearings. B. Subject to the provisions o…

A. The protest period for protesting an award shall not exceed 7 days from the announcement of awards. B. The protest procedure for protesting an award shall follow the rules presented in Chapter 5 of this part.

A. A grant recipient shall have 30 days, from award of the grant agreement, to negotiate and sign the agreement. If the grant agreement is not signed by the grant recipient within 30 days from award of the agreement, the office shall reserve the right to rescind the award and pro…

A. This Chapter shall govern the recovery of remedial costs incurred on or after the effective date of these regulations. Nothing herein shall prevent the department from recovering remedial costs incurred prior to the effective date of these regulations. B. As stated in R.S. 30:…

A. Remedial costs shall be calculated to reflect the actual cost of remedial actions to the department, including but not limited to, all costs of investigation, remediation, enforcement, oversight, and cost recovery. Such costs shall be calculated as the sum of: 1. direct person…